Windows 7 Fail

jerseypaint wrote: For some reason Windows is a very selfish program, always has been. It basically refuses all other files other than what is located on its OS. Its really the only problem I have with Windows, especially since it refuses to read my Ubuntu partition.

Windows cannot see your Ubuntu partitions due to file system incompatibilities. Windows uses the FAT32 and NTFS file systems. Ubuntu can see and understand those file systems (that's why ubuntu can see your Windows partition). But, Ubuntu doesn't use FAT32 or NTFS as it's primary file system, it typically uses the EXT* family of file systems. You can download utilities for Windows that will allow Windows to see and mount foreign file systems.

ParielIsBack wrote: Frozen Balls wrote: Oh hey, I actually have a serious question.With VM ware fusion,1) does it work with windows 72) is it possible to transfer files between mac/pc partitions in a fluid, not-complex manner? Yes.Yes.I've got a copy waiting to be installed three feet from me.  Is good stuff.

I've been able to access files on my mac partition in windows 7 already. Could have been a driver installed through bootcamp, but I didn't need macdrive or anything

choopie911 wrote: ParielIsBack wrote: Frozen Balls wrote: Oh hey, I actually have a serious question.With VM ware fusion,1) does it work with windows 72) is it possible to transfer files between mac/pc partitions in a fluid, not-complex manner? Yes.Yes.I've got a copy waiting to be installed three feet from me.  Is good stuff. I've been able to access files on my mac partition in windows 7 already. Could have been a driver installed through bootcamp, but I didn't need macdrive or anything

Cool. I'm pretty close to buying a new macbook pro and fusion comes free with it.

ParielIsBack wrote: choopie911 wrote: ParielIsBack wrote: Frozen Balls wrote: Oh hey, I actually have a serious question.With VM ware fusion,1) does it work with windows 72) is it possible to transfer files between mac/pc partitions in a fluid, not-complex manner? Yes.Yes.I've got a copy waiting to be installed three feet from me.  Is good stuff. I've been able to access files on my mac partition in windows 7 already. Could have been a driver installed through bootcamp, but I didn't need macdrive or anything Did they just show up?  I'm trying to see it on the RC, haven't found anything by Googling.

What do you mean? I just navigate to the files normally, it just has the mac partition visible

I think a fairly recent version of Boot Camp included the hfs filesystem reading capability.

Hairball!!! wrote: I think a fairly recent version of Boot Camp included the hfs filesystem reading capability.

That makes more sense than including it in Windows 7.

I'll go check it out.

*EDIT* Yep, reading HFS+ is supported under Boot Camp 3.0, according to Wikipedia.  Which means you have to own 10.6. Not paying for that, don't even use the Mac side much.


Edited by ParielIsBack - 27 November 2009 at 11:12pm

What are talking about right now?  If it's Boot Camp, that's working fine.

But reading HFS+ file types is only supported by version 3.0, which is only available if you own 10.6, which I do not.

so boot camp is for people who buy a $2000 computer and realize they cant do anything with it and they buy something else that can make it do stuff?

choopie911 wrote: Rofl_Mao wrote: so boot camp is for people who buy a $2000 computer and realize they cant do anything with it and they buy something else that can make it do stuff? Not at all really, it's an easy way to have multiple operating systems (not just windows) on one machine that you know has good hardware and support.

Yup.

For example, I need windows for literally a single program. The rest of what I do can be done on mac.

Hey, computer noob here, just got a new computer with windows 7 and have no idea how to get the information required to get on xbox live(ie ipv4 ip address, gateway and such. Found it on my old computer within a minute, but cant find it on the new one...)