Results 1 to 3 of 3
Thread: Accessing Mac OS...
-
02-19-2008, 09:51 PM #1
- Member Since
- Feb 19, 2008
- Posts
- 9
Accessing Mac OS...Here's the deal; I've got an iMac that I bought from a friend. It is running Windows XP Pro and Mac OS. It is currently configured to automatically boot into Windows (unfortunately).
My questions are:
1.) How do I access Mac OS?
2.) Can it be configured to give me a choice on every startup?
3.) Can both OS's run simultaneously and can they be toggled?
Thanks for any help. I really want to familiarize myself with Mac OS again (it's been about six years) and at the moment it's very frustrating knowing it's in there and I can't get to it!
Jamie.
-
02-19-2008, 09:59 PM #2
- Member Since
- Dec 20, 2006
- Location
- Lake Mary, Florida
- Posts
- 26,982
- Specs:
- 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 480GB Crucial M500 SSD
1) When you first turn it on, hold the Option key down to select the OS.
2) It works in the manner described above.
3) Yes, with so-called virtualization software like VMWare Fusion or Parallels Desktop. They both run around $80, but won't require an OS reinstall since they can both tap into your existing Boot Camp partition.Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
https://youtu.be/KHZ8ek-6ccc
-
02-19-2008, 11:57 PM #3
Pick up this nifty little app called rEFIt and you won't have to remember to hold down the OPTION key to pick an OS to boot into. You'll automatically get a menu to choose from when booting. And a prettier, colorful one at that.
BTW... if you want to change the default OS to OS X, open up System Preferences, click Startup Disk, and select your OS X volume.
Thread Information
Users Browsing this Thread
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Similar Threads
-
Remotely accessing a PC from a Mac
By neesywah in forum Running Windows (or anything else) on your MacReplies: 4Last Post: 05-09-2014, 12:55 PM -
Accessing Mac from PC
By openglguy in forum Internet, Networking, and WirelessReplies: 3Last Post: 08-30-2010, 01:07 PM -
Accessing my mac.com mail
By sins in forum macOS - Apps and GamesReplies: 3Last Post: 09-13-2009, 12:48 PM -
Accessing my Mac @ Home
By knightjp in forum Internet, Networking, and WirelessReplies: 13Last Post: 09-25-2007, 05:52 AM