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    Encrypted CoreStorage HD on Windows 10

    I'm trying to access my MacBook Pro hard drive on my PC. It's not being recognized by MacDrive or HFSExplorer because it's encrypted and uses CoreStorage. Are there any possibilities to access this drive on my PC?
  2. Christopher11

    Windows machine / Mac keyboard: Program to Translate?

    Hi. A friend of mine gave me an excellent windows desktop, and I want to use a Mac keyboard I have for it. It's already connected and working fine, however, I am helpless for commands and such. Even the Microsoft guide I found, in terms of commands that will take a screenshot for example...
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    Medical CD from Windows

    I received an xray on CD from my dr. Another dr. was able to view the images, so I know the CD is functional. It was burned (and viewed by other dr.) in Windows. When I put it in my macbook pro (2009, running Mac OS X 10.11), I get the error "You inserted a blank CD, what do you want to do?"...
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    Windows 10 On iMac Mid 2011 OSX El Capitan

    Hi guys. I am going to install windows 10 to my imac. Some people say that after the 30 days you get if you dont activate your software, it shuts down every hour. I dont know if this is true. Is it true?
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    iPhone Detect, identify & Extract Screenshots from iPhone using combination of iOS app & Windows program

    Detect, identify & Extract Screenshots from iPhone using combination of iOS app & Windows program favorite I have taken a lot of screenshots on my iPhone over a long time for lots of reasons. I need to be able to extract from iPhone to Windows 8.1 desktop, ALL of them or SELECTED bunch/groups...
  6. Mejenborg

    Unable to boot to OS X from Windows 10

    Hi Having a kinda strange problem. I have a Mac Pro 4,1 (upgraded to 5,1) and two drives - one drive with OS X El Capitan installed, and one with Windows 10 installed. I used Boot Camp Assistant to install windows 10 which created 2 partitions an EFI and a Bootcamp. When installing Windows I...
  7. lexR

    Goodbye Mac Pro... Hello Alienware

    So, i went through a long and interesting process of upgrading my 2009 machine to suit my needs, i upgraded the processors, ram, cpu and even installed an additional psu to cope with additional power requirements. However, there was certain restraints with the processors and the motherboard i...
  8. K

    Transfer photos from iPad/iPhone to windows vista…?

    Hi, I am helping out some friends to transfer photos from their iPads and iPhones to their windows vista computer. They have very little knowledge of computers and technology and how they work in general. So, I need to show them the most easiest way to transfer these photos over... Does...
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    I can't boot into windows after having resized my mac partition

    any help would be greatly appreciated diskutil list sudo fdisk /dev/disk0 sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0 MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)
  10. Mejenborg

    Windows 10 drivers for Broadcom BCM943602CDP

    Hi So I purchased a WiFi 802.11ac & Bluetooth 4.0 LE upgrade kit from Ebay for my Mac Pro 4.1. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252317542350?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT In OS X it works like a charm! But I need to have windows as well, and even though the installation...
  11. PapaGino

    XP Boot Camp not useing 4gbs of ram

    I missed the days of XP so for a bit fun I installed XP Media Center Edition 2005 on my mid 2009 17in Macbook Pro 3.06ghz 8GB. First off I am aware that 32bit systems only can access 4gbs as a max. I always used x64 systems (even back in the day XP x64 Edition) so when it comes to x86 I'm not...
  12. LucasG

    Radeon R9 M370X Performance

    So I recently bought a new MacBook Pro Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015 which includes the Radeon R9. I went ahead and installed Windows 10 on a separate partition to play games such as GTA V every once in a while. With that said, it doesn't seem to run that well even when lowering settings. I've tried...
  13. superparati

    MacPro 3.1 with 64GB ram doesn't boot on Windows ?

    Hi everyone ! I recently upgraded one of my MacPro 2008 with 64GB ram :) I'm using some 3D softwares which eat literally all of my ram! I tried to reboot the Mac on windows 7 64-bits but it wasn't able to give a sign of life whilst on Mac OS X no problem but the software is faster on the...
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    How to connect a windows laptop as an external monitor

    Hi everyone! I have been a long time lurker of Mac Rumors for all things Apple! But have finally come across a problem I couldnt solve by scouring the internet for solutions, so I need the help of the community on this. I have a MB Air (early 2015) and a HP Pavilion 20 (all in one desktop). I...
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    Foot pedal for transcribing & gaming

    What's a good foot pedal I can get for my computer? I plan to use it for transcribing (a button I can press for pause, play, and rewind without taking my fingers off the keyboard) in OS X, but it would be really nice if the foot pedal could also be used for computer games in Windows (foot-based...
  16. heeroyuyj

    Error12, need help, new Mac Pro + 980 Ti in Win10

    my new Mac Pro installed OS X + Windows 10 (UEFI mode), system RAM 64GB i've already got the 980 Ti working in EL Capatin (using automate eGPU master v0.9.8) however, i just cant get it working in windows 10, just like this: and i got this Error 12 (Code 12), This device cannot find...
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    Resolved Partition disappeared after installing bootcamp

    So after i installed windows 10, my mac (el captain)reset and when i tried setting up windows there was no partition for windows, after going into disk utility i found that the bootcamp partition was non existent, have no idea what to do or to regain the missing space (32 gb)
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    Installing Windows (2 Drive System)

    I am trying to install Windows 8.1 on a secondary drive. What I have done is taken out my OSX drive and replaced with the secondary drive. I have booted OSX from a backup on a USB3 hard drive. When I boot into the backup and startup Bootcamp to go through the process it has the Windows...
  19. saguerra

    HELP! Windows has damaged Macintosh HD

    Hi folks, I really need some expertise on this one! I had OS X El Capitan and Windows 10 (bootcamp) installed on my MacBook Pro. Today i tried to boot Windows, and a screen appeared saying it couldn't boot, so i used windows 10 installation disk to "Fix Startup Problems". After it supposedly...
  20. ifraaank

    Windows 10 on Mac Pro 4,1->5,1

    Hello. I've installed Windows 10 on my Mac Pro 4,1->5,1. But when I try to install the BootCamp drivers, the Mac just shuts down in the middle of it. No error message, no nothing. No shut-down has ever occurred in OS X... Specs: 2.66 Quad Xeon NVIDIA GT120 16GB ram stock HDD Anyone else tried...