MBP dvd burner died, connect MBP to desktop PC and burn from there?
Hey guys, i have a an older Macbook Pro that has had a hard life and the dvd burner is no longer working. my question: is there any way, with a program i download or cord or anything, where I can connect my MBP to my old windows xp desktop and barrow the dvd burner in there? I think you could use remote burners with the Macbook Air but I never looked into it. Can I connect with a USB or Ethernet cable to my PC and just barrow the dvd burner in it to burn DVD Studio Pro projects? thank you in advance!
Macbook Pro Early 2008 i think. (Model# A1260)
Mac OS X 10.5.8
2.5 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
4 GB RAM
In the Mac open System Preferences->Network pane, "Advanced" button and them click the WINS tab. There change the WINS name to the same one that is on the PC (MSHOME).
Also maybe the guide (even though it's for 10.5 or later) File Sharing With OS X 10.5 - Introduction to File Sharing With Your Mac. It might help.
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(http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93006)
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Fault Module Timestamp: 4a4bd539
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 000d68f5
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Additional Information 1: c4a7
Additional Information 2: 473b2e845affd1758ca8e66121386d63
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2) It doesn't appear to be a sync issue but I deleted the Intellisync folder anyway and it didn't fix the problem.
3) Have rebooted my machine with no change to problem.
4) Have reinstalled DM Version 5 (this time without the Roxio Media software) with no change to problem.
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Solved!
Go to Solution.Another Update: I seemed to have found the problem. While RIM support recommended I do a device wipe I pushed back since the rest of the phone functionality seemed to work fine. I opted to begin removing applications from the phone one by one and then trying to connect to Desktop Manager.
Once I removed the ZDNet Tech News For IT Professionals and rebooted the phone, I was able to connect and do a backup. I'm sure this app works fine for almost everyone else, but for some unknown reason (maybe it conflicts with another app on my phone), Desktop Manager did not like it and shut down. I initially reinstalled it again and was able to do another backup but an hour later Desktop Manager shut down again (perhaps in doing an update on news it creates a conflict with Desktop Manager).
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1) If Desktop Manager shuts down and you've tried other solutions on forums such as deleting the Intellisync folder and reinstalling Desktop Manager, try deleting applications 1 by 1 and rebooting the phone before trying to connect again to Desktop Manager.
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