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Offline vRS Carl

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Re: New Mac user
« Reply #15 on: June 12, 2010, 08:06:05 am »
If your only doing it to play games every now and then a virtual machine is the best bet.

However I would seriously look at steam or a game for the mac from apple etc so you don't have to spoil it :signLOL:

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Re: New Mac user
« Reply #16 on: June 13, 2010, 11:20:00 am »
uea i have looked on steam and apple but thye dont list the game i want to play on there  :ashamed: :ashamed:

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Re: New Mac user
« Reply #17 on: June 16, 2010, 08:08:43 pm »
Ok, i got Windows 7 Professional of Ifti

I have watched a load of videos on how to bootcamp but I am running into the same problem everytime I try!!

Windows intalls Ok but when it does it 2nd restart i.e. windows 1st offical load I get to a black screen and thats it, it dont go further :rolleye: :rolleye:

Help!!!!
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Re: New Mac user
« Reply #18 on: June 16, 2010, 08:13:20 pm »
I had a similar problem with windows 7 pro on bootcamp. Iirc I had to boot windows in safe mode and then force the apple software update to get it all to work.

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Re: New Mac user
« Reply #19 on: June 16, 2010, 08:15:01 pm »
ok I will try that  :signLOL: :signLOL: :signLOL: :signLOL:

Looked so easy on utube i thought i would have a go hahahahaha

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Re: New Mac user
« Reply #20 on: June 17, 2010, 12:49:00 am »
Search apple help pages as you have to download some software from them and copy to usb pen drive. this then installs all drivers needed to complete set up. it worked for me

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Re: New Mac user
« Reply #21 on: June 18, 2010, 11:26:35 am »
Anyone looked at this?

http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/

Ideal for running Windows Apps on a Mac if you absolutely have to.  :happy2:

Saves having to dual boot or run vmware/parallels.
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Re: New Mac user
« Reply #22 on: June 18, 2010, 03:58:23 pm »
All sorted

Thanks Micaerin you were spot on!!!!!

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Re: New Mac user
« Reply #23 on: June 19, 2010, 11:17:19 am »
No worries :happy2: living in a house with 3 women its nice to be right for a change

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