Re: [WAMUG] Decision time: MacBook Pro battery

2022-09-29 Thread Daniel Kerr via WAMUG
Yes I think that’s probably one of the most common reasons to have to run it on a new M-series - MYOB in Parallels. :) At least it works under Windows 11 Preview and Parallels. (Parallels definitely does it better than VMWare I’ve found from experience when doing either for clients). What’s

Re: [WAMUG] Decision time: MacBook Pro battery

2022-09-29 Thread Peter Hinchliffe via WAMUG
> On 29 Sep 2022, at 11:28 am, Daniel Kerr via WAMUG > wrote: > > Hi Tim > > On a new Apple Silicon machine you’ll have a bit of a nightmare getting > VMWare to work - as we tried to do one for another client and it was a > nightmare. You definitely can’t use the same “VM File” you have -

Re: [WAMUG] Decision time: MacBook Pro battery

2022-09-28 Thread Tim Law via WAMUG
Thanks as always Daniel for your response I tried the SMC reset by holding down the power button for ten seconds, then a normal restart push. No change. It is a late 2013 Retina. The anti reflective coating has gone off the screen but a plastic film has resurrected it and I can work with it

Re: [WAMUG] Decision time: MacBook Pro battery

2022-09-28 Thread Peter Crisp via WAMUG
Hi Tim, I had a very similar experience in the last couple of weeks for an MBA (Mid 2012) I am selling - (daughter's ex-school used MBA). I thought the battery was fine and when a potential buyer came over, it wouldn't boot into the setup screen (I had previously erased it). When I

Re: [WAMUG] Decision time: MacBook Pro battery

2022-09-28 Thread Daniel Kerr via WAMUG
Hi Tim On a new Apple Silicon machine you’ll have a bit of a nightmare getting VMWare to work - as we tried to do one for another client and it was a nightmare. You definitely can’t use the same “VM File” you have - you have to start from scratch. (And it will only work with a insider