Parallels or Virtual PC?

[MisterMe]

SPSS 13.0, the latest Mac version of the app, is PPC-Mac native but is unreliable on Intel-based Macs. Intel-based Macs cannot run Windows software natively within MacOS X. To run SPSS 15.0 for Windows on an Intel-based Mac, you will need Parallels Workstation, VMWare, or Boot Camp.

[guapagirl]

Thanks for that,

As far as I know, the uni only has spss14 at the moment and spss11 for mac.

If I got bootcamp or VMWare, do I need to run windows as well? I downloaded the trial version of parallels, but I need to run windows, so I'm going to trash it.

[lurk]

You will need a copy of windows for Bootcamp, VMWare and Parallels. You say you are a student, my wife was able to get a copy of XP Pro from the university for like $16 or something obscene like that.

No matter what you will need a copy of windows. It sucks but that is the way things work.

[guapagirl]

Thanks for that. Hadn't occured to me (in my ranting on other threads about my intel teething pains) that I could get a cheap or free copy of windows. I'll go and see 'em.

Feeling slightly less freaked out now

[Mikuro]

Originally Posted by guapagirl

If I got bootcamp or VMWare, do I need to run windows as well? I downloaded the trial version of parallels, but I need to run windows, so I'm going to trash it.

Yes. The difference there is that BootCamp requires Windows XP SP2 or later, whereas Parallels (and I think VMWare) can run any version of Windows going back to 3.1.

[guapagirl]

Thanks for the responses. The IT guys at uni won't loan, rent, sell, or give me windows, so I'm leaving it to my lecturer. I'm hoping it means I can actually avoid the whole quantitative research stats modules (well I can dream can't I? )