On 18/08/2010 18:01, Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Aug 15, 2010, at 11:07 PM, Alexander Blok wrote:
Dear maccers,
In order to install a functional form of windows I need to make a partition on
my root hard disk.
However disk utility shows me that this cannot be done, due to the dispersal of
data across my drive.
Actually, you probably don't need to do that. Unless you're looking to play
hardware-intensive games (in which case just go get a cheap PC to run them on) or
software that doesn't play well with virtualization, it's almost always a vastly
better option to use a virtualization option like Parallels, Fusion or the
open-source VirtualBox<http://www.virtualbox.org/> which is what I use.
Interesting. :)
I was actually mostly if not completely considering such due to the ease
I could use my macbook for games that didn't run well on my amd duron
windoze machine.. Since well what is under this hood greatly
outdistances what I have in regards mswindows box.
However, if such doesn't run that well then well maybe i just need to
order some ports to the apple system i love and ignore the fact that pc
games are usually only kinda worthwhile maybe whilst not really running
that well on this machine any way.
Case of trying a set of ferrari wheels on a functional delorean out off
back to the future *grin*
I have back such up before I attempted this but disk utility will now not
actually format the drive whilst well frankly that seems like the pertinent
option.
You have to boot from your installer DVD and run Disk Utility from the
INstaller menu to reformat your boot drive.
I was unaware that that included the use of the C button during such boot.
Thanks in general for making me aware.
I am cleaning my hd as well as I can now but I am getting an error saying that
my file system is not ok.
Back up your important stuff. boot form your OS X installer and reformat and
re-install. If you used Time Machine or something like Carbon Copy Cloner to
back up your disk, OSX will even use the backup to restore your system to it's
last backed-up state as part of the install process. VERY easy.
I did :)
It's all on my external terabyte drive.
Whilst well I reinstalled finder even yetserday in the hopes things would work
well enough like windows to warrant such an operation.
That's a Windows solution to an OS X problem; akin to putting new tires on your
car because your windshield wipers aren't working. You have a hard drive
problem, whether it's impending hardware failure or just a messed up directory
only time will tell.
I know.... I got used to windoze because I didn't have the money to buy
the machine I wanted.
Now I did buy the one I loved and even though used to duplo (lego wise)
I am now well aware of sub molecular building blocks in regards computer
tech :)
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