do you need a "parallel program"?
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No. This is a package of native Mac OS X applications with a normal Mac installer.
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Yes! Heating speed AND program consistency. Are you also having difficulty with this? Thanks!
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Absolutely better. Boot Camp uses both processor cores and all your RAM, whereas Parallels cannot.
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Unfortunately it's not. BUT I've had multiple large programs running at once and it doesn't bog at all. For everyday media/home use it doesn't skip a beat!
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Nope, I had no issues and I had a bunch of other programs running (MS office, etc) at the same time. It depends on your internet connection more.
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Yes you can. Great PC, for low level performance. Microsoft office & desktop works great. Enjoy
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I had to install parallels and win xp. Not the most convient but works well:
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No it doesn't require either one. The program works on its own. It is very easy to use.
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Your messgae is hard to interpret, but I will note having operational problems after loading Parallels. In my case and if relevant to your situation, ridding the sytem of the program and reloading OsX from the recovery sector solved the problem.
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Yes, absolutely no problem. We currently run CS3 but also Corel X5 and a host of other graphics programs in a production environment.
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Yes, although it may have issues with multi-processors. The work-around is to set up a shortcut, and set its properties to run on just one core.
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Yes, unless you already have a legit copy of Windows installation disc; Parallels comes by itself.
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Priscilla Butaya, That will depend on the specific program(s) you would be running. Each will have it's own minimum and recommended system requirements. The closer to, or the margin by why which the system exceeds, the recommended requirements the better the programs will perform.
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Yes. I have my parallels .pvm file on my transcend jetdrive and I run parallels from that location, which saves me from having to attach an external drive to run parallels. It is the perfect solution.
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E. Marcucci, I was had a similar situation where I wanted to run real Windows applications. I originally purchased Parallels because I really like the graphic implementation however after 2 unexpected crashes I ended up returning it. The biggest problem I had with Parallels is they have horrid support. Honestly, the support is what really did me in. When I posted to the Parallels I never got a straight answer from a Parallel employee. I ended up sending a private message to one I found and he was helpful but it was a little late. Additionally, e-mail support was terrible and could never get a straight answer about how to return the product. I went with VMWare and have been happy. I was able to successfully use VMWare converter that converted my old Thinkpad laptop to a VMWare image and dump it on the Mac. It work with it every day. My company only support Windows operating system and never had any problem with the converted image. This is one opinion but the choice is yours. Parallels lost a customer with their lack of product support. Thanks
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I think yes but you should contact Parallels directly. Better yet just get the newest version of 9.
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Get Parallel 3.0 build 5582, which was release on 12/5/07. Earlier builds were not fully compatible with Leopard. I purchased an earlier build of 3.0 and parallel would not even start w/ Leopard. This problem has been reported on the web by other users. I upgraded to 5582, and it works beautifully. MCHP