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can vista run on mac like xp did

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/can-vista-run-on-mac-like-xp-did.48994/

aneesh kalra
aneesh kalra Original post #1
Feb 9, 2007 at 4:38 PM
Can we run windows vista on a mac mini or ant other version .please specify which flavour of vista would run if it will.
shaunak
shaunak #2
Feb 9, 2007 at 9:01 PM
To Do so use:
*www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/

This runs xp natively on all intel-macs so i dont see any reason for it not to run all versions of vista.
aneesh kalra
Feb 9, 2007 at 9:28 PM
Is it possible to also do the opposite,i.e, run mac os x on a pc using vmware since they both use essentially the same hardware nowdays and if not why since core2duo in mac different from what comes in pc's.In my opinion mac has lost its orignality by shifting to intel since the only thing that differs is the os which although is far more superior to any paid os.
anandk
anandk #4
Feb 10, 2007 at 11:25 AM
Running Vista Home on a Mac...

In spite of what its license says, you can run Vista Home via virtualization apps.

*edge.macworld.com/2007/02/images/content/vista.jpg

*www.macworld.com/2007/02/firstlooks/vistamac/index.php
*www.macworld.com/2007/02/firstlooks/vistamac/index.php