The act of emulating an OS environment to allow the running of additional Operating System instances without dedicated hardware.
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How can I install Mac OS X Lion in VirtualBox, or any other type of virtual machine?
I purchased Lion and heard that it supports virtual machine install.
I want to install Lion into my VirtualBoxVM on Lion on on iMac. How can I do this?
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What are some reasons to run Windows on a Mac? [closed]
I'm interested in knowing why one would run Windows on a Mac. I may be required by my school to do so, and I'm curious about potential reasons.
So, what are some of the reasons to run Windows on your ...
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Should I virtualize Windows on Mac OS X using Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion?
I have a MacBook Air and would like to install Windows Vista in a virtual machine, so I can use both Mac OS X and Windows at the same time.
I have tried with VirtualBox, but it performed very bad and ...
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Where can I read the full Lion EULA?
I haven't been able to find this via Google. In particular, I am interested in reading about whether or not a Snow Leopard license is a prerequisite for installing Lion, and the new virtualisation ...
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Virtualizing Mac OS X on Linux - is it legal?
While browsing i found an interesting tool in sourceforge.net
it says
Mac-on-Linux is a Linux/PPC program that virtualizes Mac OS or Mac OS X in Linux.
Is it legal In india?
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Can you virtualize PowerPC versions of Mac OS X on Intel Macs?
Ignoring licensing/legal issues, is there any virtualisation software that will virtualise an older, PowerPC-only version of Mac OS X (e.g. Panther 10.3.9) on an Intel Mac?
If I understand correctly ...
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How well does VirtualBox perform when compared to VMWare Fusion for Linux guests?
I'm looking to do some Linux development, which includes some live testing of my application. I need pretty decent performance, but maybe not pedal to the metal performance, at least not for testing. ...
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How do I resize OS X main partition when I already have other BootCamp partitions?
Short story: partition resizing using Disk Utility fails because MediaKit reports no such partition when I try to shrink it. I also tried the same while booting from the DVD, same result.
Details:
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How to install Ubuntu from OS X?
I'm looking for a solution that would enable me to install Ubuntu and run it as a virtual machine under OS X but still be able to boot directly Ubuntu.
If possible I would like to test both ...
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Can I virtualize Lion on Apple hardware running Linux without violating the EULA?
I have a MacBook Pro and have been single-booting Linux on it for some time. I now need to do some iOS development for work, so I need access to OS X in some form.
I could dual-boot or virtualize ...
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Is it possible to install Mac os x in virtual machine on a macbook pro?
I'm going to try diffrent versions of MacOSX on my macbook pro. I have a Snow Leopard installed there, and need something else (possibly a Tiger) as second solution, to test the software.
So I ...
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After upgrading Snow Leopard to Lion, can I reinstall the original Snow Leopard to a virtual machine?
If I upgrade my Snow Leopard to Lion, is it technically and legally possible to reinstall the original Snow Leopard into a virtual machine, which is inside the same, original, Apple-branded iMac?
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Is there any free/paid Windows emulator for Mac OS X?
I am new to Mac and I am looking for a Windows emulator for Mac OS X. I want to use an application which is not available for Mac.
Please recommend the strengths and weaknesses (including cost) of the ...
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Is there a free hypervisor that runs on a Mac Mini?
I need to run 4 instances of Mac OS X desktop (10.4 to 10.7) for our continuous integration setup (so they need to be on all the time). I've used PC hypervisors in the past (XenServer, ESXi, etc) but ...
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Accessing Mac's Virtual Hosts from Parallel's XP
I am having problem with accessing Virtual Hosts (located on my Mac) from XP installed via Parallels.
Here's the setup:
Mac OS X 10.6.6
using pre-installed apache running via Web Sharing (not ...
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Installing a Lion Vm within Mountain Lion
I have a few issues with Mountain Lion that mean I need to have occasional access to a Lion installation. I have bootable clones of my old Lion install before I upgraded, but sometimes I only need to ...
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Is it possible to copy paste between Mac OS and its virtual machine?
I am running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3, and I have installed VMware to run virtual machines: Windows 7 and Ubuntu 11.10.
I have also installed VM Tools.
I would like to know if it is possible allow copy ...
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Installing iOS on VMware Workstation
I have a Windows PC and VMware Workstation. I am trying to figure out a way to install iOS on it.
Is there is way to install iOS on VMware Workstation?
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Using My Mac as a webserver for my VMware VM
So, I have my Mac running VMware Fusion and I have a Windows XP VM running.
Currently the VM Network setup is NAT, my Mac is already setup as a web server.
I'd like to be able to access the Mac from ...
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Remove applications in virtual machine (via VMWare Fusion) from Open With options on Mac OS X
I am running Windows 7 in a virtual machine. Now all of its applications are available via the Open With (or even as the default for some) on the Mac. I don't want them there. I've remapped the ones ...
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Pros and Cons of Boot Camp/Virtualization for Windows 7
I have an iMac and I'm coming to the point where I'm going to need Windows 7 on it so I can do a bit of my Visual Studio development work on it.
I'm aware of two options, setting up the dual boot ...
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What is the difference between various VM solutions?
I'm new to the Mac platform and need to figure out which virtualization platform is best for me.
Is there a comparison list of features (and missing features) for each of the major virtualization ...
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Tile scenes side by side in Windows 7 as virtual machine
I am using Windows 7 as virtual machine under Mac OS...
The keyboard shortcuts of Windows become difficult because of the Mac keyboard...
For instance, I am used to tiling scenes in Windows by ...
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Is it possible to install Mac OS 9 on a VM?
Recently I got hold of a Mac OS 9.2.1 retail CD and would like to test drive it in a VM. Is that possible?
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When running a virtualized operating system on my Mac, is it important to have anti virus software?
Just curious if it is important to have anti virus for a virtualized operating system I got to thinking, that operating system is actively connecting to the Internet, so I thought maybe it had ...
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Is parallels 7 better in performance then Vmware Fusion 4?
I got Vmware Fusion 4 when I bought my MAC Book Pro ( core i7 2.0Ghz Quad Core 6MB Cache, 4GB RAM and 500GB HDD). I installed Win7 first on Vmware and then later WinXp. In both case the Virtual ...
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Install Tiger in VMware Fusion
I've got 10.6 running on a 2006 MacBook Pro. I want to run some older software that was meant for 10.4 and earlier, so I figured I'd install Tiger in VMware Fusion, but it isn't working. Any idea ...
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How can I get parallels 6 to run well on my MBP
I've been trying to run windows 7 on my MBP on parallels so that I can test different browsers. Trouble is, it is just slow, I mean excruciatingly slow. Like booting it up takes 15 minutes. It's ...
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VMware Fusion virtual machine from a local partition
When you have a Windows partition on your system, VMware can see and boot a virtual machine from partition.
However, with other OS X and Linux partition, there's no such option. Is there a way to ...
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1answer
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Is it possible to run Mountain Lion on older hardware by using a virtualization solution?
I'm wondering if anyone has gotten Mountain Lion to run on any hardware in virtualization (VMware Fusion, Parallels, VirtualBox or other...). If so, it would be interesting to know how well (if at ...
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How can I test with Internet Explorer while on my Mac?
I work on a Mac, but most of my users are on Windows. What's an easy way to test my websites in IE 7, 8, & 9? Wine seems kinda buggy and unfriendly.
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Is Mac OS X in a VirtualBox VM suitable for iOS development?
I have finally successfully managed to install Mac OS X in a virtual machine on my Windows 7 laptop using VirtualBox and a tutorial from Lifehacker.
Performance is very slow, with Mountain Lion ...
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Install OS X in VirtualBox on iMac?
Is it possible to install OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard in VirtualBox on an iMac (i3) running OS X 10.6.8? I have the 10.6 install CD, DMG, and ISO, but can't get any of them to boot from VirtualBox.
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Virtual machines to install for OS+Ubuntu+Windows
I have a MacBook Pro running OS X Lion 10.7.2, and I am going to install VMware to run virtual Windows.
I would like to use Ubuntu at the same time; is it technically possible? Do I need to install ...
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OS X Serial Number in VM
I was wondering after installation of Mountain Lion on VMWare or other virtualization softwares (on a mac) will it show the same "serial number" in "About This Mac"?
And is it possible to customize ...
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OSX virtual machines for Visual Studio and Azure
I will be starting a new job in a couple of weeks, and I've been asked to spec out a machine I'd like to work on. As a UI Developer, I am much more comfortable developing in OSX.
The company I will ...
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Suspending VMWare Fusion instance that uses Boot Camp partition?
I run my Windows 7 that's installed on Boot Camp via VMWare Fusion. I like keeping it open so that I don't need to wait 3 minutes until it starts up and so that I don't need to login every time I ...
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Are there any performance limitations when running a VM of a Boot Camp installation?
I'm planning on installing Windows on my Mac, and would like to be able to use both Boot Camp (for when I need to be able to use all of the hardware of the computer) and a virtual machine (for those ...
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How to increase graphics memory in Mac OS running as a client in VMware?
I have installed Mac OS in VMware today and its default settings are as follow:
How can i configure the virtual workstation to increase the graphics memory to 512MB from the present value of 128MB?
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How to disable any and all eye-candy features on Mac OS X 10.6.8?
I'm going to install Linux Mint virtual machine and work primarily through there.
I want to shut off any and all eye candy on Mac to squeeze out every last bit of performance I can. Akin to "Set for ...
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What drivers should I install to use the trackpad “two finger swipe” on Windows 7 running under VirtualBox?
I'm using Oracle VirtualBox to run several VMs on my MacBook and am unable to use the trackpad to "two finger swipe" to the previous webpage under Win 7.
I'm guessing this is a driver issue.
Since ...
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1answer
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Can Mountain Lion be used as a guest OS under 10.7 Lion?
I'm installing Mountain Lion on one of my Macs and I'd like to test it (under virtualization) on another. This other (for a variety of reasons) will continue to run Lion.
Can I use VMware Fusion to ...
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2answers
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Migrating an old physical Windows PC to a virtual machine on the Mac
I have a soon-to-be-retired Sony Windows XP PC and I want to transfer it to my Mac and run it as a virtual machine on my Mac.
I have used Parallels and VMware before on a Mac but I have always ...
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1answer
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USB 3 via ExpressCard/34 on a thunderbolt with parallels desktop
Can I use an extenal windows formatted USB3 harddisk on my mac connected via thunderbolt on the future Sonnet Echo-Expresscard/34-Thunderbolt-Adapter? It's clear I can use UBS3 HDs for Mac, but how ...
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Auto login boot camp partition in VMWare Fusion?
My VMWare Fusion is set up to use a Boot Camp partition. Is there any way to have it automatically login to a user account when the virtual machine starts up, but still require a password when booting ...
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1answer
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OS X in VM Ware or Virtual Box
Is it possible to run OS X in VM Ware? I want to setup a virtualized OS X for testing instead of going to buy another mac. Can I do that technically and legally?
To be explicit I do own a mac ...
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Should I run Parallels off of my SSD or my internal HD?
I have an internal SSD running Mountain Lion and my apps and an internal 5400 rpm drive with most of my other data (pictures, movies, music). I've put my Parallels (using version 7) virtual machine ...
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Virtualization of OSX: Read-only main VM, delta stored separately?
I would like to have a (Mountain) Lion VM that I configure in a specific way, and store that in a particular place on the the system hard drive. This is simple enough.
However, I would also like ...
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Lion and Boot Camp Windows 7 cannot agree on a system time. What did I do wrong?
I run Lion and Windows 7 on a MacBook, using Boot Camp and Parallels. Both operating systems are set to the same time zone and, presumably, use the same clock.
For some reason Windows 7 insists on ...
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Which virtualization programs support hardware breakpoints?
I am using my 2010 i7 MacBook Pro to debug some Linux programs; but I already have a Windows partition and it would be inconvenient to create another partition for Linux, so I am using a virtual ...
