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    Can Macbook run Windows 2003?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by RZetlin, Jul 23, 2007.

  1. RZetlin

    RZetlin Notebook Geek

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    I have a testing production environment with Windows 2003 at work.

    I run about three Windows 2003 servers in VMWare at a time.

    Can the Macbook:

    1) Run Windows 2003 in Bootcamp?
    2) Run Windows 2003 Virtualized in Mac OS X?
     
    RZetlin, Jul 23, 2007
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    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Boot Camp won't work, but you can virtualize it with VMware Fusion.
     
    cashmonee, Jul 23, 2007
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  3. Budding

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    It won't run very well at all, as MB only supports up to 3GB of RAM.
    If you want a server environment, I recommend getting a Mac Pro and stocking it with at least 4GB of RAM.
     
    Budding, Jul 23, 2007
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    Uhm... why would it not run very well? I use Windows Server 2k3 in two machines with 512MB RAM each and it runs just fine? It's more or less XP with less crap.

    As for the original poster, Boot Camp does not include support for Win2k3.
     
    Starlight, Jul 23, 2007
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    It does not include support but it does run. You can use Windows XP drivers mostly but not sure if everything will work. You cant use the automated apple install from bootcamp but you can extract the drivers and run them.
     
    wave, Jul 23, 2007
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    I am assuming that the creator of this post will be running some resource demanding server applications on his Win2k3. A Win Server 2k3 with a MS SQL Server 2005 is very RAM hungry.
     
    Budding, Jul 23, 2007
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    not entirely a true assumption. some scientific analysis packages only run on server 2003. don't know which, but a few of my friends in the physics and chemistry departments at school have to run 2003 on their laptops just for a couple of programs.
     
    diver dan, Jul 23, 2007
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