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  1. O

    Switching from Windows to macOS

    Hi there, Next September, I'm looking to buy myself a new laptop to begin the new schoolyear with a fresh start. Therefore, I'm probably going to switch my 6 year old (slow) Windows laptop to a brand new MacBook. The reason is that I already own an iPhone and iPad and I heard that they work...
  2. M

    Buying new MBP, Questions about Bootcamp

    Hi all, So I had a 2012 MBP that broke so now I am filling in with a 2008 MBP. Definitely time to switch to the 2016 15" model. I think I will be opting for the 512Gb, but I am also considering doing 256 and using OneDrive or Google Drive to let me access my files across the partition a bit more...
    • mgoni1
    • Thread
    • adobe bootcamp macbookpro mbp2016 touchbar windows
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  3. 5

    Resolved 3GB vs 6GB VRAM

    Hey MacRumors folk! Although I love my 2012 rMBP very much, it's just not cutting it for the power I need for uni. I'm on a games programming course and so I'm running a lot of Windows software, and developing for Windows in general. So it's time to build myself a PC - plus I've been wanting to...
  4. superparati

    Bootchamp - what are the other alternatives

    Hi, With my Nvidia GT 120 unrecognised it is time to find an alternative solution. If with El Capitan I was able to boot easily under Windows with the help of Bootchamp, today the same software doesn't work anymore under Sierra. The command line bless is not supported due to SIP as far as I...
    • superparati
    • Thread
    • bless tool bootcamp bootchamp macos macpro terminal windows
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  5. R

    Increasing Bootcamp partition size

    Hello, i'm trying to increase the size of my window 10 bootcamp. I'm using a macos sierra and i created a new partition in disk utility and restarted into my windows 10 and tried using minitool partition wizard to extend my windows 10 bootcamp partition but it gives me an error saying theres not...
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    MacBook Pro 2015 does not boot Windows

    Hello, I have got a MacBook Pro 2015 Retina. About a week ago I created myself a external HDD with Windows To Go. The HDD booted perfectly on my older MacBook Air (2014) and MacBook Pro (2012 non-retina), but it didn't boot on my MacBook Pro (2015). Today I checked that my MacBook Pro does not...
  7. Swiftmacer

    Mac Pro 1,1 Extremely Slow HDD Speed on Windows 7

    So in windows I get very slow response time from my hdd and it takes ages to copy files or open programs but on OSX Yosemite it works fine I have 100 mb/s hdd speed. Some help would be appreciated Thanks.
    • Swiftmacer
    • Thread
    • mac pro 1.1 slow hdd speed windows
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  8. SportsPhan8

    A question about Windows PCs and Macs Desktops

    Is there a way/a button to click with the trackpad on my Mac to go straight to the Desktop without having to click finder and pressing FN? On Windows PCs, as a lot of people probably know, there's a button at the bottom right of the computer where you can click to go to the desktop, really easy...
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    "The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer"

    I have 2 hard drives which I copy all my Final Cut Pro projects to. I use these drives with Windows 10 as well, so they are in exFAT. One of the drives now comes up with this message when I boot up: "The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer." It gives options to Initialize...
  10. polaxgr

    Problem installing bootcamp windows on macbook pro 2016

    Hello to all. I have installed without a problem a copy of windows on my late 2012 iMac with bootcamp. I tried to install it on my new macbook pro 2016 ( without touchbar ), also tried other copy, and was getting an error : File : \windows\system32\boot\winload.efi Error code : 0xc000000f...
  11. yakoenicol

    Mac Pro 2008 fans on a windows pc?

    Hi, I have an old Mac Pro Early 2008 with a fried motherboard. Im trying to use its fans for my Windows pc. they have a 4 pin connector do does my motherboard but the wont turn on. The fans Model number is Delta AFB1212HHE and they are 12v 0.75A and my motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-z97x-ud3h-bk...
  12. S

    Time Machine Access to sparsebundle as zip file on windows

    Hi All, I'm new here but I'm racking my brains and I can't work out what to do. I've been backing up to a NAS drive (WD My Cloud) with time machine. I no longer have access to the location where the NAS drive is located so have logged in and downloaded the backup file "Sam's...
  13. prisha

    where I should find best windows hosting

    I need a good windows hosting company that I won't have issues with and support of ASP.NET 5 or ASP.NET Core 1.0 , ASP.NET MVC, US and SQL Server 2014. I have searched in search engine and found good reviews about hostforlife hosting service from Anyone have experience with that hosting...
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    failed Win10 boot camp install, lost partition

    Hello! I attempted to install Windows 10 using boot camp assistant but my MacBook Air 2012 failed and I received a white screen saying the MBA was restarting. After the restart I noticed I was missing the 50 GB partition that was being created or was created. I'm not able to access this part...
  15. smacrumon

    Running macOS on a PC

    With software like BootCamp or Parallels it's possible to run Windows on a Mac. But how does one run macOS on a PC? What software is available to achieve that aim? (If the answer is quite nerdy, excellent, let's go there! :D)
    • smacrumon
    • Thread
    • macos personal computer windows
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS
  16. ZapNZs

    Running Windows VMs on a MacBook...will it work for me?

    My 2011 MBP15 has a defective GPU, and while I will eventually purchase another MBP15, I would prefer to wait until an option with 32GB of RAM becomes available, as I often run multiple VMs at the same time on both of my 15-inch MBPs (plus it gives me time to save for a large expenditure as...
    • ZapNZs
    • Thread
    • fusion macbook sql virtual machine vmware windows
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: MacBook
  17. M

    Which version of Windows is best for Yosemite?

    Hi All, I am using MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011), 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5, 512 SSD, just upgraded my RAM to 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 (from 4 Gb 1333MHz). I am running Yosemite, Version 10.10.5 (14F1808). I am a relatively new MBP owner. I want to install Windows through Bootcamp. I am...
  18. Korosensei

    Sharing passwords between Mac OS and Windows Bootcamp partition

    Hello, I have recently reinstalled OSX Sierra and made a bootcamp partition with windows 10. And i want to share my passwords between the tow operating systems. And i don't know how Can anyone help me please Happy New Year 2017 Best wishes from belgium MBP mid 2012, Intel HD Graphics 4000...
    • Korosensei
    • Thread
    • bootcamp mac os passwords sharing passwords windows
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  19. Piplodocus

    macOS Copy from Excel, Paste to VMWare Window?

    I'm trying to make a script of sorts, to copy from the currently selected cell of Excel:Mac, then paste into a VMWare Windows 7 command window that's already open. I tried VBA with 'appactivate' to try to select the command window by name, then was gonna do sendkeys to paste: no joy yet (would...
    • Piplodocus
    • Thread
    • command excel mac paste terminal window vba virtual machine windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Apple Programming
  20. arrow_why

    Bootcamp won't show after transferring data to new bootdrive

    #1 Hi! My machine is an old mid-2010 MacBook Pro running 10.10.5. I recently had an SSD installed and used that as my new boot drive while I had my old HDD w a Windows 7 partition in it still intact. I migrated and deleted all the OSX content from my old HDD to my SSD. Restarted and held down...
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