Ninja + Mac + Vmware + IB

[paulchow2k]

Everyone with a Mac who considers using it to trade via an Visualization.

FORGET about it!

Just stick to bootcamp and use VM to play with it.

By the way, I'm running Windows XP via bootcamp and in the process of setting up OS X 10.5 within VMWare for windows!

It's basically running OS X 10.5 within a windows environment.

that should solve most of your problems.... you get the speed of NinjaTrader and OS X 10.5 for everything else.

regards

[zgorfol]

I use Parallel without bootcamp and everything working well after I switch off the shared folders. This is the best way for me, VMW used mutch more source when I tryied it.

Everyone with a Mac who considers using it to trade via an Visualization.

FORGET about it!

Just stick to bootcamp and use VM to play with it.

By the way, I'm running Windows XP via bootcamp and in the process of setting up OS X 10.5 within VMWare for windows!

It's basically running OS X 10.5 within a windows environment.

that should solve most of your problems.... you get the speed of NinjaTrader and OS X 10.5 for everything else.

regards

[boilergradd]

I am using Parallels to. First get the same error message as you.
First you have to uninstall NT, next have to switch off the sharing the My Document with Mac - simply you can do it at the Parallel Device menu and Shares folders - and you can install NT and working well.

If you use share folders with Mac option then the Windows My Documents folder with point to \\.psf\.... and NT will install some local file here but couldn't read from there.
The other simly resolvation techniq, if you change in the My Documents propery the place of the physical place, but in this case Parallel in the next boot will be reassign with the origin one. So the first method is safer.

zgorfol,

Could you please detail how you turned of the folder sharing between parallels and the mac folders? Thanks!

[zgorfol]

zgorfol,

Could you please detail how you turned of the folder sharing between parallels and the mac folders? Thanks!

In the Parallel Desktop you can switch off the sharing. Parallel Desktop Devices menu, Shared Folders submenu, Share Mac OS X Folders with Windows item.

[boilergradd]

Fantastic! Thanks NT is now working on my mac.

Thanks again for the help!

[dfleer]

MacBook Pro, Snow Leopard, Parallels and NT

Wow, going on week 2 and about to head for Trade Station. I have checked Sharing in Parallels, uninstalled and reinstalled NT, and still am getting the request for License key at every launch. I am wondering if in fact NT can run on Parallels??? PLEASE HELP

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Welcome to our forums dfleer, you would need to uncheck folder sharing. Please recheck with this option.

[dfleer]

ooops...thanks will report back.