Can i have another operating system, like microsoft 7?

can i have another operating system on an apple desktop?
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Can i have another operating system in my external hard disk??

for example windows or linux only in my external hard disk meanwhile in my macbook is tiger

Yes, you can if you partition the hard drive. If you want both Windows and Linux, then you need to create three partitions. Your OS X partition must use the GUID partition scheme, but the other partitions must be MBR. Unfortunately, you cannot have two different partition schemes on the same drive. There have been schemes devised to create the different partition schemes needed on a single drive. If you visit www.macosxhints.com you can search for the couple of 'hints' that provide information on how that's done.
If all you want is a Windows partition, then the best thing to do is use Boot Camp to create the partition. You can download the Boot Camp beta directly from Apple's download site. If you do some forum searching you will find many threads discussing the use of Boot Camp and Windows on Intel Macs.

How can I best add, most easily use, another operating system like Whonix to my mac laptop?

I am hoping I can go to an added user. But I think I need to understand what Parallels are as that may be what I need to add.
Thanks,
J

A virtual machine software package is a hunk of software that presents itself as computing hardware to the guest operating system software. The operating system software running as a guest within the virtual machine reads and writes memory and devices as it would do normally (when booted on physical hardware), and the virtual machine detects and translates these accesses and (hopefully) provides the responses expected by the guest operating system. For input and output to the user or to storage or network devices, the virtual machine can be coded to potentially pass through the read and write access to real hardware and real hardware I/O registers, or the virtual machine might be coded to simulate hardware; what are called virtual devices.
This virtual machinary as differentiated from dual- or triple-booting via separate disks, or via Apple's shared-partition Boot Camp software. In these cases, the operating system is booting directly on the hardware involved. Shut down and reboot to swap operating systems.
The Whonix distribution specifically targets privacy, and I'm not sure I'd want to run that as a guest, as the virtual machine or the host operating system that the virtual machine is running on probably doesn't have the same focus, and (if you're truely paranoid) might well report the presence of at least the virtual machine via (even entirely innocent) bug reports or crashes or such. This configuration might work as might dual-booting into Whonix via Boot Camp, though whether these configurations might leak information would have to be verified.
It'd probably be best to check with the Whonix folks directly around what they recommend, what's been tested, and what to look out for. In cases such as this one, having, knowing, operating and maintaining the configuration properly is key, and that discussion is far beyond what's usual here in the Apple forums.

Can I run another operation system via external hard drive?!

i have a macbook pro retina display and i want to run another os system but on an external drive is it possible!?

The two are actually solvable as one which is why I suggested this, but it is your question and you can continue working on both if you so choose.
If you get an external hard drive or storage, you attach that to the MBPr and then use Disk Utility, found in Finder > Applications > Utilities, to partition and format the external hard drive. To do that:
Attach the external drive, then open Disk Utility.
In the left side panel of Disk Utility, select the external drive you have attached, make sure you are selecting the external and not the internal.
In the right or main window of Disk Utility, select Partition from the buttons at the top center of the window.
Select the number of partitions you want on the external drive, and you can set their sizes. Then click so as to highlight them one at a time.
Give the highlightes partition a name, then select the format as Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Select the partition table to be GUID
Then Apply and the partition will be formatted to be compatible with Mac OS X.
When your are finished just Quit Disk Utility.
You now have a Mac OS X formatted external drive that you can use as storage for the software and data that you want to use. You do not need to boot from that storage, boot normally but direct your applications to use the external drive as the storage location.
if you DO want to make that drive a bootable drive, we can discuss that next.

I have bought Mac Os X Mauntain Lion Operating System for my mac book pro.I reinstalled my system.Now I cannot download it.It says"This product is not avaible for Turkish App Store".How can I get the Operating System?

I have bought Mac Os X Mauntain Lion Operating System for my mac book pro some time ago.I then reinstalled my system.The original operating System on my Mac is 10.7 Lion. Now I cannot download Mac Os X Mauntain Lion Operating System.It says"This product is not avaible for Turkish App Store".How can I get this Operating System?

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Is it possible to have windows on another operating system and keep OS X on the original operating system ? and If yes, Would it do any changes on the original operating system ?

Is it possible to have windows on another operating system and keep OS X on the original operating system ? and If yes, Would it do any changes on the original operating system ?
Thanks in advance.

1. On your computer, yes. Use Boot Camp, Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion, VirtualBox, or similar software.
2. No; if you use an emulator, it may install system components. Back it up anyway.
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I have Mac OS X 10.5.8. How can I upgrade the operating system?

I have a Mac OS X 10.5.8. How can I upgrade the operating system so I can get i Life 11?

You will need Snow Leopard which is available as a retail disk for $29 from the Apple store or online resellers. Make sure your Mac meets the system requirements; 1 GB RAM is the absolute minimum - 2 GB would be better.

Hello, I have a MacBook Pro from 2011 and I accidentally while playing around with it deleted everything off my hard drive and I need to know how I can re install an operating system. Would I have to download it.

Someone please help me
I'm not sure what I should do to re install an operating system would it be possible to install mavericks
I don't have the operating system backed up

That's not good. OS X Recovery requires a high speed broadband connection as noted here > About OS X Recovery
Check your download speed here > Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test
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How can I downgrade an operating system our bluetooth worked ok on the 4.2.1 system but now we are on the latest system it does not work properly so how can we get the old system back

how can I downgrade my operating system as my bluetooth work ok with my holde commodore on the 4.2.1 system but now it is upgraded to the latest system it does not operate properley

thankyou but it looks like we won't be buying another iphone

Can I install new operating system without wiping out all of my programs- some of which were free

Can I upgrade my OS without clearing out all programs such as Adobe Creative Suite, Office, etc as well as all files that I do not want to lose because many of the programs were free and do not have portable storage drive?

brandon43 wrote:
Can I upgrade my OS without clearing out all programs such as Adobe Creative Suite, Office, etc as well as all files that I do not want to lose because many of the programs were free and do not have portable storage drive?
You can upgrade the OS without clearing out your programs or files, however that's no guaranty that those programs will continue to work in the new OS.
And if you plan to jump over operating systems, like going from 10.4 to 10.6 or 10.5 to 10.7 that that will require wiping the drive of all programs and installing the new OS fresh.
So perhaps you better start by telling us some details about your present hardware specifications, your computer model (like MacBook Pro 3,1) your OS X version, your RAM amount, your hard drive size, software you absolutely need, others that you can perhaps do without, and what and where you want to go etc. Also if you want to spend money and how much.
You can find out about your machine by Apple Menu>About this Mac>More information.
Your question is rather lacking on details, and people don't update their signatures so we can't go by that.

After upgrading I now have four operating systems on my Imac. how do I get rid of some

after upgrading I now have four operating systems on my Imac. how do I get rid of some

Very sorry it took so long to get back, I have tiger,leopard,snow leopard and lion still on the machine although i can't seem to find exactly where. I am sure that I don't need them all and they are just taking up disc space as it where. I thought that it would be good to clear some out but it is never a good idea to delete OS's when you are not sure what you are doing. thanks

Where I can find documentation platforms (operating systems) CERTIFICATES for earlier versions of ASE (15.5, 15.0, 12.5, etc)?

Hi....
Where I can find documentation platforms (operating systems) certificates for earlier versions of ASE versions of ASE (15.5, 15.0, 12.5, etc)?

The detailed certification information that used to be available on the Sybase web site is not currently externally accessible since SAP decommissioned the site - all that is currently available is the basic information in the SAP Product Availability Matrix (PAM) and the base release information available in the ASE documentation.
ASE support is looking into ways of restoring external access to the certification reports, possibly here as SCN documents or on the SCN wiki. I don't have any estimate for when this will be available, though.
If you have a support contract, you can open an incident to ask about specific versions/platforms; we still have internal access to the reports. If the support engineer doesn't know how to access the reports, ask them to get in touch with me.
-bret

Another operating system

Hello:
I'm looking for another operating system. I am very tiered from WinXP and I wont to install the apple operating system?
Can I do that? I heard that the new apple system works on intel??
Help please

Hi Khawar;
I am in complete agreement with you on WinXP but Mac OS X will only work on Apple hardware with Intel. Sorry.
About the least expensive way to get into Mac OS X is the Mac Mini.
By the way where about are you located in the Netherlands? I was stationed there with the USAF from 68 to 72. I really enjoy my assignment to the Netherlands.
Allan

When to install InDesign it says that I am using an operating systam that InDesign nolonger suppor. It is windows XP What shuld I do as I can not change the operating system?

when to install InDesign it says that I am using an operating systam that InDesign nolonger suppor. It is windows XP What shuld I do as I can not change the operating system?

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Lifedrive operating system into Microsoft windows

is it possible to upgrade the lifedrive from Palm operating system into Microsoft windows like other devices systems?
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Unfortunately, no there is no known native way of upgrading the Palm OS to a Windows OS on the Lifedrive device, unless there's a third party company/ or application that are available to change the functionality.
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