Using Apple products and services with a computer running the Microsoft Windows operating system in its various versions.
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Music's disappeared
Today I turned my computer on and I afterwards opened iTunes.
To my surprise, my music disappeared, everything that I had was gone.
I have no idea what happened and I have no idea how to put it back ...
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How to send Home key to a VM running on OSX?
How to send the home key to a windows installation in VirtualBox in OSX?
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No bootable device - insert boot disk and press any key after Boot Camp
When I tried to install Windows on my iMac I must have have formatted the wrong disk. Now when start I get no bootable device - insert boot disk and press any key. Any suggestions!
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How can I backup my notes and highlights on iBooks? (pc user)
I don't have a Mac and I want to do what's specified here.
Is there a Linux/Windows app for this?
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software kvm for osx / windows
I have a dell 27" monitor with the dvi input connected to my windows machine and the display port connected to my macbook air. I can change the input manually but it's fairly tedious.
I'm looking ...
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Wifi not working in windows if thunderbolt display is connected
I had to install windows 7 on my macbook air (...) and I'm having trouble getting it to work with the thunderbolt display.
As soon as the display is connected, the wifi doesn't work anymore. Device ...
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After syncing laptop to iPad, photo drop down tab no longer visible with iTunes version 11.0.1
After syncing my laptop (Windows XP) with my iPad and selecting my iPad under Devices on the left hand side, there is no photos heading any longer.
I have menu headings (tabs) for "Summary", "Info", ...
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Win 7 in Boot Camp: Drivers will not install from snow leopard cd
I have a early 2011 Macbook Pro (8,1). I am loading Windows 7 with Boot Camp, but cannot get any of the drivers to install. (ethernet, video, etc)
I have tried both the Snow Leopard cd, and ...
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Removing all IPA files not in iTunes?
I currently have have 692 IPA files on my Windows 7 machine, but only 598 IPA files actually in my Applications section of iTunes
I'm guessing this is a result of me pressing the wrong key when ...
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Cannot change startup disk
I have my OS X 10.8.2 system with bootcamp, with Windows 7 on the other partition. However, when I try to set the startup disk in System Preferences, I get the error
The bless tool was unable to ...
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Can I make iTunes try to identify a playlist like it would a CD?
I'm slowly recovering from the problems described in this question, and I've run across a couple situations where I know the track numbers and that a set of MP3s came from one album, but I can't ...
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How can I fix my music library?
I upgraded to iTunes 11 and it destroyed my entire music library in one fell swoop.
After the upgrade to 11, many of my mp3 files got moved to Unknown Album folders. If I looked at the files in ...
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Wi-Fi Sync for iOS 4.2.1 and Windows?
I've lost my data cable for my old iPod Touch 2G, so I googled a little bit and found wifi-sync, downloaded it, and it told me to get the desktop app from getwifisync.com but it doesn't exist. Is ...
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Does Boot Camp support Windows Server 2012 with ReFS?
According to this article it is possible to install Windows 8 on a Mac (with minor issues).
Assuming Windows Server 2012 supports installation to an NTFS volume, I don't expect to run into any ...
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My iphone 3gs won't connect to iTunes
I've tried everything.
reinstalling iTunes
restarting Apple Mobile Device
bought a different cable
restarting my laptop
restarting the iphone
checked for iTunes Helper Services
uninstalled and ...
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What does UEFI need to attempt to boot from a partition?
I'm the Windows guy on our team, and the Mac guy doesn't have an answer for me, so I'm hoping someone here specializes in both enough to help me out.
To be very terse, I have a custom WinPE image to ...
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How to obtain Boot Camp Drivers for Windows XP
I've got an early 2011 Macbook Pro on which I've installed Windows XP. The installation went fine until the point at which I inserted my Mac OS disk to install the drivers. My Mac OS disk apparently ...
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Mac does not see shared Windows domain printers
Several Macs are able to connect to a printer on a Windows 7 machine, but there is one Mac that I can't get to hooked up.
When I go to add a printer, I can browse to our domain, but no computers are ...
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Are bluetooth battery information readable from windows through BootCamp?
Is there any way to see the battery level of bluetooth device (eg, magic mouse) on bootcamp+windows?
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Can't see properties panel popups/windows in eclipse
Is it me or is it bug in Eclipse (Indigo Service Release 1) running on Mac OS Lion , that when in XML layout design mode, when I select any property of widget, its not displaying popup nor the drop ...
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Can I enable AHCI mode of the SATA controller when booting to Windows on a MacBook with Nvidia chipset?
Is there a way to enable AHCI mode under Windows on a Macbook5,2 (white) on N-Force 730i chipset?
If you want to just say 'no', please put it in the comments instead. Thanks.
Advanced Host Controller ...
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Error when syncing iPhone with iTunes
When I'm synchronizing my iPhone 3G S with iTunes, an error message tells me that
"iTunes could not sync to the iPhone 'Katie's iPhone' because the
contacts are in use by the phone."
What ...
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Replicate functionality to double click headphone button
You can use the headphones button to pause or play, or skip to the next song.
Has anyone figured out how to replicate this functionality on a Windows desktop or a MacBook Pro with players like ...
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Parallels windowed mode - make window larger
I'm using Parallels 7 with windows 7 in windowed view mode. The program i'm running in windows is fullscreened. I want to make the window larger, as it's very small by default. Dragging the edges ...
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Macbook Pro (March 2011) - Bootcamp Windows crashes when monitor is plugged in
I have a really annoying issue when plugging in an external monitor into my macbook where the computer just freezes. All screens go black, the apple and keyboard are lit up, even if the lid is closed ...
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iTunes deciding not to update podcasts
iTunes, trying to be helpful, automatically stops updating my podcasts when it thinks I've not listened to them recently enough. It's quite maddening!
How can I turn off this "helpful" feature?
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How to I get Parallels to use a mapped drive for the user folder?
I have Parallels running a copy of Windows 7 within a Macbook Pro. By default it appears to share the Mac home directory like this:
\\psf\Home\Documents\
...which causes issues for a few bits of ...
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Is there something similar to Axialis Iconworkshop?
Is there something similar to http://www.axialis.com/iconworkshop/ which is an icon designer?
If not, then it appears its only windows, what would the best way of running thing on mac-osx?
Thanks
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How do I recover a GPT partition possibly overwritten by the Windows recovery tool
I've had a good look around the web and can find similar problems but nothing specific to mine.
I recently installed Zorin OS onto my step dad's computer to breathe a little Linux-life into it. I ...
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Laggy TightVNC on iPad
I confess I'm not entirely sure where this belongs, since it's a cross platform issue.
I'm trying to use my iPad as a remote for my PC (which functions as my HTPC). I am using TightVNC on the PC ...
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Using 3rd party keyboard on Bootcamp
I'm using a Razer Black Widow keyboard on Windows 7 Bootcamp. I was wondering if there was any way for the volume control buttons other function buttons to be remapped onto the keyboard. I have tried ...
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Viewing Composite Document File V2 Documents
Every now and then I receive attachments from Windows users that show up as "Picture (Device independent Bitmap)" and - when I run "file" on the command line, they are identified as "Composite ...
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Boot Camp sounds are different
So, I've installed Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit with Boot Camp 5 under an iMac running Mountain Lion, as well as the Boot Camp drivers, but any sounds seem to be lacking bass for some reason (only ...
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Boot Camp startup problems when using “Startup Disk” but not when using “Option” key on startup
There are essentially two ways to start up Boot Camp (mine has Windows 7 in it). The first is to open up System Preferences, click on "Startup Disk", then choose the Windows partition and click ...
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When starting up Windows 7 in Boot Camp, drivers sometimes load slowly?
I recently removed my Windows 7 32-bit installation from Boot Camp and instead installed Windows 7 64-bit, on my iMac mid-2010 21".
However, for some reason, every once in a while when I start up ...
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Mac Mini (Late 2012) - Windows 7 Install [ Missing CD/DVD Drivers ]
I just bought Mac Mini Late 2012, It's cool :) I like OS X, but I want to play games and when I tried install Windows with Bootcamp Assistant via USB, after reboot, Installer return error about ...
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Why are there several image folders when I connect my iPhone to Windows?
Normaly there was only one folder which hold my images taken from the native camera app. But now there are three folders, all filled with images? Why are there now three different image folders when I ...
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Bootcamp Win7 - Graphic distortion
I installed Windows 7 on MBP 13" 2012 using bootcamp. I have downloaded all drivers etc, system is updated. When I open EvE Online game client, the application works normally, although the graphics in ...
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Bootcamp assistant won't let me increase the Windows partition
I'm trying to install Windows 7 on my Mac. The Bootcamp Assistant won't let me increase the Windows partiton's size above ~45 GB. I've got 200 GB free out of 500 GB on my SSD.
I run Disk Repair, but ...
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Can I install Windows on the Boot Camp partition from Parallels?
I am the happy owner of a MacBook Pro, Parallels Desktop 7, and Windows 8. I haven't installed Windows 8 yet, but I'd like to do it soon. (I know Apple's drivers are not yet up-to-date, but from this ...
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Uninstalling Parallels and Windows 8
I installed Parallels and Windows 8 last spring on my MacBook Pro, but it's been eating up my resources. How can I verify that I got rid of ALL the files, and have nothing left?
Thanks!
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1080p movies won't play on my PC laptop
Is there a problem with the specs on the iTunes help page regarding 1080p requirements?
I have Windows 7 64-bit, an i7 quad-core, iTunes 10.7, 16 GB of RAM, NVIDIA GT 540M 2GB, and a 1080p display.
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How can I configure Safari using Windows command prompt?
How can I change Safari settings from the command line when running on Windows?
On Mac OS it is done by executing the following command from a Terminal:
defaults write com.apple.Safari ...
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The keyboard stopped working in text boxes under Windows - but shortcuts work
I just installed Windows 8 via Boot Camp and everything worked just fine, until I installed the Windows Support software from Apple.
I don't exactly know when my keyboard suddenly stopped working ...
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Internet Sharing via Ethernet isn't working
I've setup Internet Sharing on my Macbook Pro to share my Mac's wifi over Ethernet port.
I've connected a Windows 7 PC to it via Ethernet but the PC is saying that the DNS isn't responding...
It was ...
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Can't use Bootcamp partition for Windows 8 installation
I'm trying to install Windows 8 with Bootcamp on my Macbook Pro.
Sadly it won't let me get past the disk partition choice (even after formatting the Bootcamp-drive).
It says:
Windows can't be ...
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Parallels Right To Left Keyboard Shortcut
I'm using Parallels 8 and I'd like to switch paragraph direction to right-to-left. Is there a keyboard shortcut for that?
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How can I save my PowerPoint 2003 presentation (.ppt file) in Windows so that it can be viewed (including animations) on PowerPoint for Mac?
I have created a Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 presentation (a .ppt file) using Windows XP. My colleague has a Mac computer and PowerPoint for Mac. I would like to share my presentation -- including ...
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Restarting from Boot Camp (Windows 7) into OS X goes back into Boot Camp?
For some reason, lately when I'm in Windows 7 using Boot Camp and I want to restart back into OS X, it'll restart back into Windows 7 again.
What I do is, I click on the Boot Camp system tray icon ...
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How to prevent Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac from locking your connection?
How to prevent Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac from locking your connection?
Remote Desktop Connection form Mac (last version 2.1.1) does auto-lock your account after some time.
How can I ...
