Messages In This Digest (10 Messages)
- 1a.
- Migration fail From: Ken
- 1b.
- Re: Migration fail From: James Robertson
- 1c.
- Re: Migration fail From: Ken
- 2a.
- Playing 3.WMV file From: Biglt
- 2b.
- Re: Playing 3.WMV file From: Island Center for the Arts
- 3a.
- Re: 2 iPhoto libraries? From: Dave Kelly
- 3b.
- Re: 2 iPhoto libraries? From: Bekah
- 4a.
- Re: Deleting Contextual Menu Items in Snow Leopard From: paul smith
- 5a.
- Re: Parallels From: N.A. Nada
- 5b.
- Re: Parallels From: John Engberg
Messages
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Migration fail
Posted by: "Ken" avlisk@cox.net avliska
Sat Nov 26, 2011 7:20 pm (PST)
Just an update for those who were following my attempted migration from old MacBook 10.5.8 to new MacBook Air Lion. I've tried to get the darned thing to migrate for 3 days now, over and over and over, but no luck. It sits there, telling me it's doing it, the clock bar counting down, but only gets so far, saying typically, 1 hour 58 minutes remaining, when it stops. All my iPhotos and some of my iTunes won't migrate. Perhaps more, I don't know. It looks like about 20 Gigs won't go, as the old HD says 65 Gigs, and the new one won't get past 45 (Its a 128 Gig SSD).
I tried to get files off my backup drive, but it's a 200 Gig, so the MBA won't even start the transfer, being too small.
Mail works, though, as I'm typing this on the MBA. On the positive side, the lighted keyboard isn't so bad after all.
Anyone in Phoenix want to take a look at it? If not, I'll try the Apple Store. Thanks, folks.
Ken Silva
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Re: Migration fail
Posted by: "James Robertson" jamesrob@sonic.net jamesrob328i
Sat Nov 26, 2011 7:38 pm (PST)
On Nov 26, 2011, at 7:20 PM, Ken wrote:
> Just an update for those who were following my attempted migration from old MacBook 10.5.8 to new MacBook Air Lion. I've tried to get the darned thing to migrate for 3 days now, over and over and over, but no luck. It sits there, telling me it's doing it, the clock bar counting down, but only gets so far, saying typically, 1 hour 58 minutes remaining, when it stops. All my iPhotos and some of my iTunes won't migrate. Perhaps more, I don't know. It looks like about 20 Gigs won't go, as the old HD says 65 Gigs, and the new one won't get past 45 (Its a 128 Gig SSD).
I'm curious: do you have any huge files on the old machine? I couldn't do a migration from old to new MacBook Pro just a few weeks ago. I downloaded the trial version of iDefrag and discovered that right in the middle of my "free" space on my new computer, there were a few occupied blocks. Once I ran iDefrag, I could do the migration.
I think, however, that the Migration Assistant told me there wasn't enough room before copying any files from old to new machine, rather than copying many 10s of Gigabytes before seeming to lock up.
The trial version of iDefrag is free, and looking for fragmentation of the free space on your drive doesn't take very long so it might be worth a look...
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Jim Robertson
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Re: Migration fail
Posted by: "Ken" avlisk@cox.net avliska
Sun Nov 27, 2011 3:58 am (PST)
James, do I download iDefrag on one, the other, or both computers before I try to migrate again?
Ken S.
> On Nov 26, 2011, at 7:20 PM, Ken wrote:
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> All my iPhotos and some of my iTunes won't migrate.
>
> I'm curious: do you have any huge files on the old machine? I couldn't do a migration from old to new MacBook Pro just a few weeks ago. I downloaded the trial version of iDefrag and discovered that right in the middle of my "free" space on my new computer, there were a few occupied blocks. Once I ran iDefrag, I could do the migration.
>
> Jim Robertson
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Playing 3.WMV file
Posted by: "Biglt" eltay3@yahoo.com eltay3
Sat Nov 26, 2011 7:34 pm (PST)
Group,
I am trying to play a 3.WMV file from my Yahoo woodturning group. It seems to load, but when playing, the screen stays gray, even while the needle moves. (It is supposed to be silent, and is.) I have tried 2 versions, one from the group file, and the second straight from the original poster.
PowerBook G4
Power PC
10.5.8
Quick Time v 7.7
Can anyone lead me in the correct direction? (Rhetorical question.)
Thanks,
Larry
- 2b.
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Re: Playing 3.WMV file
Posted by: "Island Center for the Arts" finearts@otenet.gr monkeymannmcghee
Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:47 pm (PST)
I'm not an expert but...
You need to have "FlipforMac" http://www.macupdate.com/app/ mac/17787/ flip4mac- wmv-player
installed.
If the video came in an email and you are trying to play it directly from the email, try instead to drag the file from the email to the desktop and then try to open it.
What you describe has happened to me a couple of times and that was the solution. In my case the video files came in emails from a Windows user.
Tom
On Nov 27, 2011, at 5:34 AM, Biglt wrote:
> Group,
> I am trying to play a 3.WMV file from my Yahoo woodturning group. It seems to load, but when playing, the screen stays gray, even while the needle moves. (It is supposed to be silent, and is.) I have tried 2 versions, one from the group file, and the second straight from the original poster.
>
> PowerBook G4
> Power PC
> 10.5.8
> Quick Time v 7.7
>
> Can anyone lead me in the correct direction? (Rhetorical question.)
>
> Thanks,
> Larry
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Re: 2 iPhoto libraries?
Posted by: "Dave Kelly" imamacwizard@mac.com imamacwizard
Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:56 pm (PST)
I have several iphoto libraries. It could be a mess, but I use (shareware) iPhoto Library Manager to move pictures from one library to another. Works great. I've been using iPhoto Library Manager for several years. http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/ iplm/
Dave
On Nov 26, 2011, at 7:14 PM, Barry Austern wrote:
> At 2:26 AM +0000 11/27/11, harpangel36 wrote:
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> >Will I create a problem having 2 different libraries?
>
> No. Hit the option key while launching iPhoto and it will let you
> choose your library.
> --
> Barry Austern
> barryaus@fuse.net
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Re: 2 iPhoto libraries?
Posted by: "Bekah" bekah0176@sbcglobal.net bekalex
Sat Nov 26, 2011 9:07 pm (PST)
I use a second photo library and it can be a mess when you have to switch photos from one library to another. I didn't do it often so I did it manually (export to folder on desktop, close, change libraries, import to new library.) This may have been fixed since version 8.2. Also, make sure you're importing to the right library.
Bekah
On Nov 26, 2011, at 8:56 PM, Dave Kelly wrote:
> I have several iphoto libraries. It could be a mess, but I use (shareware) iPhoto Library Manager to move pictures from one library to another. Works great. I've been using iPhoto Library Manager for several years. http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/ iplm/
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> Dave
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> On Nov 26, 2011, at 7:14 PM, Barry Austern wrote:
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>> At 2:26 AM +0000 11/27/11, harpangel36 wrote:
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>>> Will I create a problem having 2 different libraries?
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>> No. Hit the option key while launching iPhoto and it will let you
>> choose your library.
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>> Barry Austern
>> barryaus@fuse.net
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Re: Deleting Contextual Menu Items in Snow Leopard
Posted by: "paul smith" kullervo@nycap.rr.com waldonny
Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:09 pm (PST)
There is a work-around to allow contextual menu plug-ins to function in 64-bit Snow Leopard and Lion:
<http://free.abracode. >com/cmworkshop/ macosx_10_ 6_snow_leopard_ and_contextual_ menu_plugins. html
Shortened link:
<http://is.gd/LlyUju >
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PSmith
MacBook Pro, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, OS 10.7.2
On Nov 26, 2011, at 8:04 PM, Anna Larson wrote:
Snow Leopard does not support contextual menu plug-ins in 64 bit applications which, if I understand it right, simply means that they don't work anymore.
QUESTION: If they don't work anymore shouldn't I then simply delete them all?
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Re: Parallels
Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net
Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:31 pm (PST)
If you install BootCamp before you install Lion, you can use XP. If for some reason in the future you have to do a clean install of Lion, you may loose the ability to use XP. So plan on upgrading eventually.
If you install Lion, before installing BootCamp (in 10.6), then XP 7 won't work in BootCamp.
I understand BootCamp runs faster than Parallel, but you have to restart into BootCamp to run Windows.
Brent
On Nov 26, 2011, at 4:43 PM, luvtoso wrote:
> John
> Thanks so much for taking the time to answer my questions about upgrading to Lion.
> If I upgrade to Lion and upgrade my Parallels to ver 7 do you think I can still run Windows XP????? or would I have to upgrade to Windows 7??
>
> And if so since I'm already running Windows XP on Parallels do you think I can just purchase an upgrade to Windows 7??? I'm trying to find the least costly way of doing these upgrades.
> Thanks again.
> Gayle
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Re: Parallels
Posted by: "John Engberg" mrbyte@earthlink.net mrbyte
Sun Nov 27, 2011 2:34 am (PST)
On Nov 26, 2011, at 7:43 PM, luvtoso wrote:
> John
> Thanks so much for taking the time to answer my questions about upgrading to Lion.
> If I upgrade to Lion and upgrade my Parallels to ver 7 do you think I can still run Windows XP????? or would I have to upgrade to Windows 7??
>
> And if so since I'm already running Windows XP on Parallels do you think I can just purchase an upgrade to Windows 7??? I'm trying to find the least costly way of doing these upgrades.
> Thanks again.
> Gayle
>
I don't know if XP will run in Parallels 7, but I'd bet that it will. Windows 7 has as XP mode. The simplest way to find out is to buy the upgrade to Parallels 7 and find out.
If you have to go to Windows 7, I don't know what the cheapest route for you would be. Someone else needs to address that.
John
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