Which is faster, uses less memory - XP or Windows 7

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by Philip456, Sep 1, 2011.

  1. Philip456

    Philip456 Bit poster

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    I need to run a single application (QuickBooks 2010) in Parallels on my iMac.

    Does anyone have any views on which would be better as the virtual operating system - 32 bit/64bit XP or Windows 7.

    I'm guessing 32bit because Quickbooks 2010 is still 32bit but I can't find any information of whether XP or Windows 7 is the way to go.
     
    Philip456, Sep 1, 2011
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  2. alexg

    alexg Parallels Developers

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    Windows XP 32 bit requires less memory. Also it will be faster than Windows 7.
     
    alexg, Sep 1, 2011
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