Windows for Mac, best option?

Need to use Windows for work. Can I purchase Windows for Mac. Will it cause problems , cost, and best option ... Thanks

"Best" is such a subjective term. I don't really like it.
What do you do at work? If you only surf web sites, and edit documents, then running Windows in a virtual hardware environment might be a good choice for you. It will allow you to very easily perform backups, and it allows you to continue to run MacOS spps while you are running Windows. THis is what I did at my last job and it was great for me. I had Windows 7 Pro running is a virtual machine, and MacOS 10.8 running on the host hardware. I could do snything that my job required on that virtual Windows PC and still have enough resources to run apps on my Mac at the sme time.
Now if you do heavy graphic work (why wouldn't you use a Mac and MacOS apps for that?) or if you are doing heavy compiling, then you may want the full dedicated hardware resources of using Boot Camp and dual booting your machine between MacOS and Windows.
The "best" answer depends upon what you have to do in Windows for work...

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The two other posts are correct... so I'll just clarify. What's happening right now is your system is trying to boot into Windows in order to finish the installation. What you want to do is make it boot into OS X. As mende1 indicated, with your system off, hold down the Option key and continue to hold it while you turn the system on. You will eventually be presented with an option to select which partition you would like to boot from. Choose OS X. After you get into OS X, again, as mende1 indicated, change the Startup Disk to OS X. What this will do is cause your system to automatically boot into OS X when you restart it instead of you having to use the Option key when booting each time.
Relaunching BootCamp Assistant will allow you to remove your Windows installation and partition.

I'm sure this is a setting fix, but can't find it-. All of my windows for mac programs open when I turn on my computer, such that I have to close each one individually to get to my desk top. How do I adjust so none of them open unless I choose to?

I'm sure this is a setting fix, but can't find it…. All of my windows for mac programs open when I turn on my computer, such that I have to close each one individually to get to my desk top. How do I adjust so none of them open unless I choose to?

Remove the check in the box "Reopen windows when logging back in":

Windows for Mac hangs frequently, how can I stop this?

I have Windows for Mac 98, and lately I have been using that a lot to type some papers, usually for seven hours a day for long stretches. What has happened is that at least once a day, the Windows program suddenly freezes without any warning, and the beachball starts spinning. I can't do anything to stop this from happening. I usually wait a few minutes and then go to Force-Quit and shut it down (the message in Force-Quit is that Word is not responding). I can usually recover some of the work when I go to Microsoft (Auto) Recovered Documents but usually I have lost a lot of the work I have done.
After this happening regularly, I started to save the work frequently, and hoped that if it crashed again, I could at least save all the work I had done. However, despite doing this, the recovered file had not saved the work until the most recent save, which I thought was strange.
As my work involves frequent typing in Word documents, this is a big worry.
I type .doc and .docx documents using Windows but from my recall (but I am not sure about this), both types of documents are involved in this problem.
How does this problem arise? Does it have to do with the memory? The Windows is using up too much memory perhaps? Would it be the same with Pages? I don't recall this ever happening with Pages but I suppose I haven't typed really long documents in Pages yet.
My computer is MBA version 3.2. I usually have other programs running at the same time: two browser windows, Pages, iTunes, vlc, Skype, and a program for using wifi with a USB stick. I should close as many programs as I can, I suppose while I am working in Windows, I suppose. Anything else I can do?
Saving frequently helps but not as much as I thought it would.
Does it have to do with my using .doc documents in this Windows program which is a .docx program? Should I install the older Windows for Mac program on the computer? Can I run the two versions of Windows for Mac simultaneously on my computer?

applecore_eater wrote:
I am using Word and it hangs frequently.
(1) Does it hang or does it crash frequently?
For the difference, see
How to tell an application crash from a hang
<http://marinersoftware.corphelp.com/kb_article.php?ref=5501-WIPV-2930>
(2) Have you installed any add-ons to Word, such as EndNote CWYW?
(3) Are you using any 3rd party font managers, such as Suitcase Fusion?
(4) Are you using any keyboard shortcut or macro managers, such as Keyboard Maestro or TextExpander?

Windows for Mac....Highly dissapointed with LIon.

I use Windows for Mac for ALL of my studies and now I can not open any of my .doc files...any ideas?

JSMFit4Life wrote:
PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.7)
I'm becoming suspicious of the sheer volume of people signing up to post nonsensical complaints about 10.7. There are obviously a lot of valid issues, but I don't think this is one.
Obviously JSMFit4Life is struggling to understand the difference between Windows and Office. He's also certainly not using a PowerBook running 10.7. The whole thing seems a little contrived.

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If I buy a macbook air (MC969ll/a) will my "windows for MAC 2004" work on Lion? Will I be able to load my 09 ILife and 09 IWork onto my Macbook Air laptop?

What do you mean by "Windows for Mac 2004"? Are you referring to Office Mac 2004, if so, no it won't work with Lion as it requires Rosetta.
Yes, you will be able to load iWork '09 and iLife' 09 on your MBA. Your new MBA will come with iLife '09 already preinstalled.

Macbook hard drive crashed, i lost windows for mac, bought a disc when i got the mac, no longer have the disc, need my apps, don't wanna pay for it again. know how to get it quick without having to give my mac to the genius bar at apple store overnight

macbook hard drive crashed, i lost windows for mac, bought a disc when i got the mac, no longer have the disc, need my apps, don't wanna pay for it again. know how to get it quick without having to give my mac to the genius bar at apple store overnight?

What is it you need - Windows installer disc or something else? Your question is unclear. Could you be more specific?

Can I use Windows for Mac in iCloud?

Hello, I would like to use Windows for Mac or any similar program, but I don't want to store it on my hard drive. Can I use it in iCloud, or any other Cloud environment?
Would you recommend a good Windows for Mac type of program?
Thank you!

A virtual machine is a program, see my above post, that lets you install Windows in a virtual environment on your computer. You can not run Windows from iCloud or any other cloud.
As for cost, you have to by the virtual machine (about $60). You also have to buy Windows (about $99). Or you could use Boot Camp Assitant to install Windows. Boot Camp Assistant is included with OSx. Windows will still cost about $99.

I am in my last few months at university and want to buy windows for mac. After i graduate will it still work?

I am in my last few months at university and want to buy windows for mac. After i graduate will it still work?
Thanks.

There is no such thing as Windows for Mac. Windows is Windows and you can install it on a Windows computer or on an Apple computer. Once installed it will work until you remove it.

Recovering Windows for Mac that is installed on a previous version of Mac.

I recently downloaded the Mac Lion OSX and I haven't installed it because, my Windows Office for Mac is still at my old operating system, Mac OSX
Leopard. I lost my Windows for Mac 2011 CD including its key. How can I recover my Windows for Mac before installing my MAC OSX Lion?

Call Microsoft.
Allan

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You can install Windows on a Mac with Boot Camp or a virtual machine. If you need maximum performance, use Boot Camp.
If you want to use Boot Camp, first check that the Windows version you want to install is compatible with your iMac > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5634 Then, open Boot Camp Assistant, in /Applications/Utilities, and follow the steps to install Windows. Check > http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.8.pdf
If you want to use the virtual machine, you have to install an application like Parallels, VMware Fusion or VirtualBox, create a virtual machine and install Windows there

I have a mac book pro with Windows for Mac, I have really been struggling to figure out a keyboard shortcut to switch between 2 excel files can someone suggest a solution please ?

I have a mac book pro with Windows for Mac, I have really been struggling to figure out a keyboard shortcut to switch between 2 excel files can someone suggest a solution please ?

someonehelpmaddy wrote:
My Mac knows that it is connected to the montior...
Open your Displays system preferences. Is there an Arrangement tab and does it show two screens? If no Arrangement tab then your mac does not know it has two screens. Maybe smc and pram reset will shake it free and maybe not. Maybe there's something wrong with the connection. Thunderbolt plugs are similar to mini-displayport plugs so make sure the plug is pushed firmly in so that essentially all the metal part disappears inside the socket. The plugs can be a little tricky in that you need to make sure the plug is fully seated in their socket.
If you do see two screens in the Arrangement tab then click Detect Displays and Gather Windows to get the Displays preferences of the other monitor on to your main monitor. Check the resolution and if there is a refresh rate check that as well.

Can I use Windows for Mac?

My boss bought me Parallels Windows for Mac.
Why would I want to use that?
Would it harm my Mac?
Would my Mac be suseptive to viruses with that?

He said in case I wanted to run something that would require windows.
I do not like Windows, I use it at work because I do not have a choice.
Whatever document or anything that anyone sends me that my iMac will not open I just delete.
He also bought me Acronis True Image for Mac, for Backups, but what he does not know is that I purchased a
WD My Passport for Mac 2TB and that is how I back up my Mac once a month.
I feel bad he is such a nice boss. But I really do not like installing things in my Mac that are unnecessary or that might be
harmful to my Mac.

Can I transfer my email in outlook on my macbook pro (windows for mac) onto my ipad mini?Help!?

can I transfer my email in outlook on my macbook pro (windows for mac) onto my ipad mini?Help!?

Outlook is an email client and that does not indicate if your email is POP or IMAP. If you have an IMAP email account, all of your emails actions will automatically sync across your devices. If you have POP, it does not work that way.
If you are asking if you can transfer the current emails on the Mac onto the iPad, no you cannot, unless the email is an IMAP account and they can download onto the iPad again from the server.

2 Questions about Windows for Mac

1) When you install windows for Mac, does that become the "dominant" OS for the computer, or can you go back and forth? The reason I'm asking is because...
2) I just got a mac, but I have a lot of PC only game,s most of which are PC games, that I want to play. Do PC only games run on Windows for Mac?

Just wanted to clarify one thing and that is that there is no such thing as Windows for Mac. There is Boot Camp that will partition your drive so that you can install Windows on the new partition which in turn will allow you to run Windows Operating system on your Mac.
When you install windows for Mac, does that become the "dominant" OS for the computer, or can you go back and forth?
Neither OSx nor Windows become the dominant system. You are free to choose and go back and forth (requires shut down and reboot) as you see fit. You can set one system as the default over another and switch that too at will.
I just got a mac, but I have a lot of PC only game,s most of which are PC games, that I want to play. Do PC only games run on Windows for Mac?
Yes the PC Only games should run on Windows when installed via boot camp on a Mac however your Mac in turn must meet the games' hardware requirements just like any other windows based PC.
Axel F.

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