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Windows 7 Runs on VMWare

Posted January 13, 2009 at 12:28pm by iClarified · 5757 views
9to5Mac has posted a first look at Windows 7 running successfully on VMWare.

They note that you must do a manual install not an automatic install to see success. Also VMWare Tools installed without issue.

- Total install time on base model 4GB RAM Unibody MacBook while running other programs : - Won't do an upgrade from XP or Vista without SP1
- Idles at 15-30% of 1 CPU
- It runs way faster than Vista - on the level of XP. Seems to be, dare we say...snappier


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