Browse Mac Hard Drive on Boot Camp

[Josh Kahane]

Hi

Sorry I know there are ways like using mac drive to do tis but it wouldn't work on my windows. I want to be able to browse my Mac hard drive while using Boot Camp, I have Windows 7 installed on Boot Camp.

Is this possible? Any help much appreciated, thanks.

 

[r.j.s]

The only way is using a tool like MacDrive, but if it won't work ...

Why won't it work? Does it give any errors? Will it not install? Need more info on how it isn't working.

 

[Josh Kahane]

Whenever I start the installer I just get a message saying I can only install on Vista, XP etc.

What can I do?

 

[r.j.s]

Whenever I start the installer I just get a message saying I can only install on Vista, XP etc.

What can I do?

Then it will not work with Win7, check the developer website to see if there is an update.

EDIT: Googling found this possible fix:

You MUST use MacDrive 7.2.5

How to do it:
1. Extract the MSI from exe using Winrar
2. Edit the MSI to accept windows 7(at LaunchConditions tab... where is something like WindowsNT=600 you put >=600)
http://www.brothersoft.com/easy-msi-editor-70589.html
3. Set compatibility mode for the MSI to Windows Vista.
4. Install normally.
I'm running MacDrive 7.2.5 at Windows 7 64-bit build 7000.

I have not tried it, so proceed at your own risk.

 

[steveza]

Then it will not work with Win7, check the developer website to see if there is an update.

EDIT: Googling found this possible fix:

You MUST use MacDrive 7.2.5

Do you know for sure that it works with 7.2.5? Mine broke when I upgraded to 7.2.5 and I had to go back to 7.2.2 to get it working again. Running on Windows 2008 R2 x64 and Windows 7 x64.

 

[Josh Kahane]

I forgot to say I tried this with Mac Drive 7.2.2.1 and it let me install it but it wouldn't show any mac drives.

 

[steveza]

I forgot to say I tried this with Mac Drive 7.2.2.1 and it let me install it but it wouldn't show any mac drives.

That's odd because it definitely works for me.

 

[Josh Kahane]

hh know what I didnt do, maybe this is why, I didnt set the compatibility mode to Vista. How do I do this? (Step 3)

 

[r.j.s]

Do you know for sure that it works with 7.2.5? Mine broke when I upgraded to 7.2.5 and I had to go back to 7.2.2 to get it working again. Running on Windows 2008 R2 x64 and Windows 7 x64.

Like I said above, I haven't tried that method.

hh know what I didnt do, maybe this is why, I didnt set the compatibility mode to Vista. How do I do this? (Step 3)

Right-click on the MSI and click Properties.

 

[Josh Kahane]

Ok I did that and made sure everything else was done, but it still doesnt work. 🙁 Ahh well. Thanks for helping.