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Tagged with osx-snow-leopard windows-xp
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OS X can connect to Windows machine, but can't access shared folders
I can create new folders on my Windows XP machine, set them to "shared".
On my Mac, I pick Finder → Go → Connect to Server → smb://192.168.1.4 → Connect → Name / Password.
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How can I get a Windows XP user to read a file off the shared Mac folder
I followed the steps to enable folder sharing. When I go to the windows XP machine and connect the drive, it connects but I get a message acess denied.
I have everyone setup as read only on the Mac ...
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Moving Thunderbird from Windows XP to Mac OS X (Snow Leopard)
I am trying to move my Thunderbird profile from Windows XP to Macintosh Snow Leopard 10.6.7. I took my Windows drive and put it into an USB drive and mounted it on my Mac. I could not see my ...
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Remote Desktop Connection (OS X computer accessing Windows computer) very slow after copying text to clipboard
I'm remotely connected to my work computer today, but every time I try to copy text to the clipboard the remote computer gets very slow.
If I close and reopen the connection, the problem goes away.
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Mac Remote Desktop - XP32 Crashes on Connect
I'm having an issue where my Windows XP (32-bit) box crashes after I connect using the Mac Remote Desktop Client. The sequence of events is as follows:
Connect to XP box using Mac Remote Desktop ...
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Building a Mac/PC Network in a Dorm with Network Restrictions
I have been a Windows XP user for the last few years, but I recently bought a 15'' MacBook Pro for research purposes. I would like to set up a no-hassle Mac/PC Network at home so that I can access the ...
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USB drive dead after stopping copying process on Snow Leopard Server
I was copying to a flash drive from our Snow Leopard server when I stopped the copying process half way through. The device then disappeared from the Desktop. So I unplugged it and plugged it right ...
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Remote Desktop Connection: Snow Leopard to WIndows XP
I'm trying to make a remote desktop connection from my Macbook at home (running Snow Leopard) to my Windows XP machine at work. The two computers are on entirely different networks.
I log into my ...
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Costs ? How to, run Windows XP on Mac Mini via VMWare?
Ideally I'm looking for a free or cheap solution where I can run windows XP on my mac mini. I don't mean dual boot, I mean from a program on snow leopard.
I've heard mention of vmware.
But I've no ...
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VMware Fusion 3.1.1: Keys randomly stuck in XP guest while typing
I'm having a strange issue where keys will randomly repeat on my WinXP guest OS within VMware Fusion as I am typing. When a character starts repeating (this could be a letter, number, space, or even ...
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Back up windows image for resintallation using bootcamp
Is it possible to make an image copy of Windows XP to hard drive, so that I can reinstall it on a Mac (running snow leopard)?
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Director .app (Mac application) files won't copy to a PC
I have a few Mac applications that I would like to transfer to a Windows computer. One was created using Adobe Director 11.0 and the rest were created using Adobe Flash CS4.
The one created by Flash ...
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Get songs off of Windows iPod and onto a Mac
I have been using iTunes on a Dell running Windows XP to sync about 60 gigs of songs with my old school iPod. Well, the Dell's hard drive died the other day, and the only place that I have my music is ...
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