Vent with Boot Camp

scotsclan · 03-05-2007, 01:34 PM

Does anyone know if vent works with Boot Camp on the XP side? If you are running a game on the XP side do you download and install the windows version (I would think so) or the Mac version? Has anyone successfully done this yet..****n vent on the XP side of a Mac using Boot Camp?

justingordon1 · 03-06-2007, 03:20 AM

lol

justingordon1 · 03-06-2007, 03:21 AM

any pc program works in boot camp. download the xp version

Phatfiend · 03-08-2007, 03:32 PM

Bootcamp is just a program that creates a partition on your harddrive. Then you install XP on that partition.

The XP partition IS windows, its not simulated.. I'm on a macbook pro and used bootcamp and have a windows partition.

Its just the same as having a PC. I have windowns vent on there and WOW, I use it for gaming because windows has alot more support for things like vent.

tho i quit wow... w00t

dermiroth · 03-09-2007, 06:48 PM

so.. can i put vent on the XP side and play wow on the mac side ? or not ?

gramathy · 03-12-2007, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dermiroth

so.. can i put vent on the XP side and play wow on the mac side ? or not ?

WHY

Nexie · 03-20-2007, 02:57 PM

Quote: The XP partition IS windows, its not simulated.. I'm on a macbook pro and used bootcamp and have a windows partition.

Well, actually bootcamp DOES emulate some parts of a PC such as the BIOS (Macs use EFI) and such. Also all hardware drivers are written by Apple so you "may" experience problems with Microphones or the like though i doubt it.

Quote: There's a nifty app called Parallels lets you run XP and OSX at same time. Kinda like VPC.

Indeed. Parrallels can be useful seeming as it doesn't require a reboot, HOWEVER it does not support any 3d applications as far as i recall (Games) and furthermore it costs money which Bootcamp doesn't. On a different note it runs noticeably slower than Bootcamp.

dermiroth · 03-28-2007, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gramathy

WHY

what do u mean why ??? i bought a mac so i can use
mac software not windows! i wont put windows
just for vent !

wadesworld · 03-09-2007, 07:15 PM

Bootcamp requires you to reboot into Windows.

Drewc1fer · 03-11-2007, 07:29 PM

There's a nifty app called Parallels lets you run XP and OSX at same time. Kinda like VPC.

03-05-2007, 01:34 PM	#1
scotsclan Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4	Vent with Boot Camp Does anyone know if vent works with Boot Camp on the XP side? If you are running a game on the XP side do you download and install the windows version (I would think so) or the Mac version? Has anyone successfully done this yet..****n vent on the XP side of a Mac using Boot Camp?

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03-06-2007, 03:20 AM	#2
justingordon1 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3	lol

03-06-2007, 03:21 AM	#3
justingordon1 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3	any pc program works in boot camp. download the xp version

03-08-2007, 03:32 PM	#4
Phatfiend Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5	Bootcamp is just a program that creates a partition on your harddrive. Then you install XP on that partition. The XP partition IS windows, its not simulated.. I'm on a macbook pro and used bootcamp and have a windows partition. Its just the same as having a PC. I have windowns vent on there and WOW, I use it for gaming because windows has alot more support for things like vent. tho i quit wow... w00t

03-09-2007, 06:48 PM	#5
dermiroth Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3	so.. can i put vent on the XP side and play wow on the mac side ? or not ?

03-20-2007, 02:57 PM	#7
Nexie Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1	Quote: The XP partition IS windows, its not simulated.. I'm on a macbook pro and used bootcamp and have a windows partition. Well, actually bootcamp DOES emulate some parts of a PC such as the BIOS (Macs use EFI) and such. Also all hardware drivers are written by Apple so you "may" experience problems with Microphones or the like though i doubt it. Quote: There's a nifty app called Parallels lets you run XP and OSX at same time. Kinda like VPC. Indeed. Parrallels can be useful seeming as it doesn't require a reboot, HOWEVER it does not support any 3d applications as far as i recall (Games) and furthermore it costs money which Bootcamp doesn't. On a different note it runs noticeably slower than Bootcamp.

03-09-2007, 07:15 PM	#9
wadesworld Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,934	Bootcamp requires you to reboot into Windows.

03-11-2007, 07:29 PM	#10
Drewc1fer Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3	There's a nifty app called Parallels lets you run XP and OSX at same time. Kinda like VPC.