So what I did was create an new image in Disk Utility and copied over the files of the mounted ISO into the new Disk Image -Using the new Disk Image I was able to do the Restore onto my USB drive. (Am using Mac OSX 10.6.7 to download my iso, configure USB stick, and then copy .iso to it) This worked for me - Insert 4GB USB Stick - Open Disk Utility, Click ERASE
How to install Windows XP over Windows 7 in a dual boot ?
how can i install xp on my system in different drive? Reply tom says: March 30, 2011 at 1:29 am i have same problem with (suresh) , it gave me blue screen with errors when i tried to boot window xp from a laptop window 7. Can anyone out there help? I need XP for my music programs! Reply Chidiebere Anyahara says: November 5, 2009 at 8:45 pm Hi Zackary, I was having the same problem, but I later found out that it was because of my hard drives which were on a raid 0 configuration
I went to repair the faulty Mac HD and somehow got rid of that and merged in my OS X Now my OS X Base is the only partition and I cannot add partitions re-instal, delete or anything. I Suggest you do some research and see how changes in society in the way things are done for long periods have always been hard for people to accept when a better way is presented, change is hard for those that are use to the same thing over and over
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iHart October 27th, 2012, 12:19 PM if you want these commands to work correctly you need to make sure you have spaces where needed and also no spaces where needed. Thank you in advance, Mike on Mackinac Island, MI Jay April 24th, 2011, 12:44 PM awesome guide, thanks! obviously in a drunk state last night i changed password and couldnt remember it, took me half day completing this though since i wrote a letter wrong all the f-ing time :) Camilo April 25th, 2011, 8:22 AM It works well tank you!!!!!!! xav April 26th, 2011, 6:11 AM LADS- THANKS YOU SAVED ME!! :) bertie April 28th, 2011, 4:38 AM lifesaving workaround thanks
before I clone I made sure my source HD was healthy by using Drive Genius which return a corrupted HD that it was not able to repair, so I had to use Disk Warrior to fix it then I went back to Drive Genius to verify and defragment. I am worried that the Maxtor hard drive is going to eventually cause me some issues, mainly because it is a company I do not know or trust since now it has been bought out by Sea Gate.My question is, will everything including all my installed programs to the new Western Digital hard drive? Or will I have to reinstall all the specialty programs ? The latter would be a pain, because I would have to locate the installation serial code keys
How do I install Windows XP on my Mac using Boot Camp? - Ask Dave Taylor
If you have Mac Lion or Mountain Lion and want Windows XP with BootCamp, there are some ways to get around it, but it is a bit tough and would mean you have to get rid of 4.0 and download an earlier version. wht do i need to do install windows XP? Reply Peter says: February 23, 2011 at 5:13 am Dave, trying to load WIndows XP Sp2 on my mac mini using bootcamp 3.0
That's mandatory if you want to set up a dual-boot installation, for example.For the Insider Preview, Microsoft makes an ISO available for download with every Slow ring release. You can double-click to mount it in File Explorer in Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 and run Setup directly from within Windows.To install Windows 10 Insider Preview build 10158, you need to enter a product key at the start of installation
Reply Zack says: August 11, 2011 at 8:17 am Will this delete any saves on games or anything like that??? Reply Boz says: September 3, 2011 at 9:53 pm Could not shrink partition. Reply mcdl says: August 11, 2012 at 8:34 am Thank you for Sharing this!!! It worked perfectly for me! Reply August Chandler says: October 18, 2012 at 12:00 pm It appears that most everyone meets with success using this method (to increase Win partition size), but also seems that most complain that it takes a long time
How to Build a Hackintosh Mac and Install OS X in Eight Easy Steps
In the event something does go flaky, especially if you end up having any problems booting directly from your hard drive, you'll likely want that iBoot disc on hand for troubleshooting. Just click restart, put iBoot back in the drive, and this time, when your computer restarts, iBoot's Chameleon bootloader will give you the option to boot into your new installation
How to Install Windows 8.1 on Mid-2009 Macbook Pro - CodeProject
And I installed Windows8.1 64bit edition - partitioned OSX using USB installer, but installation needs a DVD - USB install will not work if you are planning to install using bootcamp support. the way it worked for me was: i partitioned the drive with disk utility, the new partition was HFS+, booted into win8.1 efi usb, ran diskpart at the partition selection screen (shift+f10), deleted the new partition, created a new partition and formatted ntfs
Dave Frandin Got a Dell Precision M4400, damn F8, which has worked forEVER in getting into safe mode to fix a bent Windows install, seems to have quit working.. Update: We have tested the System Configuration tool and Shift + Restart methods on Windows 8.1 Update 1, and can confirm that they both work without the need of any sort of changes
I will let you know if my problem get solved Reply June 19, 2013 at 1:34 am GPVajrang Mr Damien, I need 3.1 bootcamp but i dont get it on apple website we need all updates to update till 5,right? first of all i dont even get 3.1 So,if you find that link please post it here,sir right now i am using 3.0.4 Reply June 19, 2013 at 4:57 am raja Hello, anyone can help me, last night i installed windows-7 on my (macbook air 2011). There is no way I can get win8 to install on that partition? Also I read something about it needing to be the 4th partition, that the boot drive has 3 partitions and bootcamp will fall into the 4th
How to download OS X El Capitan, how to update to the new Mac software - How to - Macworld UK
If you register for the OS X Beta Seed Program you will be able to download test versions of the software, and give feedback to Apple to help the company perfect the update before it's released to the public in the autumn. Get access to the Mac App Store If you are still running Leopard and don't have access to the Mac App Store you really really really need to upgrade! The next version of OS X will be available only via the Mac App Store and the Mac App Store arrived in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
How to Boot A Linux Live USB Stick On Your Mac
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How to create an OS X Lion installation disc - CNET
With the drive restored, you can now boot to it by either holding the C key down at start-up with the DVD in the drive, or to select a non-DVD boot drive, then start up with the Option key held down, and select the installation drive when it shows up. To do this, you will need a storage medium (DVD, flash drive, or hard-drive partition) of at least 4GB in size, and then just follow these steps: After choosing Show Package Contents on the installer, navigate to this folder to locate the InstallESD.dmg image that contains the Lion installation (click for larger view)
How to upgrade your MacBook Pro with an SSD - CNET
It may take a couple of extra seconds as it gets acquainted with the new drive, but generally speaking, starting up your computer will be much faster than the past. Tags: Laptops Mac Monday About the author Sharon Profis twitter googleplus Sharon Profis is a CNET How To expert who cooks up DIY projects, in-depth guides, and little-known tricks that help you get the most out of your tech
Step 3: CMD+RThe second you see a grey screen, hold the CMD and R keys down for about 15 seconds, then let go and you'll be taken to OS X Utilities recovery. If you have multiple computers that need the El Capitan upgrade, then a bootable install flash drive will make the process easier and faster, since the install file is over 6 GB in size (about a gig larger than Yosemite was!) and could take some time to download on each computer individually
How to Dual Boot Linux on Your Mac and Take Back Your Powerhouse Apple Hardware
For this post we used the latest version of Linux, 12.04 Precise Pangolin (like 10.8 Mountain Lion, but for Ubuntu), and we'd suggest you try it first too. Whether it was getting the trackpad to work properly, finding drivers for Apple's wireless cards (hint: they're largely Broadcomm devices), or getting the built-in camera to actually turn on, it used to be a real pain
How to dual-boot Mac OS X 10.10 and 10.11 - How to - Macworld UK
Your mileage may vary with virtualisation software as the developers scramble to include El Capitan support, and you may find it runs slowly (or not at all). This second drive can be either an internal hard drive (if you own an old model Mac Pro with multiple hard drive bays, or have installed a second hard drive in an older MacBook Pro) or an external hard drive
If you have multiple computers that need the El Capitan upgrade, then a bootable install flash drive will make the process easier and faster, since the install file is over 6 GB in size (about a gig larger than Yosemite was!) and could take some time to download on each computer individually. Hope I helped! 10 months ago Reply Bobby Papoutsis 1 Wait, I just had a realization, install OS X Yosemite as normal, but when it prompts you to choose the installation location, choose your second internal HDD..
How to Reboot a PC From the Command Prompt The command line dialogue resembles the commands of MS-DOS, which is a predecessor to the Windows operating system ... How to Change the Mac Startup Disk From the Command Line Changing the start-up disk on your Mac allows you to boot from different partitions of your computer
Thus for Windows support, they shipped a very small BIOS.But this BIOS was not the BIOS of 2001 with twelve kinds of USB support for emulating floppies. And it was evening, and it was morning: the second day.But the people fell into a grave sin: they abandoned the way of their fathers and installed many pagan operating systems that their forefathers knew not
This means that Windows setup will now allow you to install Windows on your Mac hard disk without destroying the existing OS X install (as long as you carefully choose the install partition!!). This will differ greatly from the output of the following command: diskutil list Which will list the currently mounted disks and their respective partitions and filesystems
It was quite obvious the computer was not successfully accessing its operating system files but it was too early yet to be sure whether it was due to mechanical issues with the hard drive or motherboard, missing or corrupted files stored on the hard drive. Although my service call began with troubleshooting a problematic website, the situation promptly escalated to showing symptoms of a serious hardware issue
If you want to have all of your old apps and documents, you can either restore from a Time Machine backup or better yet just upgrade from Mac OS X Snow Leopard to Lion directly. 4) Dual Booting: Select which Mac OS X volume to load on boot If you want to boot into a different Mac OS X installation than the one that is set as your default in the previous step, you can hold down the Option key during reboot
10.7: How to get a full Lion install disc for a new MacBook Air or Pro - Mac OS X Hints
As long as you don't let the installer reboot, it shouldn't be able to install anything, but I like to err on the side of caution.) Enter your admin password when prompted, and the installer will start downloading. It prompts you to reboot the machine, but if there's no input from you within a certain period of time, it assumes you've walked away from the machine and reboots it
How to burn ISO disc images - Mac OS X Hints
After all, the whole reason I found this thread is because I too assumed it would be more complicated (I switched from Mac to PC a few years back due to work requirements, and am only now switching back. Not the OS's on them but the fact that if you don't burn the DVD correctly all you get is the same disk image that you had on your hard drive but now it's burned into a DVD or CD and totally useless other than for pulling the .jpegs for wallpaper
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