Well, here is part 2 of putting Nspire on a Mac. First things first, you will need to make sure you have an Intel mac (such as a macbook or macbook pro), a licensed copy of Microsoft Windows, and a licensed copy of Parallels. The installation of Parallels is pretty simple and they even offer [...]
Well, here is part 2 of putting Nspire on a Mac. First things first, you will need to make sure you have an Intel mac (such as a macbook or macbook pro), a licensed copy of Microsoft Windows, and a licensed copy of Parallels. The installation of Parallels is pretty simple and they even offer an option to download the software so you can use it immediately. If you have these three items, your mac is ready for Nspire.
The first thing you want to do is install Parallels using the simple installation wizard they provide. Next, install a copy of Windows in Parallels. The cool think about installing Windows in Parallels is that it does not take nearly as long to install and you really do not have to do anything to complete the installation. Parallels does all the work for you.
If you remember from the last post about installing Nspire on a mac, I introduced you to our resident Mac guru, Josh. I asked him to put together some tips for you on installing Parallels and putting Nspire on it. He also included some screenshots of the process that can be viewed using the flickr badge at the bottom of this post. Click on the picture you want to see and it will take you to the full sized one.
Here are Josh’s tips:
Ok, sometimes installing a new software can be a pain, especially if you don’t know all the ins and outs. So here are some tips and tricks and recommendations for you to consider when setting up Windows XP in your Parallels Virtual Machine.
When installing Windows, Parallels automatically set my “Virtual Disk Size” at 8GB. After Installing Windows XP, MS Office 2003, MacAfee, and Nspire, I now have 4.27 GB free. I wasn’t really paying attention to my disk size when I installed it the first time. So you may want to keep your eye open for that option, especially if you have 100GB of free HD space.
My Mac has 2GB of RAM in it. I ordered it like this just for Parallels. I would recommend assigning half of your total installed RAM to Parallels. Why you ask? Remember that when you are running Windows, you are still running Mac OS X, so you still need some RAM assigned to OS X. Once you close Windows and Parallels you will have 100% of your RAM assigned back to OS X.
So you are working in Windows and remember that you have a file you need in the Documents Folder on your Mac HD. No problem. You can just share folders in Parallels and Windows XP will see the shared folders (look for the Parallels Shared Folders Icon on the desktop). I then Mapped a Network Drive to each shared folder in the Parallels Shared folder so I can go to "My Computer" and see my Macintosh Shared folder as a Network Drive.
So far I have not been able to get Windows XP to automatically recognize a
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