You might be able to do this with VirtualBox already-I haven't used it in years. 18 FreakinEurekan said: Not sure which Vegas software youre running, but you definitely need RAM. I would not even attempt Vegas in a VM without 16GB RAM. One thing you might benefit from with HyperV, since you're so low on total memory, is that it can dynamically reassign more RAM to a VM as needed-so for example, you might tell it to start with 2GB when you power it on, but if the guest OS needs more, let it grow up to a maximum amount (in your case, say, 6GB). youll need additional RAM on top of that for Mac OS X. You can then RDP into any VM from anywhere on your LAN like you would for any other physical machine. It's pretty easy to figure out-provided you define the networking first (something you only have to do once). Once it's installed, start typing Hyper on the Start screen, and you should see it. If it's not, then Windows will tell you when you try to put the checkmark and hit OK. Note that virtualization extensions have to be turned on in your BIOS (I forget exactly how it's called-I'm sure others will jump in).
Go to Programs and Features, Turn Windows features on or off, and you'll see HyperV listed there. Personally, I recommend it over third-parties if only because it integrates nicely with the OS. Starting with Windows 8, it's built into the Pro/Enterprise versions of client OSes (on the server end, it used to only be available on 2008 and above).
HyperV is Microsoft's virtualization software (previously known as Virtual Server / Virtual PC).
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I don't know what HyperV is or how to use it. I'll look into moving it into another drive and increasing the ram.