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    MACBOOK PRO 5,2 Can't find Mac partition on utility to recover Mac Os

    so here is the is the situation with the Macbook Pro 5,2 i got from a client who has windows 7 installed but there is no bootcamp program to go back to Mac Os , and with the help of option/Alt key i can't seem to find mac os partition on the recovery utility , tried to use Transmac to install...
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    Dosdude1 Catalina with Win 7 on MacBook 5,2?

    I need Win7 for old software. I have El Cap and Win7 on the MacBook 5,2's internal SSD and experience no problems after using Brigadier to download the drivers. I would like to use Mojave, Catalina, or Big Sur instead of old El Cap, yet I don't know if a dosdude1 installation will make my Win7...
  3. BasilFawlty

    Moving to Mac OS with TurboTax

    I have a 2011 27" Mac that I have Windows 7 installed on through BootCamp. For the past few years I have always done my taxes on the Windows OS - side. I would like to start doing my taxes on the MAC OS Side but would like to be able to access and import the previous year's data from the...
  4. arkieboy72472

    MP 1,1-5,1 A question for Mac Pro 2,1 and 1,1 owners about Windows and Linux installation

    for any 1,1 or 2,1 owners who have windows 7-10 or Linux only on their old Mac Pro, how does it run? Was installation hard? Does everything work? If you also have wireless and Bluetooth built in, does that work also? How big of a hard drive will it detect size wise? Does it see dual processors...