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05-23-2024, 4:41pm | #1 | ||||||
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Calling on people that know shit about computers
So I have a MacBook Pro with an M1 processor. I want to run a couple things that only use windows like HPTuners and a Durametric, both of which are for car diagnostics and tuning. I don't know shit about computers and am not following along with these YouTube videos from computer people. I just want to use an external hard drive to run something like windows7 to use HPTuners and Durametric. I don't have much space on the actual hard drive of the laptop to dedicate to such a simple need. I'm completely tech-illiterate. What's the process for dummies? Here's the best I can understand so far:
Buy an external hard drive like a LaCie portable hard drive Subscribe to Parallels Install Windows 11 on the external hard drive Does this make sense? I'd prefer a better option to make a one time purchase versus an annual subscription of Parallels which is why I avoid dogshit windows products in the first place. |
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I don't know shit about computers, but I do know Jack Shit.
Will that help? |
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Despite my screen name, I don't do Macs. Sorry.
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I don't do Macs either and yes buy a Windows laptop; if you aren't a computer guy then some cobbled together solution is going to be nothing but trouble for you...
HOWEVER; if you're hell bent on trying it anyways look into something called "Boot Camp" https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-...ac-mh11850/mac |
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Buy a bigger hammer and hit any key.
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Bootcamp worked well for me when I was using Win 7 on an Intel based Macbook. As far as I understand, Bootcamp doesn't apply to non-Intel, e.g. M1, Macs.
Parallels might be a good choice, or a cheap Win laptop. |
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Howzabout you buy a new Windows laptop with Windows 10 or 11? Seriously, if you're a computer illiterate then trying to run Windows software on a Mac is just asking for trouble and frustration. |
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Buy a PC gaming machine, install VMWare and QEMU and run your Mac shit in a virtual machine. And you can run your Windows stuff directly
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This is the same guy who asked us where to get good lifters for the new cam he was purchasing... just sayin......
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I stopped reading at Mac.
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