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    Vista Ultimate

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by thecommish16, Mar 30, 2008.

  1. thecommish16

    thecommish16 Notebook Evangelist

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    Im ordering tonight....now ill install it, and EVERYTHING will work as a normal PC laptop does correct?
     
    thecommish16, Mar 30, 2008
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  2. bczera

    bczera Notebook Geek

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    yes it'll do
     
    bczera, Mar 30, 2008
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  3. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, consider your Mac just like any other PC with Boot Camp. If it works on a Dell, it'll work on that Mac! :)
     
    Sam, Mar 30, 2008
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  4. Durious

    Durious Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes Vista will not work just like on every other PC
     
    Durious, Mar 30, 2008
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  5. Stone825

    Stone825 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Nice one :).

    Anyways, Vista will work just fine on your mac. Maybe the backup of the whole drive could get a little weird, but you can try it anyways. No worries.
     
    Stone825, Mar 30, 2008
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  6. RogueMonk

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    The only thing that will not work is the right click, as the trackpad only has one button. However, right click will work with a mouse.

    Enjoy!
     
    RogueMonk, Mar 30, 2008
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  7. niemassacre

    niemassacre Notebook Evangelist

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    You can also use the OS X trick of having 2 fingers on the trackpad while clicking to right-click.
     
    niemassacre, Mar 30, 2008
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  8. espresso_jim

    espresso_jim Notebook Guru

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    The only suggestion I can make is to give it plenty of room. I installed my Vista in a 32 Gb partition and was cramped for space. My HDD is only 120 GB so I wanted to use as little space as possible.

    The wireless was slow and overall, Vista ran slower than a stand alone notebook (comparably equiped). I removed it and plan to try XP for space savings and speed.

    Hope this helps.

    Jim
     
    espresso_jim, Mar 31, 2008
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  9. diggy

    diggy Notebook Deity

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    I've got an iMac with 2.4GHz C2D, 4GB of RAM. Vista Business runs flawless on it. I installed on a 60gig partition, did the tweaks from the Windows forum, and it hasnt given me any problems
     
    diggy, Mar 31, 2008
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  10. stealthsniper96

    stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?

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    Wait your ordering what? I reccomend you not get vista ultimate; I've heard that Home Premium works just fine.
     
    stealthsniper96, Mar 31, 2008
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