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    MP 1,1-5,1 Installing windows 7 for legacy use

    Hello, for the last two weeks I’ve been trying to install windows 7 on my 2009 4,1 Mac Pro. I’m not using boot camp. I’m turning my old Mac Pro into a windows gaming pc the right way and trying to figure out how to do it. I’ve tried creating a Rufus bootable flash drive and it still didn’t work...
  2. K

    running Windows with fully disabled dGPU on an old MBP

    Hi everyone. I'll describe my setup and what I have already tried first. I have installed Big Sur on MacBookPro6,2 (15'' mid-2010) via OCLP. Then I decided to install Windows 10 in (U)EFI mode. Officially my mbp supports only 8.1 via non-UEFI (legacy) mode. Currently Windows works fine, both...
  3. Enderlais_HD

    Wireless modem thing

    I had something on my mind for a fwew years lately because we don’t have modem cables in our home but have them in our basement in our internet box what if I made a device that could send a modem signal wirelessly and then revive it at my room for example it wuld be uesed I’ll for people that...
    • Enderlais_HD
    • Thread
    • dail up landline mac modem phone line retro self made windows wireless modem
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
  4. Alvin777

    Which Upgrade Preserves My Key from Windows 8.0 Pro to 8.1 to Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit?

    Hello Apple and Windows Boot Camp (and actual PC) friends. I had to fresh install Windows, it's a legitimate license for Windows 8.0 Pro (says the digital receipt), how do I preserve my license (activation not a problem) from upgrading to 8.1 Pro to Windows 10 Pro (it needs 8.1 to upgrade to...
  5. Alvin777

    Ways to Optimize Crucial MX500 for both macOS, Windows Boot Camp & PC?

    Hello Apple friends, any tips how to optimize the MX500 (500GB for the PC, 1TB for my Late 2015 5K iMac 2TB Fusion but only the hardisk is working. The 1TB will be run on a USB 3.0 external dock back up first then I'll open up the iMac later, I do have a 1TB NVME, so later it'll be 2TB total no...
  6. Alvin777

    What Else Could Be Preventing 100% Communication to the Networked Printer, Plugged on the PC?

    Hello Apple & Mac friends. What else or setting on both the Mac and PC (PCs, tested on more than one PC) could be preventing the Mac from communicating to the PC's printer. The Mac can mount the Public folders of the PC, no problem but the IP address must be known and that used to mount it (if...
    • Alvin777
    • Thread
    • internet modem mac mac client networked printer pc host printer windows
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  7. tinygoblin

    Rename Windows (Boot Camp) volume in Startup Manager

    This is addressed primarily to owners of 2016+ 13/15-inch MacBook Pro with Boot Camp volume on internal SSD. I'm trying to set Boot Camp volume (located on internal SSD) label displayed in Startup Manager (Option-boot, boot loader) to something different than Windows. The commands I use are...
  8. tinygoblin

    Rename Windows (Boot Camp) volume in Startup Manager

    This is addressed primarily to owners of 2016+ 13/15-inch MacBook Pro with Boot Camp volume on internal SSD. I'm trying to set Boot Camp volume (located on internal SSD) label displayed in Startup Manager (Option-boot, boot loader) to something different than Windows. The commands I use are...
  9. tinygoblin

    Rename Windows (Boot Camp) volume in Startup Manager

    This is addressed primarily to owners of 2016+ 13/15-inch MacBook Pro with Boot Camp volume on internal SSD. I'm trying to set Boot Camp volume (located on internal SSD) label displayed in Startup Manager (Option-boot, boot loader) to something different than Windows. The commands I use are...
  10. Alvin777

    macOS or Windows App That Can Detect if An SSD is a Fake & How Fast It Is?

    Hello Mac & Apple friends. Is there an app that can know, once you buy an SSD (SATA internal or M.2 NVME or AHCI). There are, sadly techniques that say a certain SSD has this much capacity but sometimes it's really just half or less. There are also straight fakes that use the name of say...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 attempting to install windows on 09' mac pro 5.1 via usb

    hi guys, I'm at a point where i want to install a modded windows 11 that bypasses the TPM. Im aware that windows 11 on the mac pro 2009 is not officially supported but id want give it a shot. i tried going through the bootcamp installer and even used a windows 7 iso file which bootcamp...
  12. DominikHoffmann

    What sites to monitor for Windows news an education

    Is there a site out there that, like MacRumors does for the Apple ecosystem, reports news on Windows? I need to educate myself on Windows better and learn technologies coming out in that ecosystem.
  13. quatermass

    Really annoying Finder Window behaviour!

    This comes under the heading "Minor Annoyance" rather than "Major Issue". Whenever I open a new Finder window in list view, or change from column or icon to list view, the items are always ordered the wrong way! By default I use "By Name" but rather that being ordered from A - Z, or 1 - 9, with...
  14. Alvin777

    App That Burns .cdr .dmg .esd onto a Flashdrive on Windows 10 or 11?

    Hello, somehow inspite of Terminal methods and USB refresh apps (for weeks, many man hours), macOS Monterey won't mount any external drives (it does mount the internal drives), now I plan to burn my older macOS (like High Sierra which has been the most stable macOS by far) installer as a...
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    Studio Display on Windows with DisplayPort / Dedicated graphics

    Hey all, Can anyone recommend a cable that will allow me to use my Studio Display with Windows? I have a dedicated GPU with DisplayPort / HDMI connections. I've tried a few cables but they don't work, specifcally some DisplayPort 1.4 8K cables, should I be looking for something more specific...
  16. Joeronzk

    [App Giveaway] Create Windows 11 & 10 Bootable USB on Apple Silicon Mac

    Two Known Facts: Creating Windows bootable USB feature removed from Big Sur and later version. Boot Camp Assistant no longer available on Apple Silicon Mac. So if you want to create a Windows bootable USB on M1 Mac, you can either use Terminal or third-party app to finish the job. Actually...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Best and safe way for install MultiBoot OS (TripleBoot: MacOS, Windows, Linux) on MacPro 4.1/5.1

    Hello. I have MacPro 4.1 2009. I flashed it to 5.1, then put Nvidia GT710 (because it have Metal), flashed to firmware to 144.0.0.0.0 and install MacOS 10.13 on NVME via 2$ aliexpress PCI-E NVME adapter. Next I want: buy RX 580 video card reinstall MacOS 10.13 on 12.3 wia OpenCore...
    • blrb
    • Thread
    • linux mp4.1-mp5.1 open core opencore legacy patcher virtual machine windows
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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    Extending Universal Control to Windows?

    I have to say UC is such an awesome feature and I absolutely loved controlling my iPad from Mac and vice versa. It really brings unity to the ecosystem. But I also have a Windows PC and I would like the functionality extended to it as well, so that all my working devices can be controlled with...
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    Macintosh HD not at full capacity size after removing Bootcamp partition

    I have a Late 2011 13" MacBook Pro running High Sierra 10.13.6, Quick recap, I initially wanted to install Windows through Bootcamp but it for some reason failed once the laptop restarted to boot the Windows installer disc, the disc ejected and it only said "no bootable device, insert boot...
  20. haralds

    VM Windows NTFS Drive Compression Performance Impact

    I am using NTFS compression on my BootCamp and it gives me about 10% extra free space with no detectable performance impact. I am now thinking of using it on Parallels Win 11 VMs on M1, since my MacBook Pro 13" is stuck at 2TB. Has anybody tried this? Have you seen any performance degradation?
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