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  1. paulbirch

    Moving from Windows

    Its about time I move to macOS, my main go-to machine is Win10 with Debian vmbox image to do stuff Windows cant. Before I move I need my expectations to be met. What can I not do nativly on macOS I have never run macOS before but I know Linux quite well. Is there a site that lists stuff that...
    • paulbirch
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    • migrate to macos windows
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS
  2. X

    Windows VPN on Mac - please help!

    Hi all, I bought a new iMac 27" 2017 top spec, I love it! Migrating over from Windows. What a revelation, took me a couple of weeks to get used to it. My issue is that I need to log in to my Windows server at Work. VMWare Fusion 8.5.8, Trialled this for free for a month with Windows 10 64...
  3. C

    Mac mini help

    I have a mid 2010 mac mini with windows 7 professional downloaded on it. I forgot the password and there is no cd slot and when i go to reset the password through the startup repair message my keyboard and mouse stop working. Ive tried multiple keyboards and still nothing. Please help.
    • connorsiebens
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    • apple help mac mac mini win win 7 windows windows 7
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac mini
  4. ascender

    2016 MBP - Can't install Bootcamp due to disk errors

    I need to install Windows on my MBP (13" TB, 16GB RAM) for some resource-hungry software which I can't run in a VM. However, every time I go to partition my disk within Bootcamp, I get told there's errors which need to be fixed with Disk Utility before I can proceed. Reboot in Recovery Mode...
  5. N

    Deactivate W10 on internal drive and use it again on external SSD

    Hello, I was wondering how I could deactivate my activation key (it's a Windows Educational key I got from my Uni site) from my MBP and install W10 on an external SSD's partition, using the same key
  6. N

    Unable to reactivate Windows 10 license after deleting Windows partition

    Hello, I deleted my Windows 10 partition through Boot Camp Assistant and made my MBP drive a single partition. I had installed Windows 10 education within the key provided by my University. If I check whether or not I can get a new key now, the university site tells me that I have already...
  7. nad0102

    Minimise all active windows

    I only know Command + M is to minimize current active window but trying to find a short-cut to minimize all active windows. Anyone know?
  8. montanaco

    BootCamp question

    Hey! My new iMac just came in today (5k, i7, pro 580, upgraded to 16GB RAM) , and the windows ISO file for bootcamp is taking AGES to download...is this normal? Its only 5gb but its taking forever to install. If anyone has any insight or tips for installing windows that would be awesome!
    • montanaco
    • Thread
    • bootcamp iso windows
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iMac
  9. seitsme

    Pc / mac problem: Split&join .aa .ab ... files

    hello, About 3 months ago, i said goodbye to my last ELCAP 10.x ppc and bought a secondhand win 7 64b laptop. On my mac at that time, i used a program, cannot remember which though, maybe macpar ? to split a 4GB file into 4 pieces, to be joined after I transfered it to my laptop. The program...
  10. joshnapoli

    iMac/Windows bootcamp logs in but flickers and goes to black screen

    Hey guys so I've been using Windows on my Mac for a few months now with bootcamp and it's been going great, I love it. However today I was doing some graphics work using photoshop and I kept getting notifications about memory and that I should close photoshop to free up memory and not lose my...
    • joshnapoli
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    • apple black screen bootcamp imac mac memory windows windows 10
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iMac
  11. Tipsy McStagger

    Can't create parallels VM from bootcamp

    Hi all, I have been running windows 10 in bootcamp and have had a VM from parallels for some time. It's been working well until recently I tried to boot the VM and it gave me an error (don't remember what it was). I deleted the VM thinking I'd recreate it but now I don't have the option to...
  12. keysofanxiety

    OS Neutral Anybody remember Space Cadet 3D Pinball?

    Hi everybody, Hope you're keeping in great spirits! Thanks for taking the time to read this. Of course you remember Space Cadet 3D. :P It was an incredible pinball game. It's pretty easy to get a copy and even run on Mac through Crossover or something. However I really really want a copy of...
  13. P

    macOS Winebottler and PGF error

    Hi I'm using Winebottler to convert PGF Pinnacle Game Profiler to an app for my MacBook Air on MacOS Sierra. PGF gives me error that "NTSVC.ocx" is missing! I thought I could register it by using Terminal just like here but I'm not sure.. because it's a windows file not mac. Is the NTSVC.ocx...
  14. M

    Windows 10 on External Thunderbolt Drive (Bootcamp)

    Hello! I am looking to install Windows 10 on an external drive to avoid taking up space on my internal Flash drive on my iMac (27-inch, Late 2013). I know Windows cannot boot off USB (at least not without some major tinkering), so Thunderbolt is the way to go. Can anyone who's done just that...
  15. zed1291

    Reading/Writing Bootcamp Partition

    Prior to installing macOS 10.12.5 I had enabled reading AND writing my Bootcamp partition (formatted NTFS) with terminal. For those who aren't familiar sudo nano /etc/fstab [ENTER] LABEL=BOOTCAMP none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse [control-o] [ENTER] [control-x] [ENTER] Then use "open /Volumes" to...
  16. gendolfender

    MacPro 1,1 freezes on Windows 8,10

    I have a macpro 1,1 upgraded to 2 quad xeons x5335 10gb ram and mac flashed HD 5770 Problem im facing is that if i install and use Windows 7 it works fine no problems at all However if i install Windows 8 or 10 it randomly freezes at random point during usage and its type of freeze where its...
  17. Tonic76

    Triple boot accident (Help needed)

    I need some help with possible triple booting jam that I created. 1) I had succesfully installed Boot Camp and Windows 10 to my Macbook Pro. THEN When I was logged to OSX 2) I tried to create bootable LINUX (Ubuntu-16.04.2) USB stick as I had done before using the Unetbootin tool Because...
  18. L

    Delete OSX Partition, Run Windows only

    Hi, I need to install Windows 10 on my 2016 Macbook Pro for a project. Unfortunately, I can't free up enough space as I will most likely need for it and my external drives are too slow, so I made a TimeMachine backup of macOS. There seems to be little information online to this: How can I...
  19. C

    Windows install help

    Hi can anyone help me install Windows on my MacBook Pro. Specs below: MacBook Pro (Late 2011) 13inch 4GB Ram 500GB HDD MacOs Sierra 10.12.4 BootCamp Assistant 6.1 Not wanting a virtual machine solution as they slow down macs, or even some info on how to assign more ram to a virtual machine...
  20. PinkyMacGodess

    Music server for Windows?

    I don't know if it's good/safe to ask this here, but a friend just built a 'server' and wants to use it as a 'media/music server', ironically 'just like your Apple system'. :rolleyes: He's afraid of being 'converted' to the Apple Way. I suggested, wild stab in the dark, Winamp? Apple used that...
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