Windows Compatibility

I'm almost sold on getting a Mac. The reason I want to is because of how one is able to run Windows on a Mac. The question I have is: If I was to get a new Mac, would the Windows server on the Mac be able to upgrade from XP to Vista when it comes out? So could I run Windows Vista on a Mac?

Best would be to find a license for Windows 7 x64.
At least over here, there many on-line stores that still sell (OEM) licenses for Win 7.

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I need make mac browsers with windows compatibility, because if i try to se priview from Dw to all browsers on windows PC it will look fine, but same file i trying to see on mac all browsers it will not showing proper..... Please help me for that.

i need make mac browsers with windows compatibility, because if i try to se priview from Dw to all browsers on windows PC it will look fine, but same file i trying to see on mac all browsers it will not showing proper..... Please help me for that.

ASk in the DW firum and be much more specific. Web page rendering issues are specific to specific versions of browsers and you may simply be using some bad code that messes up your page.
Mylenium

Moderator: A FAQ for Windows Compatibility forum?

Would it be possible to do a FAQ section in the Windows Compatibility forum <http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=687>? Many of the same topics are being asked repeatedly and I feel a FAQ could address most of the similar topics.
I suggest the following as topics for the FAQs:
1. Microsoft Office questions. These are not relevant to Mac and Windows compatibility and are more appropriately posted in Microsoft's discussion forums.
2. Boot Camp questions should be directed to the Boot Camp forum and Parallels questions should be directed to <http://fourms.parallels.com>.
3. The need for antivirus software for Windows when it is running on a Mac.
4. A list of links detailing how to print from a Mac to a Windows-connected printer and vice versa.
bill
1 GHz Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Thanks for your replies Ardian and Hardy! I'm glad to see at least the idea is supported by a few others. Maybe it will catch on.
What I find interesting is that the Windows Compatibility forum has become the dumping ground for all the "Windows" questions that don't seem to fit in the forums listed before it. You'll notice on the Forum Home page that it's at the end of the Windows Compatible Technology list. I'm sure folks are ruling out the more specific technologies such as iPod, iTunes, QuickTime, etc., and posting there when they don't know where else to post.
Windows Compatible Technology
AirPort & AirPort Express for Windows
Bonjour for Windows
Boot Camp Public Beta
iPod
iTunes for Windows
QuickTime for Windows
Windows Compatibility
Even a general FAQ link below or to the right of the the section title would be a helpful guide for folks.
I'm frustrated that more than 50% of my questions seem to be telling first time posters why their questions aren't approrpriate for the forum and which forums they should be using.
bill

Audigy 2 zs notebook - windows compatability logo prob

hi,
i just bought the notebook sound card but my laptop will not let me install it. A window pops up that says it does not have a windows compatability logo. i went into my system preferences and checked the ignore button for this issue but the box still comes up and will not let me install. Any help out there?
thanks,
mattMessage Edited by mvlevy on 0-08-2006 06:9 AM

Just click the Continue Anyway button to continue the installation. Does it not help?
Jason

Question Reguarding the new windows compatable Macs

I have been reading a lot about the new windows compatibility on all new Macs. I also researched the software it requires. Is the new software needed to run all of my PC programs, or just anable me to use Windows OS? Does this new technology allow me to use ALL of my Windows software including third party programs like games and other apps?

Parallels is less suitable for playing games due to constraints on 3D graphics.
iFelix

WIndows compatibility issue for itunes 7

I just upgraded to itunes 7. My shortcut icons for itunes are no lnger itunes images but a generic icon. Also when I open itunes it says my "version of itunes is set to run in compatibility mode to run with al older version of windows. For best results turn off compatibility mode before opening it"
Does anyone understand this error message and what is causing it?
Can you help me to get my icons back and to remove this error type message?
thank you.

Hey,
I'm having a similar problem. After I installed iTunes 7 on my computer, all the iTunes icons have been changed to a an image icon (jpg image). But I can open iTunes, the problem occurs when the song I am listening to ends and switches to a new song. When a new song is being played, iTunes uses up 100% CPU resources and the song starts to skip, this goes on for about a minute until everything returns back to normal... until the song ends and the next song starts to play, then it starts all over again.

Windows compatibility; Delete key, view, Office for Mac and Hassels

Dear Friends
I liked the style of the Mac powerbook, and after years of happy use of a Samsung notebook, I decided to take the plunge and buy a Mac. I amlo liked the idea of contributing to diversiy and not putting all my bucks in Gates's basket! People assured me there would be no compatibility problems bwteeen Office for PC and Office for Mac. So I moved from PC to Mac, but have had lots of problems. I have a powerbook 12". My main issues are that:
1. Word and Powerpoint for Mac do not always convert properly when I take my files to work where I have to use PC. I find editing in powerpoint for Mac less easy than PPT for windows. Before an important presentation at an international conference recenly, the file I worked on on my Mac came out all funny when I loaded it onto the windows laptop that was already set up. I lost a good five minutes ******* around beore an international audience. Someitmes formatting in Word for Mac jumps and highlights and bold and bullet points go all srtrange or are lost when I take the file to work.
2. The keyboard of the Mac is frustrating. I usually delete rightward; to do this on a Mac I have to hold down Fn and then delete, i.e. two finger operation. I always screw up since I am so used to the delete key on my PC and my brain gets in a twist. Is there a way I can change this?
3. The power book is quite heavy (a simple moan as I travle a lot).
4. Word, PPT and internet pages do not cover the whole screen, just the left half to three quarters, with a strip of unused screen on the right. I have been unable to make word for Mac ect cover the whole screen, so I always have to adjust the view size and then half the text is cut off. I would like to see the whole screen used. This is frustrating as the Mac has a kind of grainy screen.
Any suggestions?
Chris

1. For problems related to Microsoft Office you should post your questions to Microsoft's own Mac discussions:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/community/community.aspx?pid=newsgroups
2. If you want to "forward-delete" on a Mac without hitting the function key, then you'll have to purchase a full size Apple USB keyboard.
3. Sorry. Can't help with that one. Maybe you should have bough a ligther 15" Powerbook.
4. Again, sorry, but that's not a bug, it's a learning curve. Longtime Windows users seem to be more often than not used to working with applications and windows that cover the whole screen. Mac users generally don't. Just drag the windows over to the right or click the green maximize button at the top left of each window.

Windows Compatibility Issue (?)

I cannot open iTunes with Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1; I have uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes, I have unchecked to run in compatibility mode, and I have run iTunes troubleshooting, but continue to get "incompatible application detected". I tried using the recommended settings, but same results. This issue started in June....Any solutions?

Hi mcnastyusmc,
It sounds like you've been on the right track in troubleshooting this issue. You may want to go over the troubleshooting steps in the following article:
iTunes for Windows Vista or Windows 7: Troubleshooting unexpected quits, freezes, or launch issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1717
Regards,
- Brenden

Mac/Windows Compatibility for Word-Help!

I just recently got Office for my Mac. I created a Word document and emailed it to a business partner. He has Windows and when he opened it, everything (including jpg.'s) were out of place and everything was skewed. He thinks he's running 2003. Any ideas on how I can create my documents so that he is able to open them?

There is no assurance of 100% correctness between different versions of msWord. If you are using Word 2004, in the File--SaveAs dialog, Click on the Compatibility Report and run it (in the report window, you can select "Word 2003 for Windows" since your colleague is using that. That will give you some hints on what to change.
You can try saving (file -- saveAs) in the RTF format - and try the Word 4-6 RTF and other formats as well). Good luck!

Drivers do not pass windows compatibility testing

MSI K7N2G Motherboard
Athlon 2400 xp
Seagate 80 GB SATA Hard Drive
I am building a new computer and whenever I reinstall Windows or am installing windows xp for the first time, I get warnings that the drivers do not pass windows logo compatibility testing. This happens for the Promise SATA drivers that I had to install to install windows xp in addition to pretty much all of the nforce2 and nvidia drivers. Are these drivers okay and just aren't recognized by windows or are there problems? Thanks

mmlemay,
It just means you have drivers that the Microsoft Techs have not finished playing with. When it comes to nVidia Drivers, I would not worry if they have not been approved by MS yet. nVidia has one of the Driver Coders on the market.
Take Care,
Richard

Windows compatability issues

Since I got my macbook in Decemeber, I have noticed that whenever I am using Microsoft Word, and I save the file it saves a .doc, (there are no compatibility issues and I am saving as a microsoft friendly document) but when I email it to someone with a PC or put it on my flashdrive to open on another computer (PC) it saves as a .dat file. The file will open word if I am opening it from the flashdrive, but if I email it that person (mostly my professors) cannot open the file. It has grown quite annoying and would really appreciate any help PLEASE!!

Go to "Attachments" in Mail's "Edit" menu and enable "Always Send Windows Friendly Attachments".

Windows compatability mode

I am running Windows XP. When I start iTunes I get a message that iTunes has compatability mode set and the display colors change to 8-bit. How do I get rid of the compatability mode setting?

Remember, Google and other search engines are your friend...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302478

Disk Utility Burning CDs and DVDs Windows Compatibility

I don't burn many CDs or DVDs. However, a friend of mine recently switched to Apple, and he burns quite a few movies and CDs. He asked me how to copy DVDs, burn Audio CDs, and save files to CDs and DVDs. The only thing I knew how to do was to burn files to CDs. I know that CDs that are burned in the Finder will work on Mac OS and Windows. My question is about Disk Utility. I've read that Disk Utility does not create Windows compatible disks, however Apple's instructions for making a copy of a movie DVD are to use Disk Utility and create a CD/DVD master image to burn to a DVD. Disk Utility uses the .cdr format, which supposedly does not work with Windows. So, if I wanted to copy a Windows application CD, could disk utility make an exact copy of it or not? It seems to me that it should since I am making an exact copy using CD/DVD master, but will it do it or not? Also, if I made a copy of a Movie DVD using CD/DVD master (.cdr) will it only play on Macs or will it play on Windows also? When it comes to Audio CDs, I realize one must use iTunes to make Audio CDs. I have searched all over the internet for answers to these questions and most people say use Roxio Toast or they just don't answer these questions very clearly.

If you have two optical drives connected to your computer, you can just clone the disc. However, I'd recommend Roxio Toast, as others have, because it'll handle all the compatibility issues for you. Dealing with Finder and Disk Utility guarantees compatibility with macs, but not necessarily Windows, or even standard DVD/CD players depending on how you burn it.
If you have audio files, use iTunes to burn an audio CD. If you have movie files, use iDVD or Toast to burn a standard DVD (not a data disc).

Lightroom 5.7 Installer Fails on Win 8.1 - Windows compatibility reports incompatible

Have had a case open since 15.2 and getting nowhere (0186366824). Was wondering if anybody here has encountered this issue and resolved?
New PC, clean install of Windows 8.1. My old 3.6 version of LR returned an installer failure and was advised it was incompatible and I needed to upgrade. 5.7 now behaves the same.
To date I have been instructed to downland full versions of LR - 5.5, 5.6 and 5.7. All fail at the installer running as Admin.
The last direction from support was a little scary considering I own numerous Adobe products:-
Please follow these steps to remove all Adobe folders from your computer and then retry to install it back:
Remove Adobe Folders:-
> C:\Program Files\Adobe*
> C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe*
> C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macrovision Shared
> C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe*
> C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe*
> C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Macrovision Shared
> (Hidden) C:\ProgramData\Adobe*
> C:\ProgramData\FLEXnet
> C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\
Roaming\Adobe*
> C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\com.adobe.*
> C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Adobe*
> C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe*
> C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe*
Remove Adobe folders:-
Registry Editor (Type "Regedit" in Run windows)
> Go to Hkey Local Machine\Software\Adobe
> Hkey Current User\Software\Adobe
Now install Lightroom 5 from the below mentioned link:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5741
And then Enter the serial Key of Lightroom 5 and then Lightroom 1
It will install and activate the product.

Thank you very much.
I did uninstall Adobe Air, Adobe Reader XI and another Adobe product, rebooted, and after this the installation was possible with no problems!

External hard drives and mac/windows compatibility - Need Help pls

I have an external Harddiskdrive with 200 GB formatted in HFS+ with my Mac.
And here's my Problem:
A friend of me would have some of the MP3's on this HDD, but he is a PC user with Windows XP. So he could not see the drive in his Workspace.
Is there a way without buy MacDrive or something like that?
Or is there a App like MacDrive as Freeware or OpenSource???
What is with the "DOS" - format (FAT32)? Can I use this without an afraid of losing my Data on this Drive???

"am getting this error message on my Mac:
SMART status not supported"
This is not an error. SMART status reports of hard drives are not passed through the chipsets of external enclosures.
"What is this FAT program and how do I make it work? "
FAT is not a program. IT's the format in which the drive is fomatted.
In the future, please start a new question about your issues, so as to not "thread-jack" and existing discussion. YOu'll recieve more repsonses if do so as well, rather than burying your question deep inside someone elses topic/issues.

Windows Compatibility With HP w1907 Monitor

Is my HP w1907 monitor compatible with Windows 8? The Copyright on the software disc is 2006-2007. Thanks!

Hi,
Yes it is, you need the right port on your machine to connect to it. It has one VGA port and one DVD-D port.
Regards.
BH
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