Can I boot up an PC laptop HD on a Mac using Boot Camp, then migrate data?

I'm trying to migrate data from a Windows laptop (the screen has gone, otherwise all is fine) to a Macbook. Can I connect them and boot up using Boot Camp and transfer the data from there to the Macbook? If so, do I definitely need an ethernet cable or will a USB do?

I've been using a 4GB flash stick (gift) formatted as Fat32, to <-> data between Mac & PC(s).
For security reason, don't much like for Mac or Bootcamp to even see each others drives.
These little flash things can attach to your key chain, great tool, very fast, idea to consider.

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"Some features of Mac OS X Lion are not supported for the disk (volume name)" appears during installation"
The disk has a non-standard Boot Camp partition setup, where further partitioning was performed after running Boot Camp Assistant, or the configuration that Boot Camp Assistant created was manually modified
Recovery HD is not needed to install and run OS X Lion
You won't have the on-disk utilities for disk repair
If you use Boot Camp, you can run Boot Camp Assistant after installing OS X Lion to create a new Boot Camp partition, then restore the data from the backup you made of your previous Boot Camp partition.
You can also use the OS X Lion installer from the Mac App Store to create an external bootable drive, complete with a Recovery HD partition. See this article for more details. (404 on lnk). Create Lion Recovery Drive
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4649
OS X Lion: About Windows Migration Assistant
Last Modified: July 20, 2011
Article: HT4796
Summary
With OS X Lion, you can migrate all of the information from your old Windows PC to your new Mac. Lion automatically transfers your contacts, calendars, and email accounts and puts them in the appropriate applications.
To migrate information from a PC to your Mac
Download to the Windows PC the Windows Migration Assistant installer from here. (broken link)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4796
About Lion Recovery
What to do if the installer warns that no Recovery HD can be created
Some disk partition configurations may result in the OS X Lion installer reporting that it could not create a Recovery HD. In these situations, even if you are permitted to continue the install, you should quit the install and create an external, bootable OS X Lion hard drive with a Recovery HD, first. You will be able to return to the upgrade to OS X Lion on your computer's boot drive after creating the external Recovery HD.
Your storage device must have at least 13 GB available (after formatting) to install Lion and an Internet Restore partition.
Restart your Mac and hold down the Command key and the R key (Command-R), and keep holding them until the Apple icon appears, indicating that your Mac is starting up.
After the Recovery HD is finished starting up, you should see a desktop with a Mac OS X menu bar and a "Mac OS X Utilities" application window.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718
(I would love to see Apple - Support - with a category "Knowledge Base Articles" and from there "Newly added and updated" sub-category, especially with so many new articles being added and updatec)

The Migration Assistant will not migrate Windows.
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Can you run a windows only Photoshop plugin on a Mac using Parallels? In particular a .8BF plugin like PTFilters.8BF or Super Cubic.

If you also have a Photoshop version of the Photoshop application, the answer is of course YES.
Otherwise, the answer is no,
If you have the CC subscription, then of course you can install a Photoshop Windows version and run your plug-in. That'll be separate from your Photoshop Mac install..

I installed windows 7 using Boot camp, Then i wanted to install the support software using boot camp and it always stops at 50% i tried installing the software using internet it always gives me error when i start installing it on windows, What to do?

I installed windows 7 using Boot camp, Then i wanted to install the support software using boot camp and it always stops at 50% i tried installing the software using internet it always gives me error when i start installing it on windows, What to do?

What is the error? Are you following the Bootcamp instructions? Where on the "internet" are you trying to install from? Did you try downloading from here http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/downloads/?

Can the boot camp partition be resized once windows is installed and running as virtual machine using vm fusion ware?

I have macbook air partitioned 505/50 and running OSX and win 7 side by side as virtual machines using vm fusion. Can the partition size be changed without starting over?

Very helpful. I started with vm ware to create a pseudo drive but could not import win 7 over home network. mac has no immediate way to connect to network without adapter, and has no cdrom. So i used boot camp to create partition, then made a bootable win7 iso file on a memory stick using win 7 usb/cdrom download tool from microsoft, and rEFIT to get mac to boot from the mem stick into the dos partition. Then i ran vm fusion to import the win 7 partition as a virtual machine. OSx and win 7 run side by side.
Seems from what you say that sizing cannot be accomplished without deleting partition and starting over. If I start over and just run vm fusion to create he win7 virtual machine, not sure how I would bet the minimum win 7 os into the ac. Perhaps vm will boot from the mem stick using refit. Do you know?

Can A Boot Camp Partition Made With Leopard Live With Tiger?

If I downgrade from Leopard back to Tiger, will my Boot Camp XP partition still be bootable and recognizable?

The short answer is YES. I say that because now all driver updates are offered by apple on the WINDOWS SIDE via Apple Software Update so you shouldn't need Leopard for that. This means that downgrading to Tiger should not affect the Windows partition and its contents.
Be sure to back up everything before downgrading.
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Can the Boot Camp Drivers be installed independently of each other?

I am having major issues with Boot Camp 3.1. It seems to put the windows 7 side of my mac to sleep immediately upon boot up. I have isolated the problem to Boot Camp and I was wondering if I could remove individual drivers to isolate which driver is causing the problem.
thanks,
C

Hi,
the Driver Setup program cannot do this so you would have to do this yourself "by hand".
For that copy the full content (files and folders) of the BootCamp Driver package from your OSX Install DVD to a folder on your Windows partition.
I prefer something like "c:\download" for this.
After that go through the appropriate Folders for the hardware components in your Mac and install each driver by hand.
Have you already tried the Safe-Boot options of WIndows 7 as described here http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Advanced-startup-options-including-s afe-mode especially the Safe Mode and the Enable Boot Logging to determine if it is indeed a Driver problem or maybe some kind of startup item ?
Regards
Stefan

Can i download music from my laptop to ipad air without using icloud

my laptop uses windows xp, and not windows 7 or 8 which, apparently i? thanks

You can use it on XP, as long as you have service pack 3+ on it - from http://www.apple.com/ipad-air/specs/ :
PC: Windows 8; Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
You also need iTunes 11.1+ installed on your computer.
To sync music, connect the iPad and select it on the left-hand sidebar of your computer's iTunes (on iTunes 11 you can enable the sidebar via control-S on a PC), and then use the Music tab on the right-hand side of the iTunes screen to select which of your iTunes music library to sync to it.
Syncing media : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1351

Can you charge ipad in other laptop brands aside from Mac

Can you charge your iPad if it's connected to a different brand of laptop aside from mac

Yes, just like the millions of iPods and iPhones bought and used by Windows users.
There is one issue, though, and that is the iPad requires more wattage than iPods and iPhones. Some USB ports on PCs and Macs and some USB hubs may not provide enough power to charge. But they will sync, and they might charge when the iPad is off.
Here is more information about iPad power requirements:
http://www.macworld.com/article/150356/2010/04/ipadcharging.html
http://gizmodo.com/5535631/the-fastest-and-slowest-way-to-charge-an-ipad

HT1758 Can i connect my non apple laptop to my iMac and use the iMac as an extra/dual screen while using my laptop?

Got a new laptop from work, no choice on the type, but want to plug it's docking station into my iMac so I can use dual screens while using the laptop. Can I use the Ethernet port for this?

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Can I change the HDL for the USRP N210 FPGA to use only I part of data, not I/Q

Hi all,
While using the USRP N210, we've run into a slight roadblock. We're using UHD's rx_samples_to_file and are able to receive at 20 Msps for 2 minutes using 8-bit complex integer (sc8) over-the-wire format without dropping any samples, but we'd like to receive at a faster data rate, preferably using 16-bit complex integers. We don't really need the Q part of the data, just the I part. So, in addition to using a faster hard drive for the computer and (if we have to) sacrificing half the data bits (using sc8 instead of sc16), we thought about altering the HDL code to only use the I part of the data to help us increase the data rate.
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While you may find some other UHD users in these forums who can help the best bet is probably to send your question to [email protected] since they are much more experienced in UHD troubleshooting. I don't think you'll be able to edit the FPGA itself but there may be a way to pull back just the I data, I can't say I've tried either one myself though.
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I am working on a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) with boot camp running Windows 7 pro 64-bit. Windows crashes quite often now-a-days and I need to get this fixed. I heard that updating boot camp can help. Currently I am running Version 3.0.4 (322).

I need to know which update(s) I can apply to help stabalize the system.

Typing the body of the thread message in the title, huh? -)
I am working on a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) with boot camp running Windows 7 pro 64-bit. Windows crashes quite often now-a-days and I need to get this fixed. I heard that updating boot camp can help. Currently I am running Version 3.0.4 (322).
Only Apple could hamstring and tie Mac OS to Windows. There isn't any other than whether you can download the drivers into Windows (you can) but Apple puts a block on the installer setup even if your mac does not support it.
Windows 7 needs at least Boot Camp 3.1 and 3.3 is what you should already have. And you are not getting security updates if you don't have at least 10.6.8 as was pointed out. --- you arent using Software Update as you should. And you should backup and clone Mac (and Windows) as well.
You need Mountain Lion to use Boot Camp 5.x which supports Windows 7 & 8 and 64-bit.
I would upgrade to Lion if you can realizing that Rosetta and PowerPC are no longer supported though.
Mac 101: Using Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1461
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Helpful Apple Support Resources (Forum Overview)
Boot Camp Support
Boot Camp Manuals
Boot Camp 5.0 Drivers
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1638
Frequently asked question
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4818
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.7.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Boot_Camp_Install-Setup_10.6.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Boot_Camp_Install-Setup_10.6.pdfcreate a Windows support software (drivers) CD or USB storage media
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4407
The Boot Camp Assistant can burn Boot Camp software (drivers) to a DVD or copy it to a USB storage device, such as a flash drive or hard drive. These are the only media you can use to install Boot Camp software.
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4569
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.8.pdf
Instructions for all features and settings.
Boot Camp 4.0 FAQ Get answers to commonly asked Boot Camp questions.
Windows 7 FAQ Answers to commonly asked Windows 7 questions.
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Is there a download of the Boot Camp 5 Support Software if I'm not using OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.3?
Yes, you can download the Boot Camp 5 Support Software here.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1638
How do I use the Boot Camp 5 Support Software I downloaded from the web page?
The download file is a .zip file. Double click it to uncompress it.
Double-click the Boot Camp disk image.
Copy the Boot Camp and "$WinPEDriver$" folders to the root level of a USB flash drive or hard drive that is formatted with the FAT file system (see question below for steps on how to format).
Install Windows, leaving the flash or hard drive attached to the USB port of your Mac.
Installation of the drivers can take a few minutes. Don't interrupt the installation process. A completion dialog box will appear when everything is installed. Click Finish when the dialog appears.
When your system restarts your Windows 8 installation is done.
Note: If the flash drive or hard drive was not attached when you installed Windows and was inserted after restarting into Windows 8, double-click the Boot Camp folder, then locate and double click the "setup.exe" file to start the installation of the Boot Camp 5 Support Software.
How do I format USB media to the FAT file system?
Use Disk Utility to format a disk to use with a Windows computer. Here's how:
Important: Formatting a disk erases all the files on it. Copy any files you want to save to another disk before formatting the disk.
Open Disk Utility.
Select the disk you want to format for use with Windows computers.
Click Erase, and choose one of the following from the Format pop-up menu:
If the size of the disk is 32 GB or less, choose MS-DOS (FAT).
If the size of the disk is over 32 GB, choose ExFAT.
Type a name for the disk. The maximum length is 11 characters.
Click the Erase button and then click Erase again.
Which versions of Windows are supported with Boot Camp 5?
64-bit versions of Windows 8 and Windows 7 are supported using the Boot Camp 5 Support Software. If you need to use a 32-bit version, you need to use Boot Camp 4 Support Software, and you must use Windows 7. 32-bit versions of Windows 8 are not supported via Boot Camp. For a complete list of Windows OS support, click here.

Ok, so after I upgraded to ML I can no longer Boot camp...

Ok, so I just reinstalled OSX 10.8(A clean install) and now I can't boot camp, when I open up the application it says "The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition. The startup disk must be formatted as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume or already partitioned by Boot Camp Assistant for installing Windows.". Why does it say this?

Here are the places to report bugs:
Get an account at
http://developer.apple.com/ then submit a bug report to http://bugreporter.apple.com/
Once on the bugreporter page,
   -- click on New icon
   -- See if you need to attach a log file or log files, clicking on Show instructions for gathering logs. Scroll down to find the area or application that matches the problem.
   -- etc.
Developers:
"Submitting Bugs and Feedback
Your feedback goes a long way towards making our products even better. With Apple Bug Reporter, you can submit bug reports or request enhancements to APIs and developer tools."
https://developer.apple.com/bug-reporting/
Enterprise support:
Call enterprise support (866) 752-7753 to create a case ID number

OSX tiger installed, can I use boot camp

Looking on the apple websire it seems that i can only use leopard for an OS if i want to use Boot camp, am I understanding this right?
Just wanted to be sure before i bought leopard just so i can run boot camp. I have had my mac a year and actually found a need to run windows, and nothing else will work as well.
thanks

Windows on Intel Macs
There are presently several alternatives for running Windows on Intel Macs.
1. Install the Apple Boot Camp software. Purchase Windows XP w/Service Pak 2 or Vista. Follow instructions in the Boot Camp documentation on installation of Boot Camp, creating Driver CD, and installing Windows. Boot Camp enables you to boot the computer into OS X or Windows.
2. Parallels Desktop for Mac and Windows XP, Vista Business, or Vista Ultimate. Parallels is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
3. VM Fusionand Windows XP, Vista Business, or Vista Ultimate. VM Fusion is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
4. CrossOver which enables running many Windows applications without having to install Windows. The Windows applications can run concurrently with OS X.
Note that Parallels and VM Fusion can also run other operating systems such as Linux, Unix, OS/2, Solaris, etc. There are performance differences between dual-boot systems and virtualization. The latter tend to be a little slower (not much) and do not provide the video performance of the dual-boot system.
See MacTech.com's Virtualization Benchmarking for comparisons of Boot Camp, Parallels, and VM Fusion.

Can't boot up into OS X after attempting to partition the hard drive from Windows

I recently installed Windows 7 on a partition of the hard drive in my iMac. In an attempt to make the Windows partition bigger I did something to the OS X partition and now I do not recieve the option to start up in OS X when I hold option down on the boot up screen. Is there any way I can fix this? I checked the hard drive and ~300mb (the size of the OS X partition) is still being used but I can't access it.

Your question seems to be a MS Windows question. If you use Boot Camp then post there. If you use Parallels or another virtualtization app to run Windows please post in those forums. Most users on this forum don't use Windows, some do but most do not.
Best of luck.

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