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What are some reasons to run Windows on a Mac? [closed]
I'm interested in knowing why one would run Windows on a Mac. I may be required by my school to do so, and I'm curious about potential reasons.
So, what are some of the reasons to run Windows on your ...
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How to install Ubuntu from OS X?
I'm looking for a solution that would enable me to install Ubuntu and run it as a virtual machine under OS X but still be able to boot directly Ubuntu.
If possible I would like to test both scenarios:...
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Understanding RAM and Disk Space when using Windows on a Mac?
I am trying to understand how you need to set things up when trying to run Windows from a Mac (using Bootcamp / Parallels). I understand the differences in terms of Bootcamp requiring you to choose ...
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"The bless tool was unable to set the current boot disk" error in bootcamp macOS Sierra
Problem:
I can no longer boot Boot Camp partition (BCP) running Windows 10 Pro 1703. I am also unable to start Parallels 12.2.0 Virtual Machine based on the same BCP macOS side. Problem occurred ...
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Does Parallel still allow booting from a Bootcamp partition with HIgh Sierra?
Will I be able to create a Bootcamp partition that I can boot into from Parallels once I've upgraded to High Sierra?
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Install bootcamp with my parallels partition
I've been using parallels for a while and I want to use that partition for bootcamp. I've read about doing it the other way, using bootcamp in parallels but not from parallels -> bootcamp. How do I do ...
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My Windows 7 Boot Camp partition is missing. Why doesn't Parallels recognize it?
I installed Windows 7 on my (month-old) Macbook Pro using boot camp assistant. I basically used defaults throughout, so I don't think there's anything crazy about my setup.
Usually, after doing this, ...
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Why is Windows 7 giving me a software counterfeiting error?
I have a legitimate copy of Windows 7 Ultimate installed via Bootcamp on my Macbook Pro. I also have Parallels 5 installed on my Mac OS X, which can boot up Bootcamp's partition of Windows 7.
I'm ...
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Running an OS off an external drive
I'm looking to do away with my Boot Camp partition. Now I've bought a 2 TB external drive, and I was wondering if it's possible to either install a Boot Camp partition onto the external drive, or ...
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Make Hard Drive appear as Bootcamp for Parallels
Parallels Dekstop 13.0.1 BE won't let me add a Physical Internal HDD to the VM system.
There is a SATA HardDrive in my system with a GPT partition table and a big (2TB) NTFS partition. I use it when ...
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Retina Macbook Pro BootCamp vs Parallells Performance
I'm thinking of getting rid of my old gaming PC and just bootcamping / virtualizing on my Retina Macbook Pro.
I've tried using a VM (VMWare Fusion) and the performance there was pretty awful, has ...
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Parallels cant access SSD partitions
I have 4 partitions
MAC
Shared 1 exFAT
Windows
Shared 2 exFAT
I can see the partitions when Windows natively but when I am booting Windows through Parallels I cant access any other partitions but ...
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What is the difference between various VM solutions?
I'm new to the Mac platform and need to figure out which virtualization platform is best for me.
Is there a comparison list of features (and missing features) for each of the major virtualization ...
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How to share files between OSX and Windows 8 dual boot?
I'll be getting my first MacBook Pro today. Late 2013 with 256GB of SSD space.
For my development activities, I'll be needing Windows 8.1 running alongside OSX. I've done some reading on both ...
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Boot Camp Windows 7 Taskbar overlapping maximized windows
I have Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium x64 installed under Boot Camp 4.0 in OS X Lion (10.7.2) on the 2011 Mac mini and it's also hooked into Parallels Desktop 7 as a VM when I need it in OS X.
An ...
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Bootcamp Windows running on Parallels VS normal Parallels vm
Since I have to use Windows for some Qt/C++. Last week I installed Windows on MBP 16" i9 16GB Bootcamp. I was using Windows on Parallels vm before and on Bootcamp it definitely runs faster. It ...
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Installing Windows 7 on Mac. A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing
I'm installing Windows 7 on my Mac via Parallels. During installation I'm getting. "A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing." message. Doesn't give me any option to proceed further. What am ...
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Should I create a Bootcamp partition (even if i plan on using parallels)?
I just got a mac and i need to use windows sometimes. I plan on buying parallels. Someone mentioned that even though i plan on using parallels (so i don't need to reboot to run windows) that I ...
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Are there any performance limitations when running a VM of a Boot Camp installation?
I'm planning on installing Windows on my Mac, and would like to be able to use both Boot Camp (for when I need to be able to use all of the hardware of the computer) and a virtual machine (for those ...
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Can Parallels and VMware Fusion use the same boot camp volume?
I'm planning on installing the trial versions of both Parallels and VMware Fusion to try them both out. I have a Boot Camp partition which I want to use instead of installing another OS. My question ...
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Development environment in Visual Studio using Macbook Pro
Platform: Yosemite 10.10.4; MacbookPro 15" Retina (mid-2015).
Questions regarding development on MacOS:
Does Visual Studio for MacOS have all development and debugging capabilities (especially in C, ...
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how to expand bootcamp boot partition to previously existed NTFS data partition
Some time ago I've partitioned my disk using this scheme: shrinked OS X partition, created NTFS data partition for Windows, then installed Windows on Bootcamp partition.
Recently I installed ...
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Graphics Card on Windows 7 on MBP
I was just wondering was it possible to use the "AMD Radeon HD 6490M " card of MBP on Windows 7 by installing Win7 either on
a) Boot Camp
b) Parallels
c) VmWare
as I like to play games on Win7 for ...
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Adobe Photoshop CS5 PC version running via boot camp
I just bought my first MacBook Pro as I will be doing more work on the road, but I just realized my Windows license of Photoshop CS5 won't work on my Mac. I guess it's OS-based? Someone suggested ...
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Internet dies on MBP 15 2017 the moment I start Windows on Parallels
This is the weirdest problem that I have ever faced. I have a MacBook Pro 15 2017 (MPTR2LL/A ?, running on MacOS 10.14.1), and I recently installed Windows using Bootcamp (dual boot) and then ...
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Running parallels with Bootcamp image, getting validation/"Genuine" errors
I'm running Windows 7 on bootcamp on my mid-2009 MBP. I've been doing this for a few years now, originally on Parallels 6 and now on 9. I'm on Mavericks on the Mac side.
When I upgraded to 9 (to ...
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How do I improve gaming performance with Parallels Desktop for Mac?
I have a late 2012 MacBook Pro 13" non-retina display and I use Boot Camp to dual-boot windows and Mac. I recently came across an application called Parallels Desktop for Mac that promised faster and ...
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VMware Fusion vs. Parallels Desktop vs. Boot Camp
I've been wanting to get Windows on my retina MacBook Pro for a while now but there are so many softwares that I simply gave up. I recently found out that VMware Fusion, Parallels, and Boot Camp are ...
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How to print on Big Sur/Monterey if the printer doesn't have drivers for the latest macOS?
The printer I am about to purchase is HP Ink Tank 115 and its macOS driver only supports up to 10.15. It doesn't have AirPrint or wireless functionality.
I have a 2020 Macbook Pro and an 2014 Air both ...
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Paralells Reports Missing Operating System with Windows 10 bootcamp Partition
I've installed Windows 10 Release Candidate on a brand new SSD drive. My Windows Bootcamp partition boots and runs correctly, but tends to crash ocassionaly. I believe this is due to bootcamp drivers ...
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Windows Key when running Win 8.1 in Boot Camp on a Mac
I'm running Windows 8.1 in Boot Camp under Mountain Lion on a MacBook Air. I've tried every combination of Command, Option, Control and Shift and I can't figure out how to produce the equivalent of ...
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How can I remove Windows 7 from my Mac mini
I recently bought a Mac mini with the latest version Yosemite op system. I installed Parallels and then installed Windows 7 pro using the Windows install disc. I now want to remove Windows 7 all ...
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What have more performance, a virtualized Boot Camp partion or a virtual hard drive?
I need to virtualize some Windows applications (I will use Parallels Desktop or VMWare Fusion). I have to options:
To install Windows in a partition using Boot Camp and virtualize this
partition from ...
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Macbook Pro 2011 Snow Leopard Boot Camp with Parallels Desktop 8
Quick question in response to a very thorough bootcamp post already on this forum.
For anybody that has a working Mac, Windows and Shared partition ... is the Boot Camp partition recognised by ...
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Parallels doesn't recognize Windows 8 Bootcamp
I just upgraded my OSX to 10.8.3 and installed Windows 8 via Bootcamp.
For some reasons Parallels (8.0.18354) doesn't recognize this Bootcamp partition. It doesn't show up in the Parallels Wizard used ...
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External hdd not detected or able to format on Mac with Parallels installed
I'm troubleshooting a new external hard drive. It isn't readable on the computer it was bought for (my mother's). It worked fine, at first, on my computer with OS X installed but she has Parallels ...
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Transform Parallels Windows disk in native Windows, bootable with Bootcamp
I use Parallels 8 to run Windows 7 in my MacBook with Mountain Lion. But I'd like to have Windows running natively in my Mac. I don't want to start again with a clean Windows installation, and ...
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NTFS-Bootcamp-partition thinks it is a FAT partition
I'm running 10.8.3 Snow Leopard and installed Windows 7 x64 using Bootcamp.
Both system are running fine.
I couldn't use the bootcamp-partition inside in Parallels and then I read about Tuxera NTFS ...
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Is a Boot Camp partition in Parallels Desktop still natively bootable?
I am wondering if its possible to use Parallels Desktop with a Boot Camp partition while still being able to boot into Boot Camp natively if I need that last bit of performance?
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can't boot into windows 10 bootcamp but partition is still good
I have a Macbook Pro 15" 2018 running High Sierra and I installed Windows 10 using bootcamp. I had duet display installed on both HS and Win10, and I installed Parallels Desktop 14 on the MacOS side ...
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Why NTFS write softwares cause some certain problems?
After installing NTFS write software on my mac, I found two problems.
The Windows system in bootcamp does not show in the startup disk in Settings app.
Parallels Desktop can't suspend the Bootcamp ...
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Can one use Apple's Bootcamp drivers on a Parallels VM?
So this just occurred to me: What if I installed Windows as a Parallels VM and used bootcamps drivers instead of the parallels drivers, would this work?
Something tells me it won't, and that this is ...
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Windows 8 version specifically for Mac
I really dont understand this. My school sells products to students via onthehub.com.
They offer a separate version of Windows 8 Pro that they claim is specifically for Macs. How does this make any ...
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Bootcamp/Parallels - how to use the the line-out on my MacPro
I have a 2010 MacPro which I'm multi-booting (OS X, Win 7) using Parallels and Bootcamp depending on what I'm doing.
I can't see how to change the audio setting so that the line-out on the back of ...
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Will Windows 7 want two license keys if I go Bootcamp + Parallels?
I read that Parallels 6+ can use Bootcamp installations of Windows, and I'd like to go this route. But I've read reports that Windows will detect a major hardware change significant enough to ask for ...
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Installing BootCamp on a Late 2014 iMac
I'm trying to install Windows via BootCamp on a Late 2014 iMac, so far to no avail.
First attempts, to external drive
First I attempted to install it to an external drive.
I already have a working ...
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Boot Win from another computer on mac using external disk and Parallels?
I have Win 7 laptop and mbp. I removed disk from Win laptop and plugged on mbp as external disk. Windows 7 is on NTFS partition. Since I have NTFS for Mac by Paragon I can read/write to that partition....
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Bootcamp/VM Windows 10 licensing
In the past if I wanted to install Windows on Bootcamp, and then also use Parallels/VMware to open up the Bootcamp installation as a VM I would need two separate Windows licenses. Is this still the ...
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How to safely and successfully use Bootcamp?
I am currently running Parallels 7 to use windows applications, however, games do not run efficiently and I heard Bootcamp is better for gaming.
I tried installing bootcamp but soon enough I ran into ...
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