Downloading Windows 7 Online
Hello I was trying to set up my mac to be able to run windows 7 using bootcamp by downloading windows 7 off of a website my college uses to provide students with free access to microsoft products. The problem I am having is my mac won't open the windows file to start the download. I was considering downloading it on my friends pc and burning it to a cd. Is this the best way to get this to work? Thanks
Hi and welcome to Discussions,
sounds like your college allows downloading Windows 7 as a self-extracting Windows-executable .exe file.
These .exe files usually contain an .iso file which has to be burned on a DVD.
Since OSX can not run .exe files (these are Windows-executable only) your best choice would indeed be to find a friend with a Windows PC and do it on that computer or ask the IT-guys from your school if they can help.
OSX Disk Utility can burn .iso files quite well, but you need to extract it first from the .exe file.
Regards
Stefan
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How do I play windows game on my Mac without downloading windows on my mac?
I know this is probably impossible, but there are a few pieces of software I'd like to install but they are for PC only. I'd love to know how to install them on my Mac without having to get something like Parallels and downloading Windows on my Mac. Is there any kind of software that can "convert" it or anything?
You don't.
Sure there are a few games that will run sort of something using Codeweavers, but for the most part you need Windows completely and for performance, in BootCamp.
Running Windows in virtual machine software is about 1/5th the performance of direct boot into BootCamp. But for most other apps that are not power hungrey, it's good enough and easier than having to direct boot hassle.
Windows in BootCamp or Virtual Machine?
And for the best gaming machine, a Windows 7 tower is the one to use, Mac's can't upgrade their video cards like 3D games require from time to time. There are no/little video card upgrades for the MacPro, but on Windows there are a insane amount of video card upgrade possibilites for the fastest play.
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Mac buying and maintenance advice
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Trying to locate "downloads" window after closing window.
While I am on my online banking websites I often download a statement. Doing so automatically saves a copy of the downloaded item in a window that pops up labeled downloads along with saving a copy on the desk top. Since I do not like me desk top cluttered I often delete the short cut on the desk top right after viewing the statement. If I close the actual window labeled downloads with out clearing the downloaded items when I download another statement at a later date the previous downloads are still there. What I what to know is how I can access the downloads window for viewing a previous downloaded statement once the window is closed with out downloading another statement to gain access to that window.
You have things just slightly backwards: the version that pops up on your desktop is the actual file, not a shortcut, as you called it. So when you delete it afterward, you're deleting the only copy you downloaded.
The downloads window to which you referred is actually a part of your web browser, not the Finder. You can reopen that at any time by hitting either:
If using Safari, hit: Command-Option-L
If using Firefox, hit: Command-J
But again, once you've deleted the original file, this browser window serves only as an historical list of everything you've downloaded. It won't help you get to the original file, since you deleted it.
The solution is simple: change your browser's default downloads location from the desktop to a dedicated downloads folder, one from which you won't feel compelled to delete items. You do that by either:
If using Safari, go to "Safari -> Preferences -> General" and change the pop-up called "Save downloaded files to"
If using Firefox, go to "Firefox -> Preferences -> Main" and click the "Choose" button to the right of "Save files to"
The other option is to upgrade to Leopard, which handles downloads a bit differently than Mac OS X 10.4.x.
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Boot Camp won't Download windows
Hi,
So I need to download Windows on my Mid-2009 Macbook Pro to use a couple of programs.
The version of Windows that I end up with isn't a primary concern.
When I open Boot Camp, I keep getting the same error - "Can't install the software because it is not currently available from the Software Update Server"
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Johnyou need 2 things, a Win ISO and the Win drivers from Apple
Win ISO, they are available online just depends on what version you need but you will NEED a product key to activate the OS
the Win drivers from Apple, go to the middle of the page here http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5634 -
Firefox opens up Downloads-window when scanning a barcode
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tlynch58 wrote:
How can I download windows onto a macbook pro if it is not even offered at the app store?
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Hi,
I have my download windows that remain black and open after the downloading achieved. The only button active is the red cross but seems to be inoperative...
I can have couple of them open at the end of the day at the same time.
I have already tried to uninstall/resinstall but the problem remains...
For info, i am running firefox on a Mac OS.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Cheers,
Jul_313Hello,
Try disabling graphics hardware acceleration. Since this feature was added to Firefox, it has gradually improved, but there still are a few glitches.
You might need to restart Firefox in order for this to take effect, so save all work first (e.g., mail you are composing, online documents you're editing, etc.).
Then perform these steps:
*Click the orange Firefox button at the top left, then select the "Options" button, or, if there is no Firefox button at the top, go to Tools > Options.
*In the Firefox options window click the ''Advanced'' tab, then select "General".
*In the settings list, you should find the ''Use hardware acceleration when available'' checkbox. Uncheck this checkbox.
*Now, restart Firefox and see if the problems persist.
Additionally, please check for updates for your graphics driver by following the steps mentioned in the following Knowledge base articles:
* [[Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems]]
* [[Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL]]
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