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How stable is Boot camp?
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b1NARY73
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May 8, 2006, 08:27 PM
 
I really do not want to buy a PC Lappy, and want to use a MBP for use at the office during the day, and OSX to get real work done ( at home at night ).... I have to use Win XP due to Print authorizations and other protocols at work. So my question is this, how stable is it? Can it be used for email, web browsing, and spreadsheet work in Win XP Pro?
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May 8, 2006, 09:07 PM
 
Originally Posted by b1NARY73
I really do not want to buy a PC Lappy, and want to use a MBP for use at the office during the day, and OSX to get real work done ( at home at night ).... I have to use Win XP due to Print authorizations and other protocols at work. So my question is this, how stable is it? Can it be used for email, web browsing, and spreadsheet work in Win XP Pro?
Bootcamp is just the OS loader. XP will function as normal once installed.

Normal as can be for XP that is
     
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May 8, 2006, 10:07 PM
 
Hehe, thanks KmKKid, I appreciate that... I know, I have a PeeCee for plaing games.....so I think I will go for it.
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May 8, 2006, 10:11 PM
 
The only potential problem is with the drivers for the various hardware parts of the Mac. Some people have mentioned getting blue screens when playing around with the (unsupported) iSight, for example. There have also been people who have had trouble with the installation portion of Boot Camp, sometimes erasing their hard disk. Whether this was due to user error or not is hard to say. I haven't had any problems myself.
     
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May 9, 2006, 11:25 AM
 
Words I hate, in no particular order: lappy, ciggy, hubby... (do you see where this is going?)

As for your question, as far as I know once the machine has booted then Boot Camp has done its job and won't be called upon again until the next boot-time. Even if it is buggy it shouldn't cause any harm once your OS is up and running.
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May 9, 2006, 10:17 PM
 
I am very experienced in both MacOS and Windows, and I still had to install windows two times before I could get a stable copy. (Ultimately it came down to installing *all* of the windows updates first, then installing other programs.) But right now it seems to be working pretty well. I personally think that bootcamp works acceptably -- you just need to be very careful with Windows.
     
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siMac
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Go yell your hubby to light up a ciggy and enjoy his new lappy
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May 10, 2006, 01:55 AM
 
Originally Posted by Maflynn
siMac
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Go yell your hubby to light up a ciggy and enjoy his new lappy
Here here, I will from this day forth never use the word lappy..... again..... ahem, I mean after this post. OK? =)
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May 10, 2006, 05:26 AM
 
Originally Posted by Maflynn
Go yell your hubby to light up a ciggy and enjoy his new lappy
I just threw up a bit into my mouth...

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Sorry I just couldn't resist, you provided all of that material, I couldn't let it go to waste
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May 11, 2006, 07:22 PM
 
Originally Posted by markponcelet
I am very experienced in both MacOS and Windows, and I still had to install windows two times before I could get a stable copy. (Ultimately it came down to installing *all* of the windows updates first, then installing other programs.)
ALWAYS, EVERY TIME, WITHOUT FAIL, INSTALL ALL THE UPDATES BEFORE INSTALLING ANYTHING ELSE. It's that important. Windows updates installed on a fresh copy of XP always work better because there's a lot of "housekeeping" that gets done after a few boot cycles. I have installed countless pieces of software only to have to start over and reinstall XP because there was one little update I missed and installing it (to use a technical term) goobered up the whole thing.

Also note that these updates are frequently (almost always) security related, so doing all of them immediately is safer for your computer.

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