Parallels or VMware is easier. But if you don't have the cash to spend on the program, boot camp will work just the same.

 

Bootcamp for me!

 

I use VMware fusion on my iMac running mountain lion. Very few quirks, easy to install.

 

My Macbook has snow leopard. I tried downloading the free trials of VMware, Virtual box & Parallels. Nothing could read the Dynojet cd. Guess i'll have to purchase the full version.

 

glcash,
VMWare, Virtual Box and Parallels all Create a "virtual machine" within your mac operating system. You have to think of it like a blank computer with no operating system.
Once VMWare or Virtual Box or any of the others are installed, you must install a windows operating system within the VMWare. Once that is installed and working, you can install your software onto the virtual windows machine.
This is all strange at first glance. Think of it like this... Your mac is running VMWARE software that allows you to trick a windows operating system into thinking it is being installed on a real computer. Your mac is running software that allows you to run a windows operating system that is running pc software.

clear as mud???? HAHAHA.

 

Or if he gets that very same copy of windows that he would install into a VM, he could just dual boot it with Bootcamp instead. I'm not sure he'd get the USB support he'd need on a VM, I could be wrong tho.

 

Very True Keithhu.
VM support for USB can be tricky...

 

Im not that computer savoy! I think i can get it to work tho.

 

USB should work just fine, at least it does on mine with Parallels (running Win XP).

 

I can't speak to PCV, but I run an older version of the SERT software on Windows XP using Parallels on my mac with no issues at all. USB support has not been a problem. In fact I'm using a USB to serial converter because my version of the SERT software and hardware came with a serial cable.