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Offline Dottonedan

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Mac Mini and Windows Xp
« on: January 11, 2016, 01:09:38 PM »
I have some older software that I might want to run on my old Mac min (just so I don't have to purchase another PC). Would it just be easier to get another PC rather than to do whats needed to get my Mac running the Windows XP?
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Offline jvanick

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Re: Mac Mini and Windows Xp
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2016, 01:18:57 PM »
do you have a windows xp cd?

you can download virtual box for free http://virtualbox.org , but on an older mac mini, it's gonna be slow.

I've seen people load windows 7 on mac mini's.. not sure if you'd have driver compatability for xp.
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Offline blue moon

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Re: Mac Mini and Windows Xp
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2016, 01:19:29 PM »
yes, buy a $99 refurb form a place like Micro Center and be done with it.

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Re: Mac Mini and Windows Xp
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2016, 01:21:06 PM »
I run VMWare Fusion on my Mac (OSX10.5). You can run Windows within that without having to reboot.

https://www.vmware.com/products/fusion
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Re: Mac Mini and Windows Xp
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2016, 02:13:23 PM »
Quote from: Command-Z on January 11, 2016, 01:21:06 PM
I run VMWare Fusion on my Mac (OSX10.5). You can run Windows within that without having to reboot.

https://www.vmware.com/products/fusion

I have Fusion on my Mac, but no longer use it (the need changed, as things do). There is also another program called Parallels...

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Offline jvieira

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Re: Mac Mini and Windows Xp
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2016, 04:37:46 PM »
We run Win XP on a Mac Mini (2012) flawless. We invested in an SSD and 16gb ram though, otherwise it wouldn't run. For the cost, might as well buy a new cheap laptop
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