Mac Forum / Applications / Other MS Products / May 2006

I just upgraded my router to a Linksys WRT54GL, it is connected
directly to a PC running XP.
I have configured the eMac's Airport card to connect to my wireless
network by default.  I have registered the eMac in the router's

I have a Windos 2000 Server with SFM runing. The Mac clients running OSX
10.2.8 take 45 minutes to copy a 240Mb file from the Server. However I have
an Imac running OS9 and it copies the same file in under four minutes. It
has not always been like this. The OSX machines are set ...

Or am I missing that option?
I have clicked the ³Automatically start Messenger when I start my computer²
option in the General tab of the Messenger preferences.  Why doesn¹t it
automatically show me as ŒOnline¹ when I log into my Mac?  On my Windows

I installed Microsoft Remote Desktop but I have no "options" to select
fullscreen and also I don't know how to rightclick something. Why do I
not have an options menu in Remote Desktop?
Greetings

Yes...I know the post title begs the question - 'Why use a b****y USB modem
with a nice,new $hiny MacBook'.  Well putting that to one side for a moment,
I'm unable to actually get it to work with my new MacBook.
The drivers/software installed from the CD fine.  On restarting, ...

I use RDC to connect to a windows 2k3 server over the internet from
home quite often, yes when I am at work and using my laptop on the
wireless connection, I cannot make a caonnection.  We have tested
another (windows) machine on the wireless and it makes a connection

When I connect my Windows laptop to my home router, I can connect to it
just fine from my desktop Mac using RDC, provided I connect to it by IP
address (192.168.0.n). The problem is that since the router does DHCP,
"n" is different every time; so I have to log in to the laptop, ...

We have some apple Mac's that work using a FTP application called Fetch -
provided they are logged onto the domain.
We had some profile issues with one user, and he just logs onto his local
machine and not the domain.  (We got the Mac equivelent of BSOD if he logs

We have a new G5 Quad that cannot login to hotmail. It gets to the login box
and seems to start the process, but the stalls.
OS Tiger on all machines.
We have  a G4, a G5 and a PowerBook that can all seem to access the same

How do I open mpg files in quick time or iDVD or iMovie?  When I try to open
it I get this message:
The file could not be imported: The file ³Macintosh
HD/Users/RezDuane/Movies/MN1V-b.mpg² can¹t be imported; QuickTime couldn¹t

- Having trouble accessing a Mac G4 Server Running OS 9.2.2 7 Appleshare IP6
from 2 WinXP PCs. Any guidance please?
- Does anyone know how to self-upgrade RAM in the Mac Mini? Apple seem to be
overcharging for this upgrade by about £80. Plus Does is the Airport Express

I am running Windows2003/Active Directory in my environment. I have some Mac
OS X clients. Can they connect to shared folders and printers on my Windows
2003 server without running Services of Macintosh? Can they use SMB to
access folders/printers on Windows server?

Saludos
Tengo un ibook g4 y en ella se encuentra instalado Microsoft Messenger for
mac, la última versión de hecho, lo que quiero comentar es que en la versión
de mac que ya descargué como cinco veces quiero indicar que puedo iniciar

I have just upgraded to the latest version of msn for mac and am now
having trouble trying to add new contacts. It tells me the person i am
trying to add does not have a .net passport when I know for a fact they
do. Can anybody help me here? has anyone else had the same issue?

I have an intel based mac and want to copy some of my vhs videos to the hd
so that I can make a dvd or cd in mpg format.  Can someone tell me where to
begin?
Thanx!