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Off-Topic => Off-Topic Discussion => Topic started by: Sage on August 03, 2009, 09:28:29 PM

Title: boot camp
Post by: Sage on August 03, 2009, 09:28:29 PM: hey, so as most of you know my computers fried. in light of that though, my father had a work macbook pro that he said i an use/have. one probme though. RA2 is not a mac program.

I have never used a mac before, but I have seen you talking about a program called boot camp that allows one to use a windows OS on a mac.

I don't have a windows OS disk... Can i make a copy off a windows computer? Do i have to buy a new one? does boot camp work if I download the OS off the internet?

Basically, I need a walkthrough. Can anybody help?
Title: boot camp
Post by: Serge on August 04, 2009, 06:28:06 AM: Instead of using bootcamp, try to run RA2 using Crossover Games. It's a program that simulates Direct X and other Windows APIs and lets you run applications and games. There's a trial on their website, google it.
Title: boot camp
Post by: Sage on August 04, 2009, 11:38:15 AM: it says there are not enough devices or something. RA2 will start up but the mouse will not work. i have to forcequit.
Title: boot camp
Post by: DuckRA2 on August 04, 2009, 01:15:28 PM: I think u should just get a cheap windows laptop

maybe get this, gateways never fail me- http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668299.php

not to expensive for a laptop

Or search for a deal here: http://www.laptop-advantage.com/
Title: boot camp
Post by: Serge on August 04, 2009, 03:07:43 PM: Quote from: Sage;57444
it says there are not enough devices or something. RA2 will start up but the mouse will not work. i have to forcequit.

Hm, well no luck with wine-based applications then.
Boot camp is a nightmare to install, you will need a legal Windows XP install CD (I tried with a copy, it didn't work). Good luck. Hopefully you'll be able to get it to work.
Title: boot camp
Post by: HX_ on August 05, 2009, 03:05:19 AM: Windows runs better on a Mac than a PC lolz.
Title: boot camp
Post by: Pwnator on August 05, 2009, 03:09:15 AM: I thought that only applied to Vista. I couldn't notice the difference for XP and 7. XD
Title: boot camp
Post by: Serge on August 05, 2009, 10:53:02 AM: Quote from: HX_;57660
Windows runs better on a Mac than a PC lolz.

OS X runs better on my netbook than Vista lolz.
Title: boot camp
Post by: HX_ on August 06, 2009, 02:06:19 AM: Quote from: Serge;57780
OS X runs better on my netbook than Vista lolz.

That's because vista sucks.
Title: boot camp
Post by: Serge on August 06, 2009, 03:00:11 AM: Quote from: HX_;57942
That's because vista sucks.

I know, but it just amazes me a OS that was never meant to run on a PC runs better than those specially designed for them (I get very smooth 3d accelereation and desktop composition).
Title: boot camp
Post by: HX_ on August 08, 2009, 05:41:16 AM: I think I read somewhere that windows developers use Macs.
Title: boot camp
Post by: roboman2444 on September 09, 2009, 07:01:59 PM: you cna try wine but it dosnt work with ra2 and linux so i doubt it work with mac

a better one than bootcamp is sun virtualbox
free and no reboot!
Title: boot camp
Post by: Naryar on September 10, 2009, 12:51:28 AM: If you want to play RA2, keep to PC.

Believe me Boot Camp pained me enough on my comp (even with only windows on a macbook)

And get windows XP as well...
Title: boot camp
Post by: roboman2444 on September 10, 2009, 05:01:24 PM: too bad we dont have the source of ra2 so we could port it to mac and linux.
Title: boot camp
Post by: Sage on September 10, 2009, 06:48:19 PM: Well, I got Windows 7 up and running perfectly on my Mac, with Mac installed on the other hard drive partition. You do have to install all the drivers for Windows when you first install it on the Mac hard drive, but it works perfectly after that.

Boot Camp is good!
oh. windows7 > xp
Title: boot camp
Post by: Reier on September 10, 2009, 06:49:47 PM: What is that exactly? Windows 7.
Title: boot camp
Post by: roboman2444 on September 10, 2009, 07:02:09 PM: microsofts trying to fix vista