This tag is for questions on Windows 7 that are Apple hardware- or software-specific. Otherwise you might wish to ask on superuser.com.
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How to download Bootcamp drivers without Bootcamp assistant?
I'm setting up my MacBook Air for a Windows-only boot setup.
This was easy enough. It already had rEFIt on it, I just connected a Windows 7 boot thumb drive, and away I went.
However, it seems Apple ...
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How do I move a contact on the iPhone from one group to another?
I have about 20 contacts on my iPhone that is in the wrong group. How can I move them to another group?
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Macbook Air + Lion + Windows 7 Boot Camp + shared partition
I would like to setup my Macbook Air's disk drive with 3 partitions - 50Gb for OSX Lion, 50Gb for Windows 7, and the remaining 150Gb for Data to share between both OSes (music, photos etc).
What's ...
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How to arrange two windows easily to left and right side?
In Windows 7, we can easily arrange two windows with these shortcuts: Option (Alt) ⌥ + ← maximizes the window to the left side of the screen, and Option (Alt) ⌥ + → maximizes the window to the right ...
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Can iTunes find all songs with no Album Art?
I want to find all songs or tracks which don't have Album Art associated with them in my iTunes music library. I want to do this so that I can fix Album Art problems in advance of a backup. How can ...
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Verify that entries in iTunes are actually on disk
I have a ton and a half of songs in my iTunes (Windows 7). I recently consolidated my library from 3 different Hard Drives.
I also deleted some of the unwanted music folders on my C Drive (but I ...
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Is there software to mirror a Windows PC via AirPlay?
I would like to mirror my Windows PC to my Apple TV via AirPlay. I've found a few options which enable Windows Media Player to receive video via AirPlay. I've also found an application named Airfoil ...
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How can I install boot camp off a Windows 7 USB flash drive?
I'm trying to follow the directions on how to create a Windows 7 installation USB flash drive. I was able to create the drive and when I insert it into a Windows computer, it shows the installer ...
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Downsides of using Windows on a Mac
Please do not comment on how using Windows itself is a huge downside. After several years using OSX, Linux and Windows, I can say that working on the latter OS is best for my needs.
I do own an iMac ...
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Can I install Windows 7 on a MacBook Air without a SuperDrive?
Is it possible to install Windows 7 as a second OS on a Macbook Air with no access to a superdrive? And if it is, how?
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Can I install Linux and Windows on a Mac to triple boot the hardware?
I'm quite the newbie at operating systems etc., so forgive me if my question is dumb. Is it possible to install Linux and Windows on a Mac, to run side by side with OS X? I'm about to start a new ...
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How can I automatically download lyrics in iTunes?
Is there a way to automatically download lyrics in iTunes?
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The free vs. inactive memory ratio on a Mac with 16 GB RAM has me concerned
I am looking for clarification since I am seeing large allocations of RAM on my Mac. I have 16 GB of RAM and recently installed Windows 7 on Parallels. When the machine runs, I see 3.55 GB Free memory ...
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My iPhone no longer mounts in Windows. Tries to install “MTP USB Device” .. which fails
When I plug my iPhone 4 into my Windows 7 Ultimate laptop, it syncs just fine with iTunes, but it no longer mounts on the desktop for me to transfer pictures and videos.
When I plug it in, Windows ...
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Apple TV works with my iPhone but not with my PC on the same wireless network
I have:
Windows 7 PC with latest version of iTunes connected to my network (wired). Windows Firewall is turned off.
Apple TV (2nd generation) connected to my network (wireless)
iPhone connected to ...
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Install Windows 7 on MacBook Pro via USB?
I've read many posts here and on other forums about installing Windows 7 from a USB stick, and I really don't want to start messing about with the VM Ware Fusion or Parallels options. Last resort ...
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Customize the Boot Camp Drive Icon in Lion
A while ago, I remember having customized the Boot Camp drive icon with a pretty simple hack.
It was on Mac OS X Tiger.
And it was that hack.
Now I'm running Lion. Windows 7 is comfy on his Boot ...
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How can I change the shortcut keys for my MacBook Pro so it doesn't conflict with my remote Windows shortcuts?
From my MacBook Pro, I use a Java program that allows me to remotely connect to my Windows computer. I use Outlook on this Windows computer where normally I use shortcut keys like ControlF2 or ...
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Possible to Hide Mac Partition When in Windows?
I've found out that if I install Windows 7 and use the Snow Leopard Boot Camp drivers (Which I need for the graphics chipset drivers.), the Mac partition appears and is read-only. I'm quite concerned ...
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How can I make a screenshot (printscreen) on my Macbook Pro using Windows 7?
How can I make a screenshot on Macbook pro using Windows 7?
The keyboard does not include a special key for this function.
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Are Boot Camp drivers for thunderbolt to gigabit ethernet available?
I have a Retina MacBook Pro with Mountain Lion and Boot Camp with Windows 7 and the Boot Camp 4.0 drivers. I'm also using the Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter.
My problem is that my ethernet port (aka ...
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How to make iCloud on Windows sync bookmarks with Safari, not Internet Explorer
I'm trying to get iCloud on my PC to sync its bookmarks with Safari, not Internet Explorer.
According to Apple's documentation, it is possible to sync iCloud bookmarks to Safari on Windows:
You ...
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How to get iTunes to stop encrypting iPhone backups without the password?
Is there a way to disable the checkbox near Encrypt iPhone backup without knowing the password. I don't need the data that is encrypted but I would like new backups to stop being encrypted as I forgot ...
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Is it safe to install Windows Updates on a Boot Camp'ed OS?
I just installed Windows 7 on Boot Camp, and when I login to windows, it says that there are Windows Updates available. The problem is that one time when I tried to install these updates, it prevented ...
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What is the safest way to triple boot Macbook Pro?
I recently purchased a MBP 13.3 i5 system, and I'm keen on making it triple boot (Lion, Win7, Ubuntu 11.04). What is the safest way to do this ? I found quite a few websites online, but I'm not sure ...
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How can I switch option (alt) and command (windows) keys for Windows 7 in Boot Camp?
Installed Windows 7 via Bootcamp for some work-related projects. I've also installed the Apple Bootcamp drivers from the OS X install disk and updated to the latest version. It mapped all my keys just ...
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How could i use an iMac as secondary monitor for windows 7 laptop
Recently (less than one year ago) i bought an iMac 21,5".
Now i would like to use it as secondary monitor for my laptop. (My laptop runs Windows 7).
Is it possible? (I found conflicting opinions on ...
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Pros and Cons of Boot Camp/Virtualization for Windows 7
I have an iMac and I'm coming to the point where I'm going to need Windows 7 on it so I can do a bit of my Visual Studio development work on it.
I'm aware of two options, setting up the dual boot ...
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Do you have a better way to browse Windows 7 machines in Finder (SL 10.6.5)?
Browsing the "network neighborhood" in OS X Finder does show XP machines, but not Windows 7 machines. (Vista machines have a similar problem). I can connect manually to Windows 7 machines ("connect to ...
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Tile scenes side by side in Windows 7 as virtual machine
I am using Windows 7 as virtual machine under Mac OS...
The keyboard shortcuts of Windows become difficult because of the Mac keyboard...
For instance, I am used to tiling scenes in Windows by ...
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Do I need to install the Boot Camp update in Mac OS X and Windows 7?
I'm running Windows 7 on a Boot Camp partition on a 2010 Mac Pro running Lion.
Every so often I'm prompted to download and install the latest update to the Boot Camp software under Windows but this ...
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How to load windows 7 directly (without Boot camp) in a Mac Mini with intel processor whose Hard disk crashed and so is replaced?
The hard disk of my Mac mini with 2 GHz intel processor and 4 GB RAM crashed and so I have replaced the Hard disk. How to load Windows 7 without loading Boot camp? Windows 7 original DVD is not able ...
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Is parallels 7 better in performance then Vmware Fusion 4?
I got Vmware Fusion 4 when I bought my MAC Book Pro ( core i7 2.0Ghz Quad Core 6MB Cache, 4GB RAM and 500GB HDD). I installed Win7 first on Vmware and then later WinXp. In both case the Virtual ...
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Windows on an iMac: unable to change keyboard layouts using a keyboard shortcut
I dual boot Windows 7 and MacOS X on my iMac.
Recently I needed to type some text in a non-English keyboard layout in Windows. I installed the second keyboard layout the way I usually do, but when I ...
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Consolidating music from three drives to one
I am trying to consolidate my music and videos on my Laptop. It is in 3 places:
C:\Users\RajMore\Music
D:\Entertainment\Audio
E:\Entertainment\Audio
I want to put all the music in a single ...
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win7 on macbook pro: is it safe to delete osx partition?
I've installed win7 on mbp using bootcamp by creating additional partition - so now I have 2 partitions (win and osx)
My question is: will win7 boot normally if I delete osx partition from windows ...
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How can I copy a Playlist from one iTunes library to another?
I have one iTunes instance (v10.6.0.40) a Windows 7 PC. I'm having problems copying playlists from there to my Macbook Air's iTunes instance. Here's what I do:
On the Win7 machine, I right click ...
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Windows 7 Bootcamp not recognising devices
Has anybody encountered a problem with the USB driver when running Windows 7 on MacBook Pro 2010 (MC371)?
It doesn't recognize any USB drives or USB hard drives. I've tried both Windows Update and ...
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Macbook 15 Retina Bootcamp Windows 7 64bit
When I go through the bootcamp process, then get to the windows 7 setup screen. I format the bootcamp partition like the instructions say, then click next with that highlighted and get the error:
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Why can't I download the latest Boot Camp installer when first configuring Boot Camp? [closed]
I have a white Macbook that is released near the end of 2007, with an Intel Core 2 Duo. And now that I want to try installing Windows XP or Windows 7 on it to see how robust it is running Windows, ...
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How do I clone a dual-boot Macbook
I have a Macbook Air set up for dual-boot (Lion & Windows 7) and am planning on buying a newer model. How would I go about cloning the entire hard drive to the new machine?
Do I need to ...
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MBP Keys 'stick' when it gets hot
Short Question
Why do the keys 'stiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick' when my MBP gets hot? More importantly, how can I fix it?
Background
It is not any one key that sticks, I have had darn near ...
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Macbook pro trackpad stops working after plugging in USB mouse in Windows 7 under bootcamp
We have a new Macbook Pro which we've installed Windows 7 under boot camp. We've also installed the drivers off the OSX CD.
When I plugged in a USB mouse the Trackpad stops working, which is fine ...
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Does the upgrading from Parallels Desktop (for Mac) 5 to 6 means reinstall Windows?
I have Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac. Does the upgrade to Parallels Desktop 6 means that I have to reinstall Windows 7 and all the other programs?
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Multiple users working remote on one mac?
we want to develop some iOS apps in our company. Since we use windows-pcs, we think about buying only one Mac and all working remotely from our windows machines on this single Mac. Is this possible? ...
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Where are the sync settings in iTunes 11 for Windows?
I've just upgraded to iTunes 11 on Win 7 Home Premium x64.
No matter how I try, I simply cannot find the synchronization setting for pictures/podscasts/music/movies etc.
Can someone please point me ...
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Enter “vertical bar” (or “pipe symbol”) in Windows
I have my MacBook late 2008 sometimes running Windows 7 via BootCamp. The keyboard has a German layout. Pretty much like the Wikimedia image below except that the blue symbols in the lowest line are ...
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How to delete synced photos and folder from iPhone?
How to delete synced photos and folder from iPhone, my OS is Windows 7 and I don't want to erase all content from setting.
I have iTunes installed on my PC.
I want to delete images and folder in my ...
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How do you get Function keys to work on Mac Book Pro running Windows 7 under bootcamp?
The Fn keys don't seem to work on my Macbook Pro when it's runnign windows 7 Under bootcamp. I can't turn the volume up or down or mute the sound etc.
I've found articles leading to me to believe ...
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Right-click on a MacBook Pro running Windows 7?
I've got a Macbook Pro whizzing it's way through the postal system towards me which I intend to run Mac OS X and Windows 7 On.
I was wondering how the MacBook Pro does right clicks in windows, I'm ...
