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Help me play MWO, PLEASE!
« on: September 13, 2014, 04:45:03 AM »
My wife insisted on buying a Mac Mini last month - its about the only computer that will fit on the beautiful roll top desk in the living room - and after poking it with a stick for a while, its time to at least try to play the game before saving up to buy something to put in the basement that will.

I'm not quite but pretty close to computer illiterate, so I need some help.  Somebody suggested 'boot camp' to allow me to run non-mac software, but I have questions.

Will I need to BUY a copy of W8 or W8.1 and keep it on the Mac's internal memory to go to the MWO website and start installing and updating?

Is Boot Camp free?  How do I run it?

I won't have time to try anything until - maybe - Sunday night, but want to plan out the steps and work the kinks out so I can beg for a game night on the computer next weekend.
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Re: Help me play MWO, PLEASE!
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2014, 11:03:33 AM »
Quote from: Red Pins on September 13, 2014, 04:45:03 AM
Will I need to BUY a copy of W8 or W8.1 and keep it on the Mac's internal memory to go to the MWO website and start installing and updating?

I wouldn't do that or rather I wouldn't do it that way (it is a bit more complex than just doing it that way).
But is MWO Windows only?
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Re: Help me play MWO, PLEASE!
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2014, 01:00:14 PM »
Apparently, yes.  A quick search through their forum yields plenty of cases where people are reminded to use the FAQ and search functions, but a couple have responded.

So, what exactly does boot camp do, and why would I need it?
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Re: Help me play MWO, PLEASE!
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2014, 03:05:22 AM »
I didn't know about this software but it seems to be something to help you what I said wasn't easy.

Basically, it splits your hard drive, allows you to install Windows on the second one and asks you (usually on start) if you want to go with Mac OS or Windows.

However, I am not sure I would use Windows 8. I saw it on some computers and I find it strange and not really non touchscreen computer friendly (or at least buy 8.1 to have access to some improvements).
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"In turn they tested each Clan namesake
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Each chased the Ice Hellion, hunting it down.
All failed to match the predator's speed and grace.
Khan Cage smiled and said, "And that is how we shall be."

The Remembrance (Clan Ice Hellion) Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1 - 5

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Re: Help me play MWO, PLEASE!
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2014, 03:33:36 AM »
That's really weird.  Thanks, but it sounds like I'll be buying a cheap laptop to play this.
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Re: Help me play MWO, PLEASE!
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2014, 12:41:09 PM »
Quote from: Red Pins on September 14, 2014, 03:33:36 AM
That's really weird.  Thanks, but it sounds like I'll be buying a cheap laptop to play this.

What's weird? Windows 8?
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Each chased the Ice Hellion, hunting it down.
All failed to match the predator's speed and grace.
Khan Cage smiled and said, "And that is how we shall be."

The Remembrance (Clan Ice Hellion) Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1 - 5

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Re: Help me play MWO, PLEASE!
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2014, 11:18:50 PM »
That too.   ;D

No, the split personality - "Half-Mac, half-PC.  All machine!"  I imagine Skynet would have a civil war.
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Re: Help me play MWO, PLEASE!
« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2014, 03:09:19 PM »
It's not a split personality.
It is just you are asking it to book on a different OS. I did that a lot earlier on with the first Windows as I sometimes needed specific items loaded that were not compatible with Windows. I had a Windows boot and a specific boot.
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"In turn they tested each Clan namesake
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Each chased the Ice Hellion, hunting it down.
All failed to match the predator's speed and grace.
Khan Cage smiled and said, "And that is how we shall be."

The Remembrance (Clan Ice Hellion) Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1 - 5

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Re: Help me play MWO, PLEASE!
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2014, 01:55:19 AM »
So, where would I get a copy of windows 8.1, and for how much?  Download?  Will I be able to do that on a Mac?
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Re: Help me play MWO, PLEASE!
« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2014, 01:48:10 PM »
You can run a partition and boot camp to run a Mac-stored version of Windows 8 on your HD. This might help..

http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1636/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.8.pdf

Or, you can just use Parallels like the rest of us.  ;D

http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/
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Re: Help me play MWO, PLEASE!
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2014, 03:03:48 AM »
Thanks.

Knightmare, could you walk me through installing it?  First, do I need to buy this 'parallels' program?  Do I need to buy anything else?  Does it come with instructions on how to use it?

I just don't know enough to do this yet.
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Re: Help me play MWO, PLEASE!
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2014, 02:38:31 PM »
Quote from: Knightmare on September 24, 2014, 01:48:10 PM
Or, you can just use Parallels like the rest of us.  ;D

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"In turn they tested each Clan namesake
in trial against the Ice Hellion's mettle.
Each chased the Ice Hellion, hunting it down.
All failed to match the predator's speed and grace.
Khan Cage smiled and said, "And that is how we shall be."

The Remembrance (Clan Ice Hellion) Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1 - 5
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