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best windows emulator

What is the best windows emulator (free preferably, and Apple approved or recommended)?

Don't know if there are any "free" ones.

(Borrowed from Kappy)

Windows on Intel Macs

There are presently several alternatives for running Windows on Intel Macs.

1. Install the Apple Boot Camp software.  Purchase Windows XP w/Service Pak2, Vista, or Windows 7.  Follow instructions in the Boot Camp documentation on installation of Boot Camp, creating Driver CD, and installing Windows.  Boot Camp enables you to boot the computer into OS X or Windows.
2. Parallels Desktop for Mac and Windows XP, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7.  Parallels is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
3. VM Fusionand Windows XP, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7.  VM Fusion is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
4. CrossOver which enables running many Windows applications without having to install Windows.  The Windows applications can run concurrently with OS X.
5. VirtualBox is a new Open Source freeware virtual machine such as VM Fusion and Parallels that was developed by Solaris.  It is not as fully developed for the Mac as Parallels and VM Fusion.

Note that Parallels and VM Fusion can also run other operating systems such as Linux, Unix, OS/2, Solaris, etc.  There are performance differences between dual-boot systems and virtualization.  The latter tend to be a little slower (not much) and do not provide the video performance of the dual-boot system. See MacTech.com's Virtualization Benchmarking for comparisons of Boot Camp, Parallels, and VM Fusion. Boot Camp is only available with Leopard or Snow Leopard. Except for Crossover and a couple of similar alternatives like DarWine you must have a valid installer disc for Windows.

You must also have an internal optical drive for installing Windows. Windows cannot be installed from an external optical drive.

If you mean that you want to run Windows applications without Windows, search for "Crossover Mac" and "Wineskin." Both are based on the open-source WINE project, and both are quite limited in scope. Most Windows applications won't work.

No third-party software is recommended by Apple.

What im trying to do is open Logos Bible software and EBible commentaries and the like. Most of which is really just read-only.

Logos Bible Software 4 Mac

hI parth91,

This topic is over 5 years old and likely no longer being followed.

Consider creating a new post when you come across articles that have not been responded to in several months.

hello jimmyCMPIT

thanks for your reply.

you are right I should consider the articles which are old but from my point of view I think history repeats itself and people having errors may come across this article and my blog may help them.

Thank you

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