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  1. J

    Tri boot Mavericks, Catalina (Or any other 13.5 or higher), with Windows 7

    Hello, I am trying to Have 3 different installs on my mac book pro (2014 mid). I have been able to use and install Mavericks; I have installed windows 7 normally with mavericks. Everything had worked, until I tried to install Catalina. I want to boot from windows 7 as my main os, Mavericks as my...
  2. R

    Decrypting a WD external hard drive with Mac OS snow panthers files with a PC. I really F’ed up.

    Some years ago I stored some officials documents on an external western digital hard drive, I also thought it was cool to decrypt them. The operating system was snow leopard, and most of the the files are (.jpegENX) Of course I no longer own a Mac, and I need some of these files to fill in the...
  3. A

    Installing windows

    So Iam trying to install windows 7 in may old mac mid 2010. But when I was in the installation process and selecting disk it says Windows only can be installed in GPT partition. So I erased my bootcamp disk as Mac os Extended (journaled). After that I again do the windows Installation process...
  4. alex_free

    Boot Camp 64 Enabler - Run Windows 7 64-bit/Boot Camp 64-bit On Unsupported Macs

    Boot Camp 64 Enabler Apple does not officially support running 64-bit versions of Windows on all Macs with 64-bit processors. No official Boot Camp installer for example will run on the Early 2009 MacBook 5,2 running Windows 7 64-bit. Boot Camp 64 Enabler allows Macs with a mobile Nvidia...
  5. alex_free

    Boot Camp 64 Enabler - Run Windows 7 64-bit/Boot Camp 64-bit On Unsupported Macs

    Boot Camp 64 Enabler Apple does not officially support running 64-bit versions of Windows on all Macs with 64-bit processors. No official Boot Camp installer for example will run on the Early 2009 MacBook 5,2 running Windows 7 64-bit. Boot Camp 64 Enabler allows Macs with a mobile Nvidia...
  6. alex_free

    Success: Windows 7 With A Broken Optical Drive (No Virtualization Images Required)

    Edit: My optical drive works? I think I was putting the disc in too high into the drive (facepalm) As many of you know, many early Intels refuse to boot Windows USB installers. This was verified on a Macbook 5,2. I went to Wallmart and bought the only USB DVD drive they still sell in current...
  7. G

    Problems installing W7 / W10 on iMac 2010

    Hi guys, This must have been discussed a bunch of times, but I can't seem to find an (updated) fix. I'm trying to install Windows 7 32b on my iMac 2010. I run both Catalina and High Sierra, and I own both, the official Windows 7 Install DVD, as well as a .iso file which I could use. I already...
  8. H

    Can I deleate pictures after successful upload to iCloud Photos? (iCloud Photos Windows 7)

    Hello, I use iCloud Photos for Windows 7, because I want to upload all my photos from my PC to iCloud Photos. On my Windows 7 PC, I copied and pasted all photos to the Upload Folder (Computer -> iCloud Photos -> Uploads). After some time, all my pictures were uploaded to iCloud Photos, I...
  9. D

    MP 1,1-5,1 Windows 10or7 on Samsung 970 evo

    Good morning all I was wondering if anyone could guide me in the right direction here. I have a Samsung 970 evo nvme which has Mac OS High Sierra, and I would like to install windows 10 if not then windows 7 as a partition from Mac OS high Sierra. I’m strictly going to use the windows partition...
  10. B

    Resolved Windows 7 vs Windows 10??

    I am formatting my computer, I am struggling to decide on which windows to install. Windows 10 does not ask the user whether to install updates or not.Let me know your views on which to choose a version of the window.
  11. S

    Dual Boot (Windows 7+HS+Mojave): Manual install of Apple Drivers - did I do this correctly?

    Hi. I could not get Brigadier to work for me, so I did some tinkering and I seem to have successfully installed the Apple Drivers on Windows 7 Ultimate, located on its own internal HD, on my Mac Pro (running either High Sierra or Mojave). Can the experts in this forum provide feedback please...
  12. BasilFawlty

    Moving to Mac OS with TurboTax

    I have a 2011 27" Mac that I have Windows 7 installed on through BootCamp. For the past few years I have always done my taxes on the Windows OS - side. I would like to start doing my taxes on the MAC OS Side but would like to be able to access and import the previous year's data from the...
  13. Shunnabunich

    Installing Windows 7 on Mid-2011 iMac

    Hi folks! I recently replaced my 2011 iMac's failing internal hard drive with a nice, spacious 4TB chonker, and decided I could spare the room for a Windows partition again — it's been a few years, and there are a few Windows-only games I wouldn't mind trying to play again. Thing is, my iMac...
  14. IlikeWin107xp

    Can I install Windows 10 or 7 on my macbook pro 2,1(macbook pro 17) with a usb?

    I have tried everything sometimes the 32bit version boots up but after the loading files screen it does a black screen, Win10 64bit version doesn't even show up on the boot select maybe because of ntfs.? Windows 7 doesn't show up too. I am new in mac. Here's my system report
  15. geohei

    iTunes music blue iCloud Download icon greyed out

    Hi. Hope this is the right forum ... ?! I purchased 2 songs through iTunes (Windows 7). In iTunes, both songs show up within the Purchased section. However one of the 2 has a blue greyed out iCloud Download icon. The other one has no iCloud Download icon at all. I can play both songs! Both...
  16. A

    Mac 5k 2017 and Windows 7 (virtual no)

    Hi. I have been trying to install Win7 for Mac for a long time, but I can not. I know Win7 does not support Mac 5k 2017 Apple or Intel and the men use the virtual. So what I've tried all over here. I created a fat32 partition in a disk utility. I'm holding alto in boot and I have Win7 in...
  17. Y

    A folder with a flashing question mark when i try to start up window 7 using a bootcamp partition

    I have a Macbook Pro Mid 2012 13" LAPTOP which I have partitioned using bootcamp and installed Window 7. Since I have been using it for a while now after backing up my files I erased my OS X Mountain Lion only with the intent of Recovering it from the internet, I only came to find out that it...
  18. H

    Please help me bout Windows in Macbook without BootCamp(probably)

    I have Macbook Pro, mac os and windows 7 inside it. I told computer service to make it work for windows tho. Actually it works, but not completely. Trackpad Right click and F key bar not working. When I click one of F keys , it only able to work with F keys, not with others, For example, can't...
  19. mikezang

    Create Bootable Windows 10 USB memory on Mac mini 2009 late

    I still use a old Mac mini 2009 late with El Capitan, then I have some old laptops: ThinkPad T60 with Windows XP, Acer ES1-131 With Windows 10 that can't be recovery. So I want to create a bootable Windows 10 USB memory, What can I do? Google told me to use Boot Camp. I run Boot Camp Assistant...
  20. S

    Problem installing Boot Camp on 2012 Mac Pro

    I am trying to install Windows 7 (64-bit) onto my Mid-2012 Mac Pro using Boot Camp . Not having used Boot Camp before, I carefully followed all the tutorials and got Windows to boot successfully. However when I try to install the driver pack I get the error "This version of Boot Camp is not...