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Follow-up on Windows 7 plus VMWare Fusion

A quick note: I’ve been using Windows 7 on my MacBook Pro via VMWare Fusion for about a week now and have the following comments:

• Speed – It’s a little slower than I’d like.  Once the virtual disk was fully indexed, this issue got a little better, but I’d still say the overall responsiveness of 7-on-Fusion is slower than I’d prefer. It’s entirely possible that once the official Fusion release to include Windows 7 support is out, I’ll have a slightly better experience.
• Compatibility – You may remember my quick article from a ways back about installing admin tools on Windows 7 for Exchange 2003, Server 2003 and such… well, the Exchange extensions for Active Directory Users and Computers don’t work if you’re using the 64-bit edition of 7. Not really a problem, just a minor inconvience.
• Stability – Very good. Have yet to have an issue. This install spends a lot of time just going to sleep when I shut the MacBook lid and always seems to wake up just fine.

A week in and I can’t really complain. Once the official Fusion support is included, hopefully the Aero features will all work. I’ll be sure to add more info once that happens.