Running leopard & windows

Hey! is it possible to run snow leopard and windows simultaneously (meaning, to have them both installed on one machine)?

use virtualbox is a good news,free and open Source
http://www.virtualbox.org/

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  • Hi, I have macbook Pro, running Leopard OS X. I partitioned my hard drive a while ago to install windows and only allowed myself 10 Gig of data. Anyway, i deleted windows and want another OSX on there instead. How do i make this partition bigger please??

    Hi, I have macbook Pro, running Leopard OS X. I partitioned my hard drive a while ago to install windows and only allowed myself 10 Gig of data. I deleted windows after i realised i wasnt enjoying using it at all and wasted my hard drive. I now decided that i want another OSX on there instead yet i have only allowed myself 10 gb on the partition. I have ben thru some programms but am struggling on making this partition bigger.
    I only want it at 20gb but cant seem to make the partition bigger, only smaller or split it into further partition.
    Is there a way to do this, i have all installation discs from original OSX so think this could help.
    Any help please would be fantastic.
    Thanks Chris

    Hi, dragging the partition will only make smaller, not larger. In disk utility you can only split or make smaller the partitions. Yes i booted from installation disks also but still no help.
    And Brody, I am willing to erase the disc completely, infact jus started doing a backup in order to do so but that failed also. And the information you gave on partition a hard drive, Although very simple and i already know how to do this, but it wont let me make the partition bigger, and i dont want to make a new partition, just enlarge the one i already have, which i dont see possible from disk utility.
    Getting really frustrated now, even backing up is saying no to me. **** external being a douche.
    I dont mind erasing the hard drive but surely this must be doable without deleting the secondary partition back t a single volume, and re partitioning into 2 volumes again.
    Thanks again

  • WIndows XP/Vista can not recognize shared folder on Mac running Leopard

    Hi,
    I have problem with sharing file from my Mac running Leopard to my Windows machine (running XP and Vista). I follow the instruction on this website. http://lifehacker.com/software/mac-os-x-leopard/leopard-simplifies-networking-31 7033.php
    My Windows machine 'see' the Mac. When i double-click or press enter on the Mac comp icon on my windows machine, I do not get any confirm box to enter username and password. Instead, I am allowed to view the content which is empty ( although I enabled some shared folder on my Mac)
    Any suggestion to solve the problem pls .

    If your Mac Pro has FileVault on, your Windows XP machine will not be able to access the files, as FileVault disables SMB and printer sharing for Windows XP clients.
    In case FileVault is not on, you could try temporarily disabling the Windows firewall and the anivirus and/or internet security suite on the WinPC, and see whether it can access the files on your Mac Pro.
    Good Luck.

  • I am running Leopard 10.5.8 and want to partition Windows 7. The windows 7 I have is not a cd, I downloaded it. How do I install if I don't have the Windows 7 cd AND I don't have a PC to create a USB or CD?

    I am running Leopard 10.5.8 and want to partition Windows 7. The windows 7 I have is not a cd, I downloaded it. How do I install if I don't have the Windows 7 cd AND I don't have a PC to create a USB or CD?

    Thanks Fred. So I bought Snow Leopard, also installed ALL updates to now 10.6.8
    Problem: when I start my Boot Camp (3.0.4) it does not let me use a USB. I have been reading your article that I can be on a later Boot Camp but somehow Apple is not leading me where to actually download this Boot Camp Assistant upgrade.
    Keep in mind: every update on Apple about Boot Camp has been .exe which is useless to me since I do not have Windows installed.

  • I am still using my Apple G4 1.25 Ghz MDD running Leopard 10.5.8 with iTunes 10.6.3 installed. Can I use an Phone 4s with iOS 5 with this set up? I have read the iPhone iOS 5 user guide and it appears that I can but is anybody actually doing it ?

    Hello to all my readers.I am still using my Apple G4 1.25 Ghz MDD running Leopard 10.5.8 with iTunes 10.6.3 installed. Can I use an Phone 4s with iOS 5 with this set up? I have read the iPhone iOS 5 user guide and it appears that I can but is anybody actually doing it ? My current phone is a £10 Nokia and I've neither wish nor cash to spend more than a grand upgrading to an intel based machine (at the moment) ! Regards to you all.

    If you can find an iPhone running iOS5 and those are the specs for iOS5, there is no reason it should not work.
    If you want a more current version of iOS or a more current device, a Windows computer is always an option at significantly less cost. 
    Granted, there is no requirement to have a computer to use an iPhone.

  • My iPhone 4 does not allow me to sync wirelessly when plugged into itunes? How do I fix this? I am running leopard on a macbook pro. Could that be the issue?

    I have updated my iphone software to ios5 and everything is working perfectly except for the wireless sync. When I plug my phone into my computer (I'm using a MacBook Pro running leopard) it does not give me the option to check the box in the summary section to sync wirelessly. Can anyone help? Please and thanks

    stefani88 wrote: It seems from other discussions my current OS on my laptop is the reason why it won't sync but people running older versions of windows aren't having a problem. So I don't get it.
    Oh. Gosh.  What's Windows got to do with anything? You're on Leopard, on a Mac.
    It seems from other discussions my current OS on my laptop is the reason why it won't sync

  • Opening PageMaker files on a Mac running Leopard

    What program can be used to open windows pagemaker files on a Mac running Leopard?

    None. You'll need to install Windows on your Mac.

  • Running a windows app on imac without installing windows

    Hi, how can I install a windows based application on my mac and run the program without installing windows? I have tried a program called crossover which is supose to be an emulator but it doesn't seem to work. Any ideas please.
    nev5ter

    Windows programs can't run natively:
    (Borrowed from Kappy)
    Windows on Intel Macs
    There are presently several alternatives for running Windows on Intel Macs.
    Install the Apple Boot Camp software.  Purchase Windows XP w/Service Pak2, Vista, or Windows 7.  Follow instructions in the Boot Camp documentation on installation of Boot Camp, creating Driver CD, and installing Windows.  Boot Camp enables you to boot the computer into OS X or Windows.
    Parallels Desktop for Mac and Windows XP, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7.  Parallels is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
    VM Fusionand Windows XP, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7.  VM Fusion is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
    CrossOver which enables running many Windows applications without having to install Windows.  The Windows applications can run concurrently with OS X.
    VirtualBox is a new Open Source freeware virtual machine such as VM Fusion and Parallels that was developed by Solaris.  It is not as fully developed for the Mac as Parallels and VM Fusion.
    Note that Parallels and VM Fusion can also run other operating systems such as Linux, Unix, OS/2, Solaris, etc.  There are performance differences between dual-boot systems and virtualization.  The latter tend to be a little slower (not much) and do not provide the video performance of the dual-boot system. See MacTech.com's Virtualization Benchmarking for comparisons of Boot Camp, Parallels, and VM Fusion. Boot Camp is only available with Leopard or Snow Leopard. Except for Crossover and a couple of similar alternatives like DarWine you must have a valid installer disc for Windows.
    You must also have an internal optical drive for installing Windows. Windows cannot be installed from an external optical drive.

  • Pleeease help! cant boot macbook pro running leopard!

    i am having a huge problem with my macbook pro running leopard. i was originally trying to partition my hardrive for windows with boot camp but that failed cause it "couldnt move files" so i ran disk utility with the installation disk to fix the harddrive.
    anyways next thing i know i boot my computer and it stops at the blue login screen before it has the option to login with the spinning wheel and does a loop of blue screens with spinning wheel. wont boot in safe mode and it always stops at the same screen. so i looked around on the web and it sounded like a had to archive and install. so i did that and then half an hour in it told me i had a corrupt file and i had to restart.
    so i restarted and then it brought me straight to the leopard installation screen and told me that "mac osx cannot be upgraded to v10.5 on your computer" because "macosx 10.4 or later could not be found"!!! i used the disk util to repair the hard drive but it said everything was fine. i cant safe boot, it wont give me the option to archive and install again its only giving me the option to erase my whole harddrive!
    pleeease help! i have not backed up in 2 months! is there anyway to get this to start up or back up some files from this point?

    Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions ...
    Ok... if you have another Mac, you can do Firewire Target Disk Mode
    To transfer files using FireWire:
    Shut down the computer to be used as a disk. Leave the other computer on.
    Connect the two computers with a FireWire cable.
    Start up the computer to be used as a disk, then open System Preferences, click Startup Disk, and click Target Disk Mode. (Or, start it up while holding down the T key.)
    A disk icon appears on the desktop of the other computer.
    Transfer files by dragging them to and from the disk.
    Eject the disk by dragging its icon to the Trash. (While you drag, the Trash icon changes to an Eject icon.)
    On the computer you used as a disk, push the power button to shut it down, and then disconnect the FireWire cable.
    Carolyn

  • What is the best way to run a Windows based software on  a Mac?  Paralles Desktop 10 for Mac or Bootcamp?

    I am comparing Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac to Bootcamp.  The difference I see is a seamless operation with Parallels and the need to restart the Mac with Bootcamp.  Previously, I used VMware View Client to use the software from a virtual desktop.  Now I am looking to just use the Mac and trying to find the most efficient system. 

    Windows on Intel Macs
    There are presently several alternatives for running Windows on Intel Macs.
    Install the Apple Boot Camp software.  Purchase Windows 7 or Windows 8.  Follow instructions in the Boot Camp documentation on installation of Boot Camp, creating Driver CD, and installing Windows.  Boot Camp enables you to boot the computer into OS X or Windows.
    Parallels Desktop for Mac and Windows XP, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7.  Parallels is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
    VM Fusion and Windows XP, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7.  VM Fusion is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
    CrossOver which enables running many Windows applications without having to install Windows.  The Windows applications can run concurrently with OS X.
    VirtualBox is a new Open Source freeware virtual machine such as VM Fusion and Parallels that was developed by Solaris.  It is not as fully developed for the Mac as Parallels and VM Fusion.
    Note that Parallels and VM Fusion can also run other operating systems such as Linux, Unix, OS/2, Solaris, etc.  There are performance differences between dual-boot systems and virtualization.  The latter tend to be a little slower (not much) and do not provide the video performance of the dual-boot system. See MacTech.com's Virtualization Benchmarking for comparisons of Boot Camp, Parallels, and VM Fusion. A more recent comparison of Parallels, VM Fusion, and Virtual Box is found at Virtualization Benchmarks- Parallels 10 vs. Fusion 7 vs. VirtualBox. Boot Camp is only available with Leopard and later. Except for Crossover and a couple of similar alternatives like DarWine you must have a valid installer disc for Windows.
    You must also have an internal optical drive for installing Windows. Windows cannot be installed from an external optical drive.

  • Need walk thru for backing up Leopard/Windows systems

    I have Leopard/Windows preinstalled on my intel 250Gb Imac (installed by seller of the Mac). I am tech unsavvy and would appreciate a step by step walk thru of how to back up both systems onto a single 500Gb external hard drive (assuming I am using CCC and Winclone). I am particularly confused about partitioning the external drive for this purpose. Thanks to any patient reader who can help.

    No need to partition the external drive; just make sure it is formatted as Mac OS Extended using Disk Utility. Then start up CCC and clone using the default settings with the source being your main drive and the target being the external (this may take awhile). This will give you an identical clone of your main drive. Then you can run Winclone, which will copy your Windows partition to a file on whatever Mac drive that you choose. You will not be able to run Windows from the cloned file, but could use it to restore your Windows partition.
    bd

  • Leopard/Windows

    I have Intego Virus Barrier X4 installed on my Intel iMac.  Fairly new  
    to Mac and in order to use some of my previous windows software I am  
    considering installing Win XP Home Edition via VMware Fusion (not  
    Parallels) but I am concerned about security issues with windows while  
    on-line.  My thought is to connect to the internet only when running Mac (Leopard) in the belief (mistakenly?) that windows being not on-line I should be OK. My Speedtouch 516 router has a  firewall on board which has proved perfectly safe so far. Is it best to activate the firewall within Leopard? If anyone has experience of Mac/Windows joint install I would appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance

    Thanks for your helpful reply, which if I read it right, should mean that if I disconnect from the internet while running windows and only connect when running Leopard then I should be OK. Or am I still not understanding? Thanks again.

  • MBP running Leopard 10.5.3 and W XP  with freezing problems

    Hello everyone
    Im running Leopard 10.5.3 and bootcamp 2.1 on my MBP. I am able to run xp pro only once in a blue moon. Ever since I started using bootcamp with windows xp sp2 the computer freezes up. I always have to reboot the computer in order to use the windows side of my mac. I dont know what the problem is. I decided to upgrade to version 10.5.3 and bootcamp 2.1 to see if the freezing problem goes away and it did not help.
    95% of the times the computer freezes when Im using it, or when I start boot camp. I only use windows to play games and use some military software since Im a soldier in the army. Im currently deploy to Iraq and not very knowledge in computers. I have reinstalled the apple drivers with the leopard cd because the keyboard was not working properly and it worked fine for a few minutes and then it decided to crash again. It happens very regularly, sometimes Im playing a game for hours and hours and it work great, without problems. Im really lost here. I have read the post about this problem but they really gives me no solution to my problem.
    Any suggestions will be appreciated.
    Leo

    I have 10.5.3 on an external, and a 410 that I use as a backup device. After reading this post I thought I'd check it for myself. Installed the 1.8.3-6BETA, and fired it up. Everything worked, I had inputs and outputs, even recorded a little something just to test. Started playing some itunes, and about 10 minutes in, the 410 dropped out. I've tried restarting the computer and device several times, and even though the 410 shows up in my sys prefs and Logic prefs, I can't get any ins or outs out of it, and the 410 interface shows now activity on any of the channels.
    Bee Jay -
    I'm going to try this tomorrow, but here's a thought.....the 1.8.3-8 says in the release notes that it has new firmware for the device. I know you're using the previous beta driver, but is it possible that if you installed the -8 driver and then downgraded to the -6BETA, that the device has retained the firmware from the -8 release, which is working with the previous BETA release and 10.5.3?
    Dunno....just a thought. I was SO excited to finally get Leopard onto my internal, but now it looks like I'll have to wait a bit more. Bummer!

  • How to run a Windows app from a PowerBook G4 using Tiger OS 10.4.11

    HELP !!!! i have a training session tomorrow, and I need to run a Windows Application from my mac.
    is it possible?
    I need to do it only once (initially, then I can purchase something).
    I use a PowerBook G4
    I'm running Tiger OS 10.4.11 (not Leopard)
    I don't need to run OS and Windows at the same time, just the Windows application
    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    I signed up for and downloaded Parallels for Mac and got the message "this app can't be installed on your machine, please check the requirements for your machine." But I couldn't find requirements anwhere.
    ANY IDEAS ???" I really appreciate it!

    If you have an Intel Mac and Leopard you can use various programs (like Parallels) that will let you do what you want.
    With Tiger and a G4 PPC I think the only option is to get hold of a copy of Virtual PC and a copy of Windows that will work with it. Virtual PC is no longer produced so you'll have to look on the used stuff websites. I have never used VPC myself but I hear it is really slow, and of course since it is out of production it will probably only run some older version of Windows (not sure, maybe 98 or before?)

  • Running Leopard and Snow Leopard

    Hey guys and gals... I recently bought a new macbook pro with snow leopard installed. This is all great, but the program that I use the most (pro tools) only works on leopard (unless of course I want to pay 150 dollars to upgrade my pro tools, which I do not). Is there any way to run leopard and snow leopard just as some people run windows and osx? I would also like to not have to restart my computer every single time I wanted to switch back and forth. ANY help is greatly appreciated!
    Justin C

    Is there any way to run leopard and snow leopard just as some people run windows and osx?
    Basically, not if the computer was released after Mac OS X 10.6.
    I would also like to not have to restart my computer every single time I wanted to switch back and forth.
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