I use both a 'Wintel' PC (running WinXP Pro) and a Mac PowerPC (running OS X Tiger), and I've connected them via a simple FireWire aka IEEE1394 cable. Every time I boot up or wake up the Mac, Windows insists on starting the 'found new hardware' wizard which then fails to complete. How can I stop this from happening, without having to reconfigure the connnection or otherwise mess with it too much (it otherwise works fine and I'd rather not risk that)?
And yes, I know that every Mac user out there will say that it's hopeless as Windows is so fundamentally rubbish, and equally every Windows user will tell me to drop the Mac off the nearest railway bridge, but I'm kind of looking for a more practical solution here... :-)
2007-01-16 07:32:27 · 4 answers · asked by had enough of idiots - signing off... 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
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2007-01-23 01:33:45 · answer #1 · answered by beaver_la_diva 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
forget about stupid people, mac-pc, u have the best of both...
when the "new hardware wizard" appear CANCEL CAnCEL and cancel again, don't let it finish!!!
windows will try to identify the mac, but surprise surprise, doesn't .
and from a post in that page:
"All modern Macs can also be put into FireWire Target Disk Mode by powering up the computer while holding the "T" key on the keyboard. A FireWire logo will appear on the Mac's screen. You can then connect the Mac to another computer by FireWire, and it will mount as an external FW drive. This is no substitute for the networking capabilities of IP over FW, but if you just want to do a quick and dirty file transfer, it does the job well."
good luck
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2007-01-20 06:29:04 · answer #2 · answered by luca m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 07:51:50 · answer #3 · answered by applebee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How you sure the hardware you have got in both computers are compatible!Also make sure the connection is done the right way.You also need to re-configuration and when all is done you will need to re boot your computer
From what you've written you are not suppose to have a problem
2007-01-16 07:47:12 · answer #4 · answered by wise5557 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋