Microsoft FrontPage Under Mac OSX Snow Leopard

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Microsoft FrontPage Under Mac OSX Snow Leopard

Hi all, I have a MacPro and MacBook Pro that I want to see if anyone knows how I can run M$ FrontPage 2003 SP3 that I run under Windows XP Pro normally and have it as an app or easily accessible to run in MacOSX under Snow Leopard 10.6.7 ??

To answer several questions . . I want to run it (no other Windows program) only, I've tried Parrellels and don't like it (slowed my Mac down sooooooooooo slow it acted slower than a PC . . I mean sometimes 5 minutes to get started under verson 2.0, and I don't want to run it under BootCamp because it is just too cumbersome shutting down, rebooting, etc. Sure I will eventually learn DW but for now I don't have that option timewise to figure out yet another program to run (recent convertee to Mac and FC, Adobe for Mac, etc.

Thanks in advance for the help and IF it can't be done, oh well but would be nice if it could be. :-)

Posted on Jun 12, 2011 10:21 AM

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Jun 12, 2011 11:00 AM in response to Penn-Ohio

I'd suggest you go back and give Parallels a shot. You seem be judging the performance based on a version of Parallels that is so far out of date that I think dinosaurs still roamed the planet.

Try the latest version of Parallels, currently at version 6.x, along with whatever the latest Windows version that can run Frontpage.

Let us know how it goes.

Tom

http://macs.about.com

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Jun 12, 2011 11:14 AM in response to BobTheFisherman

BobTheFisherman wrote:

I agree. And the OP is also trying to use FrontPage which was EOL at least 5 years ago.

i understand all this, but when i was on windows i could run even my old basic programs and stuff that ran on an IBM 286, i happen to like fp2003 and to date have keep bootcamp windows xp just for this reason. however, i have been slowly moving all my programs to mac as i now have converted both desktop and laptop from windows to mac osx and have been very happy BUT i just don't have the time to learn the very extremely complicated DW which i already own just the learning curve is going to be rather ROUGH by comparison to learning FCP (FCS3) and others and at the moment just don't have the time. and thought id find another solution for the rest of the summer while im very busy. maybe i'll try the newer parellels again. wonder if they have a trial so i can see if i like it at least?

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Jun 12, 2011 11:29 AM in response to Tom Nelson1

Tom Nelson1 wrote:

Parallels has a trial you can download. So do the other major VM makers. You can find the Parallels trial at:

http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/

Tom

http://macs.about.com

yup, downloaded it, now the forever windows install and the forever M$ FP 2002, then 2003 upgrade install. oh well the cost of trying to make it easier with less time . . after all the installs i can walk away or go to the lake while those hours of updates, service packs, etc. take place. :-) thanks.

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