Mac Forum / Applications / Other MS Products / September 2004

If I purchased Virtual PC for my Mac OS X, would I be able
to install and use a CD Rom program ("Watchtower Library
2003") which calls for the following system requirements?
   1)   Pentium-compatible processor or higher

I'm running Panther and using msn messenger mac 4.0. I'm having
troubles transferring files. I can't receive or send anything. I've
tried opening ports on the router, I changed the destination to save
the files from the desktop to the hard drive, but I still can't

How do I get the Windows 200 servers to show up in Macs
Chooser?  I have both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X.

I have to confess that I am a Windows man who has a very limited
knowledge on macs. I work at a small college in NY state.
We have a 3 macs ..OS 8.6...and wish to set them up so that they print
to one of our network printers which is located on our Windows 2003

When I first got my mac it would show jpg previews in the finder, since then
I have download photoshop and a few other photo programs and they seem to
have messed up the file links.  Is there anyway to repair the original file
associations.

Does anyone know how to rename a MAC machine, I have a few MAC machines
connecting to my TS, just want to track the currently connecting machine
name.

We are running a combined net work of PC's and Macs
running on SBS 2000. Previously we havn't had the Macs on
the network but now we need them connected. All the macs
are running OS10 v10.3.5 I'm able to connect to the

if i have a mac formated firewire drive, can my pc running XP automatically
see it when I plug it into my pc?  or does it have to be dual formated?

I am curious to know the best way to transfer data from a mac to a windows
pc. Is it as simple as saving it to floppy? Or is there something more I
need to do? The data I need from the Mac is mostly mailing lists and
database tables that can be broken into text documents. I was ...

Could someone please assist me in creating a cd startup disk for Mac OS 9.2

I have a Windows 2000 Server running File Server For
Macintosh. I was able to find a way to manually browse
the network from the Mac to open the share, however, I
would like to find a way to automate "mapping a network

How do I Remote Desktop from XP Pro in the office to my Panther box in home
office also configured with Remote Desktop app?

Is there a way to download Netmeeting for Mac OSX?  

i have been trying all morning with no luck to use RDC on my mac
(10.3.5) to connect to my PC (XP Pro SP1)
i am using a crossover cable between the two machines. Can someone
please inform me of the proper steps to take to get this to work. As

What would be the largest IDE Hard Drive I could put into a G3 300MHz Tower?
It currently has an 8GB, but I'm considering getting an 80GB or larger, if
it would support it.
James