Running Windows on your Mac: [set up and use Microsoft Windows on your Mac]

✍ Scribed by Silverman, Dwight

• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 257
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Now you no longer have to choose between Mac OS X and Windows! The latest Macs from Apple can run both Mac OS X and Windows, so you re not limited to just one operating system. "Running Windows on your Mac" explains how this simple technology works and walks you through every phase of the process of setting up Windows on your Mac. Are you a Windows user who s buying your first Mac? A Macintosh user who needs to run Windows software? Or just a computer user who wants the best of both worlds? There s something in this book for everyone. You ll find detailed instructions for installing Windows on your Mac in three easy ways; a friendly guide to the Mac for Windows users; and a handy reference to Windows for Mac users.
In this book, you ll learn how to
Load and configure the two most popular Mac OS X virtualization programs, Parallels Desktop for Mac and VM ware Fusion. Install Windows easily, either in Parallels or Fusion, or with Boot Camp. Keep your Windows installation in top shape, free of viruses and spyware. Run Windows applications alongside Macintosh programs. Add your new Mac to an existing Windows network. Explore the intricacies of a new operating system, whether it s Mac OS X or Windows. "

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 10
PART I: Installing and Running Windows on the Mac......Page 18
1 Why Windows on the Mac?......Page 20
Apple vs. Microsoft......Page 21
Choices for Running Windows......Page 23
What You’ll Need......Page 30
Your Options at a Glance......Page 31
2 Using Boot Camp......Page 36
About Dual Booting......Page 37
Running the Boot Camp Assistant......Page 38
Choosing an Operating System......Page 46
Removing a Boot Camp Partition......Page 48
3 Using Parallels Desktop for Mac......Page 50
Understanding Virtualization......Page 51
Installing Parallels Desktop......Page 52
4 Running Windows Using Parallels......Page 68
Launching Windows in Parallels......Page 69
The Three Faces of Parallels......Page 74
5 Advanced Parallels......Page 82
Dealing with System Backups......Page 83
Using Parallels with Boot Camp......Page 89
6 Using VMware Fusion......Page 94
How Fusion Differs from Parallels......Page 95
Installing VMware Fusion......Page 96
Installing Windows......Page 102
Tweaking the Virtual Machine......Page 104
7 Running Windows with Fusion......Page 110
Launching Windows in Fusion......Page 111
The Three Faces of Fusion......Page 113
8 Advanced VMware Fusion......Page 120
Taking and Using Snapshots......Page 121
Using Fusion with Boot Camp......Page 123
Exploring VMware Importer......Page 124
PART II: Macintosh for Windows Users......Page 126
9 Mac Basics......Page 128
Using the Mouse and Keyboard......Page 129
Exploring the Desktop and the Finder......Page 135
Getting Docked......Page 147
10 Inside System Preferences......Page 152
The Personal Group......Page 153
The Hardware Group......Page 156
The Internet & Network Group......Page 159
The System Group......Page 161
Other......Page 165
11 Advanced Mac......Page 166
Managing Programs......Page 167
Connecting to a Network and the Internet......Page 174
Backing Up Using Time Machine......Page 184
Searching with Spotlight......Page 189
Organizing with Spaces......Page 192
Staying Secure......Page 195
12 Mac Apps: An Overview......Page 202
Surfin’ with Safari......Page 203
Connecting with iChat......Page 204
You’ve Got Mail......Page 206
Plan It with iCal......Page 207
Rockin’ with iTunes......Page 208
Digging Dashboard......Page 210
Get an iLife......Page 212
PART III: Windows for Macintosh Users......Page 218
13 Windows Basics......Page 220
Getting It Right with the Mouse......Page 221
The Basics of the Windows Desktop......Page 224
Exploring Windows Explorer......Page 228
14 Advanced Windows......Page 232
Getting Online......Page 233
Managing Windows Programs......Page 236
Avoiding Malware......Page 240
Staying Secure......Page 246
B......Page 248
D......Page 249
G......Page 250
M......Page 251
P......Page 252
S......Page 254
V......Page 255
W......Page 256