Running Mac Software on Vista

jonislost · 3 Dec 2007 at 15:00

Is there a way of doing this? I really want a new version of Logic but 5.5 is where the windows versions end and that doesn't seem to work on Vista at all. Alternatively if someone knows how to get 5.5 to work with vista could they enlighten me??

TIA - I hope

sidethink · 3 Dec 2007 at 15:17

You can do the reverse easily and legally enough - you can buy a Mac and using Bootcamp run Windows near-natively on a second partition (there are other virtual tools available too).

As far as I know, running an Apple OS on anything other than Mac badged hardware is a big no no (even though since the switch to Intel, its now quite possible).

MikeHunt79 · 3 Dec 2007 at 16:01

Use XP - dual boot if you have to

Logic 5.51 runs great under XP.

Or if you own a mac, just get logic 8.

jonislost · 3 Dec 2007 at 16:02

MikeHunt79 said:
Use XP - dual boot if you have to

Logic 5.51 runs great under XP.

Yeah thats the thing, i was kind of hoping to get it working without a cost, I had XP and it was sound as a pound but vista just hates it, oh well, guess i'll have to buy XP again then

jonislost · 3 Dec 2007 at 16:04

sidethink said:
As far as I know, running an Apple OS on anything other than Mac badged hardware is a big no no (even though since the switch to Intel, its now quite possible).

I wasn't particullarly looking to run MAC OS under a windows system, i just wondered if mac programs can in anyway be run under windows.