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I Need Hep Transferring my Windows stuff to a Mac
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1049551" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>You really can't transfer Windows programs anyway. The reason is that Windows 7 like previous versions of Windows uses a registry to store program information. Copying does not work. You'll need to reinstall all your Windows programs once you have Windows setup on your new Mac.</p><p></p><p>And as jakerich pointed out in his reply to you, Windows can be installed on your Mac using Boot Camp or by virtual software. (Parallels, Fusion, VirtualBox)</p><p></p><p>I had the same mind set as you when I decided to purchase a Mac. But I quickly found out that I was better off buying the OS X program equivalent to the Windows one (if it existed) rather than stick with the Windows version.</p><p></p><p>Even though I have Windows 7 installed on my machine via a Boot Camp partition, I have very few Windows programs that I continue to use. Everything else is OS X. The one thing that Windows seems to excel at it is playing games. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> And even that is beginning to shift to OS X.</p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1049551, member: 46727"] You really can't transfer Windows programs anyway. The reason is that Windows 7 like previous versions of Windows uses a registry to store program information. Copying does not work. You'll need to reinstall all your Windows programs once you have Windows setup on your new Mac. And as jakerich pointed out in his reply to you, Windows can be installed on your Mac using Boot Camp or by virtual software. (Parallels, Fusion, VirtualBox) I had the same mind set as you when I decided to purchase a Mac. But I quickly found out that I was better off buying the OS X program equivalent to the Windows one (if it existed) rather than stick with the Windows version. Even though I have Windows 7 installed on my machine via a Boot Camp partition, I have very few Windows programs that I continue to use. Everything else is OS X. The one thing that Windows seems to excel at it is playing games. :) And even that is beginning to shift to OS X. Regards. [/QUOTE]
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