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Microsoft Project on VMware Fusion on MacBook Air (13 inch, 2012)

Hi there,


I am thinking about buying one of the latest 13 inch MacBook Air's. My business is primarily Windows based but all software and systems our company currently uses will all work with Mac except Microsoft Project 2010. I've heard that with the new VMware Fusion 5 (the industry standard) it is possible to run Windows apps as if they are a native Mac application including launching from the dock and compatibility with mission control - you effectively bypass the Windows operating system. However I need to be assured that I will not have any crashes or performance compromises as a result of running Project like so. Does anyone have any experience with the issue of Project? As an alternative I am considering Merlin as it seems pretty fully featured and supports importing and exporting of Project files (*.mpx), but I can't get it free..........


Cheers,

Sam

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Oct 29, 2012 2:52 AM

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Oct 29, 2012 6:13 AM in response to Sam.of.tauranga.newzealand

Both Fusion and Parallels can run in an integrated mode where the Windows programs are shown on the OSx desktop and they can be launched from the dock. But my experience is that this did not work too well for me. I preferred opening Windows in the VM then launching the programs from the Windows desktop.


Now I find it more useful/productive to just boot into Windows. Although Windows ran very stable in the VM, I think it is evean more stable running natively in a Bootcamp partition.

Oct 29, 2012 2:50 PM in response to Sam.of.tauranga.newzealand

Sam.of.tauranga.newzealand wrote:


However I need to be assured that I will not have any crashes or performance compromises as a result of running Project like so.


It's software. Software crashes and has bugs. You will get no assurance from anyone.


Does anyone have any experience with the issue of Project?


The the Fusion forums: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/desktop/fusion

Microsoft Project on VMware Fusion on MacBook Air (13 inch, 2012)

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