Do games run better when played using windows xp?

i was wondering if games run better if you have windows xp on your macbook?

Obviously, games with no Mac version will. In actual fact the answer really is… they can. Game performance depends on many many things so a straight answer of yes or no isn't going to be correct.

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Games run better under rebooted mpb as windows

I've heard that many or certain games run better, (with more fps) under a windows reboot than natively under mac os x (on a mac intel computer). That this is because mac os x has a tighter limit on the usage of the hardware, in an effort not to burn it out. Has anybody else heard this, Is this true? Thanks.

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My macbook air is running slow when playing movies

anyone! my macbook air is running low when playing movies and I also noticed when opening certain websites, any suggestions on how clean the computer or fix the issue!
Thank you much

Hi ana1773gar,
I understand your MacBook Air is not performing as expected. The following article provides troubleshooting steps which can help with performance issues:
OS X Yosemite: If your Mac runs slowly
If you find your Mac is running slowly, there are a number of potential causes that you can check.
An app you’re using may require more memory than your computer has easily available. To see how much memory your computer has, choose Apple menu > About This Mac, then click Memory. See the help that came with the app to see its system requirements.
To find out how to increase your computer’s memory, choose Apple menu > About This Mac, click Memory, then click Memory Upgrade Instructions in the lower-left corner. documentation that came with the app to its system requirements.
To see what processor your computer has, choose Apple menu > About This Mac, then click Overview.
To see what graphics card your computer has, choose Apple menu > About This Mac, then click Displays. The name of the graphics card in your computer is displayed in the middle of the window.
Your computer’s startup disk may not have enough free disk space. To make disk space available, move files to another disk, then delete files you no longer need on the startup disk.
Quit any apps you’re not using.
If you have problems with your disk, use Disk Utility to verify and try and fix any issues.
Use Activity Monitor to see if a particular app or activity is making a large demand on your Mac.
Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
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HT3986 when i use windows 7 with macbook pro ,the fan work hardly,how do i fix it?

when i use windows 7 with macbook pro ,the fan work hardly,how do i fix it?

Use InputRemapper
This is one or only utility I know, there are I am sure one or two others.
And the weakest link in running Windows on Mac: lack of thermal/SMC fan control to manage air flow and heat!

When I click on a link I get sent to a bunch of other sites and the problem doesn't occur when I use windows internet browser.

When I click on a link, whether e-mail, yahoo or other search engines, E-bay, Amazon, etc. I get sent to another site. If I click back and then re-click on the original site I get sent to where I wanted to be. While I am browsing on a web page of any of the above, or other sites, I sometimes get a voice ad or possibly a video, but I can't locate it or turn it off. This does not happen when I use windows internet, or it's Google chrome internet, only with Firefox. I have used Ad aware, and Mal-bytes anti-virus but they come up blank.

Do a malware check with some malware scanning programs on the Windows computer. 
You need to scan with all programs because each program detects different malware. 
Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of their databases before doing a scan.
*http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
*http://www.superantispyware.com/ - SuperAntispyware
*http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx - Microsoft Safety Scanner
*http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx - Windows Defender: Home Page
*http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html - Spybot Search & Destroy
You can also do a check for a rootkit infection with TDSSKiller.
*http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/solutions?qid=208280684
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*"Spyware on Windows": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked

When i used windows 8 i lost touch function

I have brought the woundrful Hp touch smar 600 pc with windows 7 as default os but when i used windows 8 the screen lost touch function and i have heared thatregaing this function could be done by reinstaling this from the hp official site using the id number of the pc but i coud not dothis properly ?

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03488148&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en
Touch screen doesn't work after upgrading to Windows 8
Follow the steps below if you upgraded to Windows 8 from a previous Windows operating system and your touch screen stopped working.
Activate Windows 8 and install updates:
Press the Windows + W keys, type Activate Windows into the Search field, and then click the icon that appears in the upper left corner of the screen.
In PC Settings, click on Activate Windows , wait for your computer to connect to Microsoft, and then follow the onscreen instructions.
Restart the computer.
Press the Windows + X keys, and select Control Panel from the list.
In the upper right corner of Control Panel, select Large icons from the View by drop-down.
Click Windows Update .
Install touch and/or graphics driver updates.
Restart the computer. If the touch screen still does not work, go on to the next step.
Check for driver updates at hp.com:
Go to hp.com (http://www8.hp.com/us/en/support-drivers.html) and click Drivers & Software .
In the search field, enter your product name or number, and then click Next .
Select your operating systems from the drop-down, and then click Next .
NOTE:For more information about your operating system and system type (32 or 64 bit), press the Windows + X keys, and select System from the list.
If there are any available graphics drivers, click the plus sign next to Driver - Graphics, and then click the driver name.
In the Download options and information window, click Download .
Follow the onscreen directions to download the driver.
Restart the computer. If the touch screen still does not work, go to the next step.
Install an older touchscreen driver from the Windows Update Catalog:
Go to Windows Update catalog (in English).
If prompted to install a 'Microsoft Update Catalog' add-on, install the add-on.
Type NextWindow in the search field and press Enter .
From the list of search results, find the driver named "NextWindow - Input - NextWindow Voltron Touch Screen", version 3.1.6.0, and made for Products Windows 7, Windows Consumer Preview (size 27.6 MB).
Click the Add button next to the name of the driver.
Click View Basket in the upper right.
Click the Download button in the upper right.
Browse to a path on your computer; such as Desktop.
NOTE: If a User Account Control message opens, click Yes .
When the download is complete, click Close .
Browse to the path chosen earlier and open the folder named "NextWindow - Input - NextWindow Voltron Touch Screen".
Double-click the .cab file inside this folder to view the contents of the cab file.
Single-click the first file and then press the keys CTRL + A to select all the files.
Right-click on any selected file and select Copy .
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Right-click inside the blank or white portion of this window and select Paste . All of the files from the .cab file are extracted into this folder.
Double-click the file named NVWVoltronSetupLiteDesktop_3.1.6.0.f.exe .
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After the driver is installed, restart the computer. If the touch screen still does not work, go to the next step.
Disable the graphics card:
Press the Windows + X keys, and select Device Manager from the list.
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Right-click on the graphics card, and then select Disable .
On the Window that reads "Disabling this device will cause it to stop functioning. Do you really want to disable it?", click Yes .
Restart the computer. If the touch screen still does not work, the computer should be serviced.
... an HP employee expressing his own opinion.
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TS3173 I have mac book pro and recently bought mountain lion online i then used bootcamp to upload windows 7 now i have no sound when i use windows what can i do to get sound.

I have mac book pro and recently bought mountain lion online, i then used bootcamp to upload windows 7 now i have no sound when i use windows what can i do to get sound.

Install the required Windows drivers: Boot Camp Support Software 5.0.5033. Download this link preferably from Windows. Otherwise, download onto a FAT formatted USB disk from which you can copy to your Windows system.

I have iWork on my new MacBookPro and it works fine. But I had the Beta iWorks in iCloud on my older desktop. How do I get the Beta iWorks off my iCloud because it is different (and better) when I use it on my MacBookPro?

I have iWork on my new MacBookPro and it works fine. But I had the Beta iWorks in iCloud on my older desktop. How do I get the Beta iWorks off my iCloud because it is different (and better) when I use it on my MacBookPro? Shouldn't the iCloud be the same as the MacBookPro iWorks

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Shouldn't the iCloud be the same as the MacBookPro iWorks
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Video does not play using windows XP running on MAC BOOK PRO?

noticed this problem with someone i know using a 15 MBP
somehow it does not play videos using windows xp?

Can you be more specific?
What videos? What are you using to try to play them?
Also, this forum is for Apple support. Since your problem is Windows related, you are not likely to get much help here.
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After a long time, i looged in to add some files in my iphone 4s but when i connect my iphone, it says that the iphone zizous friend cannot synced,you do not have enough permission to run this operation..using windows 7 and transfering videos

i am facing this issue for the first time.....cannot sync my iphone 4s ...iphone cannot sync.you do not have enough permission for this operation...
i am adding videos to my iphone....
using windows 7
ios latest update

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Why do my DV files look better when played in MPEG Streamclip than iMovie?

My home movie DV files look washed out (compared to what my tapes looked like I played them on the TV years ago) when played with both iMovie '06 and iMove '11. The claim has been made that if I retransfer my tapes using iMovie '06 (rather than '09, which I used last time, or '11), there will be a dramatic improvement in the visual quality (and there will be some unspecified benefits if I set the dial to 48K audio). HOWEVER, if I play the files I already have in MPEG Streamclip, the visual quality improves substantially without any retransfer. Here is my question: Why? Why do my iMovie-imported files look better in MPEG Streamclip than in iMovie?
Here is my layman's answer: algorithms. When MPEG Streamclip encounters the exact same arrangements of molecules (or whatever), it has some plan for what to do with them that is smarter than what iMovie does. Is this another sign or way that iMovie is not well suited for DV?

Please go to my website where I have posted new instructions on working with DV.
This keeps both interlaced fields from FireWire capture through to a DVD. All the lines means no lost quality when editing DV or Digital8.
It also solves the washed-out color problem.

Running two iTunes accounts using Windows XP

Just got a new PC. This runs Windows XP. There are three of us who will use this PC using 3 different accounts and not surprisingly we each have totally separate music tastes. Can we create 3 different iTune libraries on the same PC.
How do you this?

It's possible to have multiple libraries in a single Windows user account. To create or access a second (or more) library, hold down the Shift key in Windows when launching iTunes 7. In the resulting dialogue you will get the option to create a new library or navigate to the other Library.
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Another option is to create a separate Windows User account for each person on your PC. Different accounts by definition would give you completely separate libraries. Each account has it's own iTunes folder, Library and iTunes Music folder and you load it with CDs etc just as you did with your original one.
I don't use Windows so I can't give you a step by step on that one, however I can point you to another web page which should help you out. You can read about Windows user accounts here:
Using Windows XP User Accounts

Facebook apps/games are flickering when I use your browser

When I use Mozilla with facebook the games and videos flicker. This does not happen with any other browser on my computer.

Please update your version of Flash:
*[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/]
Restart Firefox, if it is still flickering please disable hardware acceleration in Flash.
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#Right-click on the Flash Player logo on that page.
#Click on '''Settings''' in the context menu. The Adobe Flash Player Settings screen will open.
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# Click '''Close''' to close the Adobe Flash Player Settings Window.
# Restart Firefox.
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How can I avoid to get hot my Mac when i use Windows an Revit 2013 app.?

I' m a Arquitecture Student, and I should use Revit and this application is just for windows, an autorized apple technician Install windows, when I use the app Revit, after 20 to 30 minuts, my mac strart to get hot, and I can keep working. Stop and the start again. Is it possible that I don't have enoug graphic memory assigned, or video memory. Thnks for your help

Revit must be using the discrete graphics and possibly a fair amount of cpu as well. This has nothing to do with memory or memory allocation (which you can't do on a mac since it doesn't use shared memory like some low-end PCs do. Getting hot is not a problem as long as the fans speed up to increase the cooling. If the system is overheating, it will shut down on its own.

AVI files imported to Premiere Elements 10 are blank. Files can be played using Windows Media.

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My wife has a Flip camera, and I do not believe that AVI is what her camera uses (just checked... her Flip saves as .MP4)
Exactly what is inside your AVI files?
Codec & Format information, with 2 links inside to read
-read both links in reply #1 http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1270588
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http://forums.adobe.com/thread/592070?tstart=30
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