First of all I bought Vista for my MacBook because there is a specific bookkeeping program for my business that is only made for Windows that I'd like to use, because Netflix has a new on-line movie viewing option only available for Windows and because I anticipate similar situations occurring occasionally in the future. And because I'd like to take full advantage of my new machine.
Still, it was going to be a while before I thought Vista was worth the money. But since I was probably going to buy it eventually, I decided to save $100 and buy it now. I didn't realize that software would download to the "wrong" operating system and that I could then open it in Vista. I don't have a router -- or rather I don't have a hardware router. My iMac's internal AirPort card functions as a software router, using Apple's Internet Sharing and Web Sharing. In other words I can get on line with my laptop by wirelessly sharing the Internet connection from my desktop, which is wired to the modem, sans extra hardware. Am I correct in assuming Apple's internal firewall won't function when the machine is running Windows? ------ Forwarded Message From: "Roger D. Parish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 09:38:59 -0400 Subject: Re: How to Install Free Anti-Virus Offline At 8:54 AM -0400 5/6/07, Harvey Simon wrote: >Yesterday I picked up a half-price copy of Vista at a CompUSA liquidation >sale to install on my Intel MacBook and now have the following problem. I >won¹t go on line with Vista running without first installing anti-virus and >anti-spyware programs. I¹d like to use the free AVG programs. They are >available only as downloads, not on disk, far as I can tell. Is the only >solution to get the pay version of the software, which can be ordered on a >CD? Download it from the Mac side, then copy it over to the Vista side and install. -- Roger Lovettsville, VA ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************ ------ End of Forwarded Message ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
