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    Windows on 13" MBP.

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by iMac_Sniper, Jul 25, 2009.

  1. iMac_Sniper

    iMac_Sniper Notebook Enthusiast

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    Guys, I want to put Windows OS on my MBP and was wondering what is the best version. The reason is for games. So what are some of the things necessary to run games well on my MBP. I know heating may be a problem so what can I do about it?
     
    iMac_Sniper, Jul 25, 2009
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    applebook Notebook Evangelist

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    XP SP3 for now, Windows 7 in a few.
     
    applebook, Jul 25, 2009
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    sathyaterry Notebook Evangelist

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    I have the same doubt. But all I'm gonna with my windows partition is play cs on hamachi with a couple of friends. Will i be able to connect to a network if i was playing cs with hamachi if i used vmware or parallels? i can't right?
     
    sathyaterry, Jul 25, 2009
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  4. HLdan

    HLdan Notebook Virtuoso

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    Please read the stick up top. It will address all of the OP's questions.
     
    HLdan, Jul 25, 2009
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    chris-m Notebook Evangelist

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    No. The virtualization software will share your network connection. If you have problems, it will be because you're running two OSes at once or because 3D graphics performance will be poor in the virtualized OS.
    Always a good idea. :)
     
    chris-m, Jul 25, 2009
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