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Alright. Time to be helpful.
How to Play Windows only games on a Mac;
2: Install Windows on you Mac following the guides provided by Apple
2a: Here is some more information
3: Enjoy having access to all of the video games anyone with a PC has.
Edit: I should point out that you need a copy of Windows to install for this to be useful. Just having Bootcamp will not allow you to play Windows only games.
One reason why I ditched Mac because it's outright inferior when it comes to gaming. Partly because Windows is always top priority when it comes to game development, while Mac is an afterthought. Unfortunately, "get a PC instead" is not convenient advice for most Mac users.
If you're willing to spend money, but not enough to by a new computer outright, consider Boot Camp. You'll have to buy a copy of Windows, but you'll be able to play TS4 on your Mac this way.
And honestly, the Store content interests me more than all the stuff packs. Sucks that you can't download. Look into that more and see if it's your computer (maybe your firewall is blocking it?) or your account.
Well, we need to know what gpu you have, first. Your processor/ram is definitely adequate though.
As for which version of windows? Just get Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit + Boot Camp.
Since it's a laptop, if the gpu isn't good enough, it's practically impossible to upgrade.
Did you know Boot Camp is a thing, and it isn't just emulation/virtualization? That's right, a Boot Camp installation of Windows runs on bare metal, just as OS X does.
Especially with the requirements you have listed above, why bother spending the extra money for what seems to be only browser-specific requirements?
Parallels looks like ~~an emulator~~ a virtualisation service. Hardware virtualisation applications, while useful and compliant most of the time, have a tendency to dislike things that do weird stuff with the CPU and GPU (like, say, a super-complicated physics engine). I'd therefore recommend you to use Bootcamp instead, which is a free utility provided by Apple that allows you to install another OS, like Windows, side-by-side with OSX and choose which one to use at boot time.
This is more or less guaranteed to remove any bugs you may have while running the application through some sort of software translator.
Going to be a jerk and say that Bootcamp is a great RPG on a mac. You play the role of a windows user with the ability to play any PC game you'd like.
In all seriousness though you're best setting up bootcamp and running PC games though windows.
You can install Windows 7 on your macbook using Boot Camp. As for those system requirements, I find it difficult to believe you need a gaming-spec computer an undergraduate engineering course. Hell, you probably don't need Word either. Google Docs is good enough for most papers and the school library should have MS Office for complex formatting.
>lmao at this dude trying to blame Apple support for not supporting Windows. Good luck getting Mac support at the Microsoft store. Seriously, how do you have any upvotes at all?
lmao * this dude not realising that Boot Camp is an OSX feature, something Apple store employees should know about and be able to provide support for.
. *not really that funny, though.
Blizzard games are a big PC staple. Warcraft, Diablo, Starcraft, and Heroes of the Storm are all worth looking into and Blizzard has good mac clients. They all also have a "free to try" mode to varying degrees.
Also this might be nice if you aren't aware of it: Boot Camp
I'm unable to see the imgur (at work) to know what Mac OS you're running, but if you have a copy of Windows you can use Mac Bootcamp to run Windows on your Mac and subsequently install and use MTGO.
Edit: You'll also need to be willing to enter a contest of wills wherein you and MTGO clash over whether or not you can figure out how to use the software at all and, if you do, if you can tolerate its interface. MTGO will win.
Use Bootcamp to install windows onto another partition.
la-de-da-de-da, this comment is definately longer than it needs to be. If it weren't, auto-mod would delete! We can't have that. Quoth the raven: Nevermore.
If your parents just bought you a new Mac, it most likely has the "Lion" operating system installed on it. (10.7.x) Sadly Apple decided that they are going to discontinue the legacy support for Rosetta on this version of OS X.
What that means is that any applications that were coded to be used specifically for the older generation of hardware processors (PowerPC) will NOT WORK on Lion.
The newest version of OS X that works with Rosetta is Snow Leopard (10.6.x).
So you are more than likely just out of luck as I was when I upgraded to Lion.
The only other option you have, short of uninstalling Lion and installing Snow Leopard and if you can get your parents onboard with it, is to BootCamp a copy of windows onto your hard drive.
This will allow you to run windows natively and then you can install any form of windows software onto your iMac. Only down side is that you have to reboot into whichever OS you need at that particular time.
I would also suggest that if you have any other Mac gaming needs, you should head over to [/r/macgaming](/r/macgaming)
Good luck, hope this helps answer your questions!
Click the Apple in the top left of your screen, then 'About this Mac' and 'More Info' and tell us what the window says.
Bootcamp is Apple's built-in system for installing Windows on your Mac.
So, as pointed out by others you need a copy of Windows (pay attention to which versions work, which don't). Note that it is possible to buy a perfectly legit copy of Windows for this purpose at reasonable price by getting an 'OEM Builder Version.'
Then once you get it all installed and running, get the latest versions of the drivers (made a huge difference in performances...) and knock yourself out.
>"I have been reluctant to switch to a Macbook due to my penchant for gaming."
For games that do not run on OS X, you can dual boot Windows and run them from there. Macs do Windows, too. ;-)
I predict no gold here. Parallels works with windows 10 but doesn't emulate iPad so the suggestion is helpful if there is a Windows version
iPad is designed for Touch and Mac is not so the best fix is hassle the company that made it for a Mac/web version.
QuickTime Player can mirror the screen of a connected USB device but you can not interact with it. File > New Movie > click drop down next to record.
Edit - Ah I missed the title. So there is a Windows version. DBirdMcG has the right idea then. The last time I used parallels it was able to use the BootCamp partition if you want to be able to boot into full Windows as well. VMWare also gets good reviews. I use Crossover but it is horribly glitchy and mostly intended for gamers.
If you don't mind restarting a lot you can do the either or instead of running it in a window and save a bit on the emulator software. http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp
> some ppl lack the knowledge of installing an additional operating system.
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
there. you now have the knowledge to install Windows on your Mac.
you're welcome.
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Windows 7 is $120 on Amazon. I don't know if your mac has a disc drive or not (mine didn't) but if not, you'll have to find a place with a windows 7 download or just get windows 10.
For the time being, our software is not compatible with MAC/Apple. We are working on this version as we constantly receive requests for it. Currently we do not have an estimated time for when it will be ready, but we will send your query over so our programmers see how important this still is to our players.
You could use an emulator to run the poker software. These are two options we located:
bootcamp - this requires a copy of windows to install http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Parallels - http://www.parallels.com/landingpage/dskd63-5/?source=g_69&gclid=CPnb-uKEqqgCFQjs7QodjlzDHA
We are working hard on providing the best poker experience, so this version is already within our plans for future releases
"To find out if your Mac supports that feature, open Boot Camp Assistant, then click the Continue button. If you see a checkbox labeled “Create a Windows 7 or later install disk,” your Mac can install Windows from an ISO image."
From the Boot Camp FAQ: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201456
Note that Boot Camp may fail with pirated versions of Windows.
Boot Camp support: http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Put the Windows ISO file on a usb stick.
As for information, there is the apple support articles on bootcamp http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/ https://help.apple.com/bootcamp/mac/5.0/help/ http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201456
Beyond that, I would suggest searching on youtube. There are some pretty good bootcamp explanations on there, as well as videos of how the install should go.
As Fawkes stated, (for compatible systems) it's preferable to add the physical key into Battle.net so that you can perform a digital installation of the games. With that said, Diablo II and LOD are only compatible on Mac OS 10.3.9 through 10.6.X.
Supplementary: Although I have Yosemite installed on my own Mac, I'm able to access the games through Boot Camp since I have the drive partitioned (this required a separate Windows key).
Might I suggest Boot Camp and Windows 7/8? Best of both worlds that way, and you can even do a Parallels install over the top if you really want to be flexible.
Depending in which MBP (Retina?) you've got, you may actually get better performance in Windows games than you did with your Dell. Obviously, this depends on what you play, too.
You need a copy of Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 on a disc or the the ISO file. You will also need to download the latest Boot Camp drivers from Apple's website here. There are different versions of it, so you'll have to check the latest ones to see if they match your computer. Once you download the drivers, place them on a FAT formatted flash drive.
After doing this prep work, you'll then use the Boot Camp Assistant app that's already installed on your Mac (under /Applications/Utilities in Finder) and follow the onscreen instructions. You'll need to partition a part of your hard drive to the filesystem type that Windows uses.
Once you've installed everything, you can then get your copy of Fallout through Steam and voila, you can play it on your Windows Mac :)
What I've described above is a general idea of how it works. You should follow an online guide for specifics since I may have gotten something wrong. BTW, what Mac do you have?
Make sure you're downloading all the necessary drivers so Windows can handle that kind of stuff.
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/downloads/
Download the latest build and install them and see if that works.
Edit: just saw your edit, follow the link I gave and download the most recent one. I'm curious why Bootcamp didn't prompt you to install those along with Windows in the first place...
I've tried using a virtual machine with OCTGN, but it took forever to boot up and I spent probably ten minutes from the time I turned on my virtual machine until everything loaded and OCTGN ran smoothly. (This was on a MacBook Pro, don't know if you're on an iMac or not.)
Frankly, Bootcamp is so easy to install I don't find any reason to use a virtual machine. When you install Windows in a virtual machine, you're still using up hard drive space on your computer (mostly for the installed Windows OS) (and not only are all the windows processes running, but the mac ones as well).
If you're going to have Windows on your Mac, than you'd mine as well use Bootcamp because you access Windows while the Mac is booting up, so when you get into Windows, the Mac OS isn't running and not eating up extra processing power trying to run the Mac OS's processes.
If you're processor can handle a Virtual Machine, than you should be able to install OCTGN using any virtual machine.
If you do want to venture forth and install Bootcamp, go to the Bootcamp Support page, print out the instructions, and pay careful attention to the instructions. Apple designed the program to be very easy to operate.
I'd back up my data if you're going to do it (as you should any time you're messing with partitions), however the software is able to install a new partition without wiping the Mac OS and the data it contains (system files, your files, apps, etc.)
I've installed and un-installed Windows with Bootcamp multiple times on my MacBook and the data has never been corrupted or gone missing. Also, if you install a program like MacDrive on the Windows OS, you'll be able to read and write to folders and files that are contained on the Mac OS side (so you'll have seamless integration).
You have a couple options. Depending on the raw power of your mac, you can either use a virtual machine, or use bootcamp. Using a virtual machine system such as parallels will take a huge amount of resources, but is manageable while soloing if you don't need high settings play. Manageable does by no stretch of the imagination mean optimal playability. Bootcamp is your best option, and I've been using bootcamp to play since Aion launched in NA. If you need any info on it, head on over to http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/.
Your machine can run PC games - just not in the Mac OS. You'll need to install Windows via Apple's Boot Camp, which will let you boot your computer up as if it was a PC.
Download and install Boot Camp from Apple, and partition your hard drive so that you have enough space set aside on the PC partition for games. If you plan to install more than just a couple, I'd recommend around 100-250 GB for the PC partition, as some games can be quite large, particularly with add-ons, mods or additional content. Warning: choose your partition size carefully. Windows crashes and burns if you resize the Windows partition after installing the OS. (This can be fixed with the right utility and a little bit of knowhow, but you should avoid this scenario if possible.)
One you've got your partition set up, use Boot Camp to install Windows on the new partition. I would recommend installing a few other things once Windows is installed, such as Avast! antivirus, Chrome, etc. To make this easy, once you're booted up in Windows, visit ninite.com. Select the software you want to install and it'll create a package for you that makes it much easier.
Now that you have Windows installed and your antivirus software enabled, go download the Steam Client. You can now sync and play PC games on your Mac!
You can install windows on your mac alongside OSX, so that you can choose which one you want to use when you turn it on. This is all supported by apple, it's something they make it easy to do, and you need to use bootcamp.
Also, this isn't really a great ELI5 question, it's just a simple technology question with a brief, easy answer. If you want to know how to do something like this on your mac, a more obvious place to ask would be the mac subreddit.
> am considering a macbook air and dual booting windows 7
Apple MacBook Air has the best combination of performance, battery life and price of all ultra books. Dual booting is a hassle. You can try using Mac OS X and use a virtualized Windows 7 for unavailable software. Otherwise just wipe the drive and only install Windows 7. Be sure to download the drivers for Windows using Mac OS X first.
Well, you can run Windows on your Mac hardware with something like Parallels (Windows inside of MacOS) or BootCamp (Dual Boot Windows/MacOS).
If you want lower cost hardware, I've always been a fan of Toshiba laptops.
I know you've said you hate Dell and HP ... but I'm actually going to recommend HP BUSINESS class desktops here. I am in the IT department of a fairly large web-based travel company ... We have roughly 1000 seats across the US and all of our desktops were HP. I've rarely had to work on them and when I did and it was hardware related, a 5-10 minute phone call to verify warranty info was all it took to get it replaced. (EDIT** I said 'were' .. we're now buying Dell and they are a nightmare ...)
If you do buy an out-of-the-box computer from some place like Best Buy, I would suggest asking the geek squad or nerd herd or whatever to kindly do a fresh Windows install without the pre-bundled software. This step alone will save you countless hours ... no need to update unneeded software ... less bloat to slow the machine ... and the best part is how it frees up space on the hard drive.
All in all, even if you don't use my advice, I wish you luck on your new business venture.
Basically you dont; get to install drivers from the makers in bootcamp - you are stuck with the ones provided by Apple, unless you muck around modifying PC driver packages which is a so-so idea at best.
If you upgrade to Lion you should also end up with Bootcamp 4.0 which I think has newer drivers, else look at http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/ and see if there is a bootcamp update you've not done (like 3.2, 3.2 etc).
Er, Boot Camp is actually a piece of software. If it were not software, you couldn't download, install, and run it.
I would highly recommend running the Bootcamp Software Update (here's a good starting point, links on the right; http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/ )
Has solved issues for some people in the past with ventrillo on a mac
The download will be a few hundred MB's. You might have downloaded a smaller update.
Looking at Apple's downloads page, I see random sizes and most labeled "Update", and I have no idea if they contain previous data or just the specific updates. I don't think that really matters since driver updates are still the full drivers. I guess it just matters if the update includes the wifi drivers or not (or if the install won't happen if a previous version of BC isn't already installed).
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Click on downloads there, and go through the first few pages. I would say try downloading the earliest version one you can find, or the largest relating to XP.
Maybe you'll have to torrent the original Boot Camp 3.0 (as the earliest I saw in there still said it was an update for 3.0 users).
all he needs to do is get a copy of his preferred Windows Operating System (i went with 7), then go to this website.
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
if he follows the instructions (which are extremely straightforward and easy to understand) he should have no problems - the install takes care of just about everything for you! enjoy!
Have you read the "How to install Windows using Boot Camp" available here - the steps look familiar but the doc appears to be a terser version of the pdf document I'm familiar with.
I've seen comments that claim that Windows doesn't like to be run from an external drive, so you may want to look into this for Windows 10.
It's been a long time since I did my current Windows 7 install, but it should at least be possible to limit the Boot Camp setup to a specific HD, considering that I run Windows on a separate internal HD that has no macOS install i.e. isn't the boot partition/HD (I'm using a 2008 MacPro with 4 internal HD bays).
My "Windows HD" has both a HFS and a NTFS partition, but I can't recall if this was by choice or due to some Boot Camp limitation. The Windows installer should be fine with any FAT[a] partition it can find so it may be possible to to skip all or parts of Boot Camp Assistant setup.
a: the Windows installer can reformat the partition to NTFS so formatting it as FAT under macOS is fine.
We are working on this version as we constantly receive requests for it. Currently we do not have an estimated time for when it will be ready, but we will send your query over so our programmers see how important this still is to our players.
You could use an emulator to run the poker software. These are two options we located:
bootcamp - this requires a copy of windows to install http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Parallels - http://www.parallels.com/landingpage/dskd63-5/?source=g_69&gclid=CPnb-uKEqqgCFQjs7QodjlzDHA
We are working hard on providing the best poker experience, so this version is already within our plans for future releases. Please let us know if there is anything else we can help you with.
5. If you decide to go the bootcamp route, there is no 'hit' per se, as you are running an actual, installed copy of Windows on the Mac - which IS an Intel CPU computer. Bootcamp is NOT a virtual box - it is a fully-fledged install, the bootcamp program itself is a driver package so Windows can run the hardware and the volume tool to make the Windows partition visible at the hardware level to the boot enabler. It will be as fast as any other Windows PC at that point, susceptible to viruses and all that goes with Windows so be mindful of the need for AV. The main thing is that you'll need to have the hard drive partitioned to give you a volume for Windows to sit on. You might want to do that sooner than later, because of how OS X uses the hard drive for virtual memory, it will require a full backup and partition and reinstall to do. The claim is that bootcamp can just make space on a hard drive and fit itself in, but the reality I've found is that OS X throws files all over the place and it takes longer than you'd think to clean up the space.. its just quicker to give it the purge and set everything up fresh with your volumes. Avail yourself of this: http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/ and read up before you decide to jump. Make sure the copy of Windows you want to use is compatible with the bootcamp version, etc. etc..
is .iso full retail version, or OEM. Bootcamp requires full retail version of Windows. Find out more @
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp
Discussion Board: https://discussions.apple.com/community/windows_software/boot_camp
You should have ended up with the proper Windows drivers for your Apple Hardware via the BootCamp assistant and the Apple Software Update program that should be there in Windows, but if not, look here:
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/downloads/
BootCamp seems a bit confusing and weird lately.
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Allows you to run other operating systems on your mac. Not sure this will fix your problem though. I would ask around to see if the game will run better in Windows 7 on a mac.
Yes, Apple supports it with Bootcamp, but with only a 128 GB SSD it could get crowded with an OS X and a Windows installation. Do you need Windows for some reason? Do you code in Visual Studio? You would also lose quite a chunk of the battery life, if you run Windows on a MacbBook Air.
Yes. Apple supports it even through BootCamp.
If you want a Windows laptop your choices are kinda limited. Either you buy a business line laptop from Lenovo, Dell or HP with a native dock (these aren't really thin and light weight, but the build quality is top notch) or a gaming laptop from MSI or Sager (and these don't quite look professional). If you want I could give you some other recommendations, but the MBP 15 would be the top contender.
> I'm very comfortable with either a PC or Mac, but I think I'd prefer a Mac when it comes down to it. Do you have much experience working with Bootcamp?
I'm running Windows 7 on my 2012 MBA and don't have any problems whatsoever. Can't speak for Windows 8, but it should run also without hiccups. Apple supports Boot Camp and has detailed instructions on how to install Windows on a MacBook. You will lose some features when running Windows (some touchpad gestures, battery life will be shorter), but it is okay.
2 ways to do this.
Boot Camp. Run Boot Camp from the utilities folder in Applications. It will walk you through installing Windows on its own partition. When you boot the computer it will present fork in the road and you choose which OS. http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Parallels. Buy Parallels and it will install Windows as a virtual machine running on top of OS X. http://www.parallels.com
My vote is Parallels. It integrates Windows apps into OS X like their native. Or you can run Windows in full screen. Much more flexible than Boot Camp.
Here are some resources to help you out.
Apple Boot Camp http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Windows 7 ISO (Direct from Microsoft) http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-59465.iso
Purchase a Win 7 Product Key http://www.microsoft.com/windows/buy/default.aspx
and I sent you a PM with more resources.
No it doesn't work on mac but if you dual boot using bootcamp ( http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/ ) then you can play pokemon 3d. Also pokemon 3d requires some other plugins provided by microsoft.
Check out Boot Camp or VMWare Fusion for two ideas.
There are multiple ways to run Windows on your MacBook Pro, for the best of both worlds. (Well, the "best" of one world, and the "games" of the other, but that's just my bias.)
It's the driver pack that it is downloading. The boot camp assistant has been flakey for me for a few months. Just go to http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/ and click on downloads. Find 4.0 for the latest driver pack. Once windows is installed open 4.0 up and run the installer. You won't have network or right-click until you do. Do not install anything until you install the drivers or you're gonna have a bad time.
install bootcamp, install Windows, run all Windows software you want on your Mac hardware - which is just an Intel PC after all.
relevant link from Apple:
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
[edit] you will still have the original Mac OS installed to use whenever you so desire.
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
When you set up bootcamp you can restart your computer and select if you would like to boot into windows or mac.
Maple works quite well in Bootcamped windows.
With bootcamp you can easily play battlefield 3, just install windows on a external hard drive or on a small partition on your mac hard drive. Here's the main page if you need any help installing windows.
Hakintosh is running macosx on PC components. Bootcamp is an actual mac feature that apple distributes drivers for. It gives people a reason to buy a mac if they absolutely still need windows. http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
I used bootcamp and it works like a charm. It allows you to install a Windows 7 on your Mac. So there's no performance impairment like you have when you use a virtual machine. Apple provides you with drivers for Windows to support the hardware. The touchpad driver isn't the best one but everything is fine when you have a mouse.
I've heard of it being possible to run windows on macs, but I'm not to familiar with it.
Edit: did some googling and for hardcore gaming, you'll need to run this
Boot Camp will save you! i'm running Windows 7 on a 2011 15" Macbook Pro. boot camp allows you to pay for one piece of hardware and then run either a windows or mac OS natively - or both!. its not in parallel, no VMware. i play SWTOR with all the graphics maxed out at 35-40fps. i run windows primarily for gaming purposes.
So long as you have an Intel Mac, you are fine. If you've bought it any time recently, then you can run windows on it. There is an install guide and some other stuff here. You will still need a Windows 7 install disk.
I like how you put two console only games and then complain about your mac.
Do this. You might have to reformat it to be able re-size the partitions to clear space for the bootcamp partition. But if you back-up your school work (like you should!!!), it should not be a problem to reformat and re-install OS X. Boot into windows to play games. Depending upon your major and school, you might even be able to get a legal copy of windows for free.
Should be possible, or to at least shrink the OSX partition to be pretty small... http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/ would be where to look for the definitive answer.
What in particular disappointed you with OSX, by the way? I had a similar initial reaction (underwhelmed), but found that once I used it for a while, I grew to appreciate the Mac-ness a lot more. That said Windows is still a major part of my life...
This is what I did. The Mac client is always going to be a bit of a second class citizen, in my experience, so you might as well get it over with and toss a Windows install on a separate partition.
You have to give credit where credit is due. Apple was able to do what Unix(AIX,HP-UX,Solaris,Irix and *BSD's) and Linux (RedHat,Ubuntu,Debian,SUSE etc.) have been trying for years, and that is put nice GUI on top of UNIX. Since Apple has tight control of their hardware, they have eliminated the need for the user to compile kernel modules to get device X to work. Hence, Apple built on Darwin, can provide their customers with a pretty reliable product (just like Honda, Toyota et al). As for the tech-savvy user, they get to enjoy their computing experience without feeling like they are at work. Oh I forgot to mention, if an Apple user wishes to run Windows ... well there's an app for that.
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp
>"would I then have 2 versions of itunes?"
Yes, one installed under OS X and another under Windows. You'd have to add whatever you want to iTunes running under Windows.
Boot Camp requires an Intel-based Mac. You said yours was purchased in 2005? Are you sure? Is it a MacBook or an iBook?
> So I guess my question is, Is it worth it to have a laptop (it will be a pc, so no lightweight macbook pros)
Why not? You can dual boot a Macbook Pro into Windows using Boot Camp, and then you don't have to carry around two devices. If you're not gaming, then you can use virtualization software like VMWare Fusion to run Windows and OS X at the same time.
For either scenario, you'll need to bring your own copy of Windows, but that's cheaper than a second laptop.