Installing Fusion 4 - Boot camp partition vs Easy Install

[Steve225]

I just purchased a new iMac running osx v 10.7.3.

I would like to install Fusion4 to runa few of my existing Windows applications.

I see that I can install a windows vm using easyinstall (need a valid windows cd/lic) or I can create the vm from the boot camp particition.,

I am assuming the boot camp partition includes a windows os.

What functionality would I lack if I install from the boot camp partition?

[WoodyZ]

Steve225 wrote:

I see that I can install a windows vm using easyinstall (need a valid windows cd/lic) or I can create the vm from the boot camp particition.,

I am assuming the boot camp partition includes a windows os.

Boot Camp does not include Windows and running the Boot Camp partition as a Virtual Machine still requires one to purchase and install Windows natively first.  Unless you have a need to run Windows natively I'd just opt to install it directly in a normal file based Virtual Machine and not even bother with Boot Camp.

What functionality would I lack if I install from the boot camp partition?

You will not be able to take Snapshots or Suspend the Boot Camp Virtual Machine.  Nor will you be able to backup/restore the entire physical Boot Camp partition as easily as backing up/restoring a normal file based Virtual Machine.

[Steve225]

WoodyZ: thanks very much for your response. I'll load windows with Easyinstall as you've suggested.

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