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Thanks for the info.<br />
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I've set up a 20Gb NTFS partition. &nbsp;It's working beautifully so far.<br />
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Re: using Vista, I need it for support purposes. &nbsp;Otherwise, I would've installed XP Pro instead.<br />
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Thanks for the info.

I've set up a 20Gb NTFS partition.  It's working beautifully so far.

Re: using Vista, I need it for support purposes.  Otherwise, I would've installed XP Pro instead.




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I have a new Macbook Pro. &nbsp;I'm preparing to install VMWare Fusion and want to use it to access a Boot Camp partition containing Vista. &nbsp;Wanted to double-check a couple things before I run the Boot Camp setup. &nbsp;Two questions:<br />
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- Can I safely format the Vista partition as NTFS? &nbsp;(i.e. can Fusion find/read a Boot Camp NTFS partition?)<br />
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- What would be the optimal size of the Vista partition? &nbsp;(I don't plan to store any data there and very few programs. &nbsp;i.e. I plan to spend most of my time in OS X and only use Vista when forced to do so.)<br />
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Thanks.<br />

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I have a new Macbook Pro.  I'm preparing to install VMWare Fusion and want to use it to access a Boot Camp partition containing Vista.  Wanted to double-check a couple things before I run the Boot Camp setup.  Two questions:

- Can I safely format the Vista partition as NTFS?  (i.e. can Fusion find/read a Boot Camp NTFS partition?)

- What would be the optimal size of the Vista partition?  (I don't plan to store any data there and very few programs.  i.e. I plan to spend most of my time in OS X and only use Vista when forced to do so.)

Thanks.

Best partition options for Boot Camp setup (on MacBook Pro w/VMWare Fusion)

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