uhh well then hopefully I can get a shitty old comp that has windows......

 

j/k

 

*sob*...... lol
Ok so an update I downloaded the tunerstudio program and pretty much It looks to be running correctly I'll find out 100% when I get the MS but question:
Does anyone use this yet?
If not I'm going to try and get a Windows based laptop
LMK thanks
-Paul

 

So you could help me get setup correct????

 

You do not need a windows based laptop to go along side your mac. Apple offers a neat program called Bootcamp that will allow you to run XP or Vista on your Mac. It is what I use on my Macbook to tune with.

 

yea I know about bootcamp, but can you switch from windows to os-x? What I mean is do I have to uninstall windows if i wanna use os-x, or am I being a de de dee?

 

Why

Do people make shitty non-descriptive thread titles?

 

We need more info on your Mac. If you have an Intel Mac then you can boot between OSes. If you have a Power PC (G4, G5, etc) you're screwed unless you want to monkey around with Virtual PC or something and STILL probably have a hell of a time.

If you DO have an Intel Mac you're golden, but remember when you run Windows it's STILL Windows regardless of the hardware platform. Meaning you are then susceptible to the Windows ills of malware, viruses, etc. If you are going to connect to the Internet with Windows running be sure you have some sort of anti-virus running.

 

WHY

do you crap on peoples thread?????

 

any ways i just bought it like in august of 08 so its new! so yeah other than that it's 2.4GHz intel Core 2 Duo version 10.5.6

 

Bootcamp requires you to reboot from one OS to another. Since speed isn't an issue and this is your only use for it I suggest VMWare Player. It's free and can use any of your port inputs on the laptop. All it does is run other operating systems (Windows in this case) inside of your current one. It looks like a program to your computer and is fairly simple to install. Has wizards for most things too.

This way you don't have to mess around with partitioning or anything like that.

 

Direct hardware access for the OS is probably more reliable. In our case, the Serial to USB adaptors we have to use cause enough problems without introducing more.

In short, get a copy of XP and use Boot Camp and save yourself a lot of time and headache.

Here's a good step by step 'how-to':

How do I install Windows XP on my Mac using Boot Camp? :: Free Tech Support from Ask Dave Taylor!

 

+1

 

WHY

Do people invite EVERYBODY to their thread with an ambiguous title just to be self-serving, then crap on the visitors when they point out the OBVIOUS.

You are wasting people's time because you are being selfish with your stupid title. You deserve thread crapping for that. I believe that was Hustler's point as well.

I don't give two buckets of warm hamster squeeze about a Mac problem.

 

Thanks for editing the original thread title, and I'm going to try and get a hold a copy of xp from someone. thanks for everyone that helped out.

 

ok one more component (serial cable) and i'll be ready to open a whole new world.... I'm gonna need some help... plus friend gave me xp pro so I'm set there!