I've had an Intel MacBook Pro for several months, but until today I had kept it untainted by that other operating system. Today I kissed innocence goodbye and installed Windows XP within Parallels Desktop. 
Aside from the disquieting knowledge that I've got a piece of pure evil residing on my beloved Mac, the process went very smoothly. Besides the official documentation, I also followed an article from Ars Technica that, while somewhat dated (it's for version 1.0), was helpful in explaining some of whys of the process.
Aside from the disquieting knowledge that I've got a piece of pure evil residing on my beloved Mac, the process went very smoothly. Besides the official documentation, I also followed an article from Ars Technica that, while somewhat dated (it's for version 1.0), was helpful in explaining some of whys of the process. So far, Windows-in-Parallels is running like a charm, not that I've been torture testing it. Besides satisfying professional curiosity, I really only need this for a few things—our university CMS requires IE/Win for full functionality, and there is a Windows-only client for our administrative systems that I need to use occasionally—however, it is a significant convenience not to have to switch computers to take care of these tasks. So for me, it really is a case of Windows: The New Classic (to steal John Gruber's coinage following the introduction of Boot Camp).
