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    VMWare Fusion using Boot Camp Partition?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by mikespit1, Nov 3, 2008.

  1. mikespit1

    mikespit1 Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    I've read that there is possibly a way to enable a virtual machine that accesses your Boot Camp Partition. Is this true? I already have a BC machine running that I boot into to play games but it would be great to also be able to run it from the same partition as a virtual machine. Can this be done?
     
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  2. StrongerThanAll

    StrongerThanAll Notebook Deity

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    yes, but i would not recommend running games though it as it wont perform that well
     
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    mikespit1 Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Yeah, obviously I would boot into Windows to game, but it would be nice to just load up Windows if need to do something quick. I guess I'll try it out.

    Is there a specific version of VMware that I would need?
     
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    All versions of VMWare allow you to create a VM using the Boot Camp install, but you should opt for the latest version.
     
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    well, you didnt make it that obvious...
     
    StrongerThanAll, Nov 3, 2008
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