Installing into Boot Camp is a pain

I finally picked up a copy of Windows 7 and decided I'd like to use the 64 bit version in Boot Camp on my MacBook Pro rather than use VMWare Fusion 3. Overall I've been fine using Windows XP in Fusion for development, but I want to use all 4GB of RAM in the machine rather than just a part and take best advantage of the 64 bit version of Windows 7. It was a resounding failure. I ran into every problem this Gizmodo article talks about. Only difference is that I'm not quite ready to buy a iDefrag quite yet. I probably will, but I think I'll see how things go in the VMWare with the 32 bit version first. If it's sluggish at all, I'll get iDefrag and give Boot Camp another shot. But I have to say I'm really surprised Apple's tools can't handle defragmenting on their own. They should have a Defrag tool in the Utilities folder. Instead their language in KB articles reminds me of when Windows NT came out and Microsoft claimed defragmentation on NTFS wasn't necessary any longer. I didn't believe it, and was proven correct in no time...


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Ron Grove draws on over ten years of training, network administration and development experience. He loves to work with new technology and see how that technology can be best utilized by his clients. You can find him through his company Evanoah, LLC or through his LinkedIn profile.