Even though Microsoft was clear about the Xamarin Studio-based origins of the Mac-based IDE, many developers on Hacker News and the Reddit programming section questioned the inclusion of the Visual Studio brand with the new product.

FAQ • • • • • • • • • System Requirements • To install Visual Studio on your Mac you need, minimumally: • an Intel Mac • 1 GB of Memory • 25 GB of free hard drive space • You can check the first two by clicking on the Apple icon on the top left and opening up 'About this Mac'. • Downloads • Download VirtualBox for yor Mac • This downloads the file VirtualBox-3.2.8-64453-OSX.dmg. • Open this file and follow the installation instructions. Create a Virtual Machine • Start VirtualBox • Create a new virtual machine by pressing the blue star labeled New • Press continue on the dialog box.

• Name your machine: Win7-CS150 • Operating System: Microsoft Windows • Version: Windows 7 • Press continue on the dialog box. • In the Memory dialog, give your machine 1024 MB of RAM. You can type in the box on the right. • Press continue on the dialog box.

• In the Virtual Hard Disk screen accept the defaults (Boot Hard Disk, Create new hard disk) and press continue. • In the Welcome to the Create New Virtual Disk Wizard press continue. • Select a Fixed-Size storage in the Hard Disk Storage Type and press continue. • Specify a 25 GB hard drive in the Virtual Disk Location and Size dialog. You can type in the box on the right.

Press continue. • In the Summary dialog, press Done. Wait while it processes. This may take up to 30 minutes, depending on the speed of your machine. • Once this finishes, press Done. Install Windows • You should now see Win7-CS150 listed on the left side on the VirtualBox Window. Select that virtual machine.

• Put the Windows 7 Disk in the CD/DVD Drive • Click Storage on the right panel. • Select the Empty CD/DVD • In the right panel, choose Host Drive in the CD/DVD Device drop down box.

And press OK. • With Win7-CS150 highlighed, press the green Start arrow at the top of the window. • This should start the Windows 7 Installer. The Installer will ask you various questions and take up to 2 hours to install Windows.

• Once Windows completes the installation eject the Windows install disk. • While Windows is not running, Click Storage, the CD/DVD Icon, and set the CD/DVD Device to Empty. Usb-c to ethernet adapter for macbook.

• The DVD may show up on the Mac desktop. If it does, drag it to the Trash to eject the DVD. Install Visual Studio • Put in the Visual Studio Disk • While Windows is not running, Click Storage, the CD/DVD Icon, and set the CD/DVD Device to Host Drive. • Start Windows again. • The Visual Studio DVD should show up in Windows.

If not, inside of Windows open My Computer, and click on the CD/DVD Drive. This should start the Visual Studio installer. • The install may take up to an hour. Once the install finishes, eject the DVD as described above and Visual Studio should work.

• Bring both disks back to the instructor and you'll be given a Windows Key to activate Windows. Activate Windows • Start Windows. • Open My Computer • Start Menu Computer • Choose System Properties from the menu bar. • Click on the Active Windows Now link towards the bottom of the dialog box.

• Provide the license key given to you by the CS Department. You need to be connected to the network for this to work. Connect to Turing • Open My Computer • Start Menu Computer • Choose Map network drive from the menu bar. • Choose a drive letter (any letter) • Folder: turing.cs.pacificu.edu Students • Check Connect using different credentials • Press Finish • Supply your PUNetID for your user name and your Turing password.

• The Turing drive should show up on the bottom of the computer dialog under Network Locations. Update Windows • Open My Computer • Start Menu Computer • Choose System Properties from the menu bar. • Select Windows Update in the lower left corner • Select any important or optional updates to install • Install Updates Enhance Windows Performance • Open My Computer • Start Menu Computer • Choose System Properties from the menu bar. • Select Performance Information and Tools in the lower left corner • Select Adjust visual effects on the left menu • Choose Adjust for best performance • Apply • Ok.