Mac and Windows Keyboard Macbook

I have a MacBook running windows. So lets say I want to use the print screen feature how would I do that on a keyboard?

PS If your problem is with the layout of the keyboard (which key does what), here are some links that may help:
http://bishoy.har.by/2012/06/arabic-keyboard-layout-for-mac.html
http://osamaeid.blogspot.com/2010/12/arabic-mac-keyboard-layout-for-windows.html

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Hi,
I read a lot of hype about running Mac OSX and Windows together on the new intel machines but there seems to be no clear direction from Apple 'or anywhere else' on this except a beta bootcamp and a virtual software option.
I have just got a Macbook Pro mainly for OSX use but I have a couple of Windows only apps on an Old PC box that I would like to run on the MacBook Pro... to save me worrying about accessing the PC and better still when I am not at home trying to get someone else to access the PC for the info.
I see bootcamp is in Beta still yet Apple is selling the Windows Mac thing like it is the norm, easy and a fully fuctional option.
Maybe some experianced Mac intel Mac/Windows users can answer this for me... Is it best to use Bootcamp or Parallels Mac software?
Which option is easier to use both systems on the MBP?
Which is more reliable?
Many thanks guys... and girls.
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Yeah, I did not bother with boot camp because I have played that game before (Windows/Linux) and having to re-boot all the time is very annoying - especially if your in a hurry!
I tested Parallels and XP Pro on a MACbook and it ran nicely. I did Python speed tests (Pystone.py) and found it FASTER in Windows than in OSX - pretty weird. I'm still tyring to figure out why.
Anyway, I decided to upgrade to a MacBook Pro - I want to make sure Windoze runs as fast as it can!
In my case, my primary need is VISIO - its the only program I have not found a MAC version of.
Just to let you know, when I run Windows XP on the Intel Duo it takes a constant 25-35% CPU resources on both CPUS. Out of windows, the CPU % drops to 1-5%.
On my (monster) MacBook Pro 17" with Intel core 2 Duos Windows puts both CPUs up to about (giggle) 5-10%!!! Out of Windows, its below 2%... Nice machine....
In both tests, this is JUST to load the Windoze desktop - I'm not actually running any specific program - doing so adds a few more percent. Although, again, on the PRO laptop it does not add very much at all.
I did not test VM ware since it was not out yet. And I need to buy and setup a fleet of support laptops NOW. When it comes out, and I hear good things, I will try it out.
But to be honest, I would rather ditch the last of my Windows software first....
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Shortcut sets seem to be human-readable text files, so you could try making a copy and doing some editing, changing cmd to ctrl and opt to alt, and change the platform value in the first line to "win" though I can't make any promise it will work.
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Hey Forum,
I am using windows xp on my macbook (snow leopard). I came across some dealers who say that there are hard disks for mac only and for both mac and windows. So, I wanted to buy a hard disk so that I can use it both on mac and windows xp, so what type of hard disk should I use? Must I partition into 2?
or are there any harddisk in the market which is compatible for both mac and windows xp without screwing up the format(NTFS/Mac OS X Journaled)? Pls look into this matter and help me with it.
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Once in a very long while Apple will have customized firmware on drives, and it is possible to find SCSI/SAS or drives that are destined to be used with high end storage controllers.
But that is the exception that makes the rule.
SATA is SATA. Though.... there are now SATA III drives that don't work in XP, or that need a jumper, and Seagate and some drives have managed to deliver firmware that has caused trouble... and Apple has had to issue firmware updates to help compatibility....

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I recently ran into that problem. In order to have the hard drive compatible for both PC and Mac it must be in a FAT32 format. In order to do this though all your files will be deleted (in order to reformat). You can do this by plugging in the hard drive into you mac and going under disk utility and there you will find your hard drive and under erase change the format to FAT32 and then you press erase (all will be deleted off the external drive though)

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MacQuack wrote:
You will need to pull all the information off first. The formatting will erase it all.
Use Disk Utility (in Applications >> Utilities or use Spotlight to find it). On the left select your WD drive and then select the Erase tab. Where it says Format, select exFat in the drop-down menu. Next, click Erase and done. It will take approx. 5-15mins to re-format.
Cons: You will be unable to store files 4GB or larger in this format (usually only dmg/iso files or large Outlook files). Also, you will be unable to use Time Machine or other auto-backup programs.
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Previously windows used external drive to be used in mac (and windows)

i´ve just bought a macbook and planned to use a couple of external drives i previously used on my pc with time machine and whatnot. only it seems they are write-protected in mac os, so they can´t be used as back-up drives. do i have to format them again using mac, or do it in windows, or is there a way around this? and can it be done so both mac and windows recognizes it as writable?
thanks

Dave Sawyer wrote:
They're probably formatted NTFS, which Mac OS X can read but not write. There are third-party NTFS drivers, one open-source and one commercial, but you can just reformat the drive as FAT32 (MS-DOS format in Disk Utility) and it will work just fine with both your Mac and Windows systems.
If the OPs intent is to use it with Time Machine, the external drive needs to be formatted HFS+ (Mac OS Extended (Journaled) via Disk Utility. I believe there is a Windows app that permits viewing of HFS+ drives. Since you have a 'couple' of external HDDs, it's probably best to use a dedicated HDD just for TM backups.

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I want to make an hybrid cd-rom for both, Mac and Windows, and I am using the fscommand code in the first frame of my actions:
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I was told that I could reformat a external so that my Mac could read both Mac and Windows info.
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