MacBook Air OSX Lion with Parallels & Windows XP SP3

[WOSguy]

Does anyone know if Ninja Trader runs well on a 2011 MacBook Air with 4GB RAM running OSX Lion with Parallels & Windows XP SP3? Any optimal settings etc?

[NinjaTrader_VinceB]

Hi,


Thank you for your post.


NinjaTrader is a windows application which relies on the .NET Framework to operate and the .NET Framework is only available on Windows Operating System. Below you will find the supported minimum PC requirements for NinjaTrader.
Minimum PC Requirements

• Windows XP (SP3 Required), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 2003 Operating System
• Minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768
• Minimum P4 Processor or higher
• 2GB RAM
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (pre-installed on most PC's or can be downloaded below)

While we do not officially support running NinjaTrader on a Mac; we have had many clients run NinjaTrader on Mac hardware. We have specific installation instructions for Parallels which will allow you to run NinjaTrader on your Mac. Below you will find instructions specific to this of running NinjaTrader on a Mac computer.


If you are using Parallels 6, please contact us for specific instructions. http://kb.parallels.com/en/4923

Mac Installation - Configuring NinjaTrader for Parallels 7 & 8:
When installing NinjaTrader on a Mac using Parallels 7 or 8, users will need to ensure that the following steps have been taken prior to the installation of NinjaTrader.

1. Start Parallels and select your virtual machine
2. Press the "Configure" button on the top
3. Under "Options", select "Sharing"
4. Uncheck "Share Mac" under "Share Mac User Folders with Windows"
5. Press "OK" and start the virtual machine

[WOSguy]

Does Ninja Trader work with Windows 8.1? Parallels gave me a free copy of Windows 8.1 with the Parallels trial.

[NinjaTrader_VinceB]

Hi,

Although NinjaTrader isn't tested on windows 8.1, we don't expect any issues with installation or performance.