The Web Site for Macintosh Windows Integration http://www.macwindows.com http://www.macwindows.com#020810a http://www.macwindows.com#020810a Mon, 8 Feb 2010 01:53:47 -0800 Mark/Space just released Missing Sync for BlackBerry 2.0.4, a free update to the Mac OS X syncing utility that adds support for phones running BlackBerry OS 5.0 or later. This includes recently released BlackBerry phone models including the Bold 9700 and Storm2 9550, as well as models that users have updated to BlackBerry OS 5.0, such as the Curve 8900. The Missing Sync for BlackBerry can wirelessly sync contacts, calendars, music, notes, and other...

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]]> http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#020810b http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#020810b Mon, 8 Feb 2010 01:53:47 -0800 Troy Hunter is seeing a problem where the modification dates of Office files change when files are opened on a Windows server: When connected to Windows Server 2003 shares via SMB, our fully updated 10.6 machines exhibit wonkiness. If you open anything that can be opened in Office 2008 (Powerpoint, Excel, Word) and immediately close it, the Date Modified, even if no changes were made. Simply opening the document changes its modification date, something... http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#020810c http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#020810c Mon, 8 Feb 2010 01:53:47 -0800 Rich Vuduc verified a previously reported fix for Snow Leopard problems accessing Windows printers. This fix edits the printer.conf in /etc/cups/. Vuduc said: Regarding Michael Bentley's tip, Another fix for Snow Leopard issues with Windows shared printers, just letting you know that the tip worked like a charm...

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]]> http://www.macwindows.com/bootcamp3.html#020810d http://www.macwindows.com/bootcamp3.html#020810d Mon, 8 Feb 2010 01:53:47 -0800 Rufus verified a previously report fix for speaker problems in Boot Camp 3 and Windows 7: With reference to your February 3 News update about Boot Camp and speakers on Windows 7, I had the same problem on my iMac and I installed the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver from their website. The version number is 6.0.1.5983. This has worked fine for the last 3 weeks... http://www.macwindows.com#020810e http://www.macwindows.com#020810e Mon, 8 Feb 2010 01:53:47 -0800 Softhing is now offering Entourage Time Machine (US $30), new Mac OS X software for backing up, restoring, and exporting Entourage email messages. The software enables a user to search and browse backed up email, which is also searchable by Spotlight. Users can also read backed up email and open attached files. Entourage Time Machine can export selected email messages as a .mbox file...

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]]> http://www.macwindows.com#020310a http://www.macwindows.com#020310a Wed, 3 Feb 2010 03:21:53 -0800 Citrix will enable iPad users to run a virtualized Windows 7 desktop on Apple iPads when the tablet ships in March. Citrix said it will ship Citrix Receiver for iPad, which will work with Citrix XenDesktop. The system will work as a thin-client system, with XenDesktop running virtual desktops on a server and streaming the display to iPads running Citrix Receiver. The company said that the setup will enable iPad users to operate multiple Windows 7...

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]]> http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#020310b http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#020310b Wed, 3 Feb 2010 03:21:53 -0800 Dave Hetherington confirmed a tip last week to fix the problem of Snow Leopard -36 errors. The suggetion is to add "unix extensions = no" to the smb.conf file (or settings) on a Linux server or Mac OS X Server. Hetherington said "We have previously done this on our machines and it works!" We've also recently posted a variation of this, which is to add "streams=no" to the nsmb.conf file on Snow Leopard clients... http://www.macwindows.com/bootcamp3.html#020310c http://www.macwindows.com/bootcamp3.html#020310c Wed, 3 Feb 2010 03:21:53 -0800 Rod Miller is experiencing the problem of external speakers not working with Boot Camp 3. Unfortunately, a previously reported suggestion didn't work: My speakers don't work either. I just installed Windows 7 Pro using the latest Boot Camp. Everything is working perfectly except for my Altec stereo speakers. I can barely hear sound at a very low volume with them cranked all the way up. The speakers inside the iMac work fine. When I boot into Mac OS X...

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]]> http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopardAD.html#020310e http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopardAD.html#020310e Wed, 3 Feb 2010 03:21:53 -0800 James Pennells in the United Kingdom has a problem with Software Update in Snow Leopard on bound to Active Directory similar to the previously reported problem, but it started with Mac OS X 10.6.2: I just wanted to say that I also have this issue. I am running a 2.2Ghz MacBook Pro, which came with Leopard. I decided to do a fresh install of Snow Leopard, all went well. Connected to AD, still fine. Software Update worked up to 10.6.2...

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]]> http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#012810a http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#012810a Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:43:49 -0800 Kris Robison sent us his solution to an "incorrect password" error in Snow Leopard when trying to connect to his Linux SMB server: Trying to connect to Linux via Finder was giving us the Incorrect username/password error. Our final solution involved going into the server's /etc/samba/smb.conf file and setting encrypt passwords = yes for the server. Restarted samba on the server, and Finder immediately started working again...

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]]> http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#012810b http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#012810b Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:43:49 -0800 Alessio Dorigo confirmed the suggestion of editing an SMB server's /etc/hosts to fix Snow Leopard problems logging into the server: Editing /etc/hosts by adding the IP and name of the server solved the problem... http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#012810c http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#012810c Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:43:49 -0800 Rob Francis verified a fix for Snow Leopard client problems with Linux SMB servers. He found that it works with Mac OS X Server. He also had a Snow Leopard Server fix for copying large files over 2 GB: As it turns out, unix extensions = no is all I needed to add to the smb.conf global settings on Snow Leopard Server 10.6.2, Xserve. Also, unchecking oplock and strict file locking for the SMB share seems to be the key to unlocking large file copying...

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]]> http://www.macwindows.com/vmware.html#012810d http://www.macwindows.com/vmware.html#012810d Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:43:49 -0800 Ryan Whitney reports success with our recommendations for speeding up VMware Fusion 3: First off, thanks for the webpage. I've been continually frustrated with the poor performance I've had with Windows XP on VMware 2 and then with the upgrade to 3. I did the following three things (but tried them all at once, so not sure if it was all three in combo or just one specifically) and it helped tremendously. 1. Switch from using one CPU to two... http://www.macwindows.com/bootcamp3.html#012510a http://www.macwindows.com/bootcamp3.html#012510a Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:23:51 -0800 Thomas Kreimes shared a fix for a problem where Windows stops booting in Boot Camp. He reset the Mac's System Management Controller (SMC): I am a skilled IT guy and I had a nightmare trying to solve this problem via information I received via the Internet forums. I finally found the answer. My wife complained that her Windows Vista Ultimate stopped working. That did not give me much to go on. It's an iMac 24" 3.06 GHz machine that is set to load Windows by default with Boot camp 2 (Mac OS X 10.5)...

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]]> http://www.macwindows.com/vmware.html#012510b http://www.macwindows.com/vmware.html#012510b Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:23:51 -0800 Peter Escalante sent a fix for his problem with VMware and Snow Leopard problem with VMware not connecting to a network: I found the solution! I downloaded and installed a driver from the Intel support page. The driver is the PROWIN732.exe, which can be downloaded from the link below. After installing it, be sure to reboot the virtual device, and it should work fine. Meanwhile, a number of other readers reported also having the problem. Jay had luck using the Bridge setting... http://www.macwindows.com/vmware.html#012510d http://www.macwindows.com/vmware.html#012510d Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:23:51 -0800 Roger Reini said that adding RAM to his MacBook resolved his performance issues with VMware Fusion 3: Responding to Aaron Green's tip of January 14: I also used to experience very slow virtual machine performance with Windows VM's (either Vista or Win 7) and Snow Leopard whenever I would resume the VM. Restarting the VM solved those problems. But after I upgraded my MacBook to 6 GB (the maximum amount it can support), I rarely experience the slow performance with a suspended/resumed VM...

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]]> http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#012510e http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#012510e Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:23:51 -0800 We've previously reported a fix for the Snow Leopard SMB file sharing problem that returns a -36 error when copying files. The fix is to add the line "unix extensions = no" to the /etc/smb.config on the NAS device or Linux server. Numerous message board are also reporting that there is a similar edit that can be accomplished on the Mac client. Here's one way to do it: There is also a way to do this to the Mac clients. 1. In the Finder, click the Go menu and select Go to Folder...

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]]> http://www.macwindows.com/OS9_on_Intel_Mac.html#012510f http://www.macwindows.com/OS9_on_Intel_Mac.html#012510f Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:23:51 -0800 Ronald Regensburg responded to our report about printing problems with SheepShaver, software that enables Mac OS 9 to run an Intel Mac. The previous reader was trying to run Mac OS 9 emulation to enable AppleTalk printing from Snow Leopard, which no longer supports AppleTalk printing. Regensburg responded: Applications cannot be run properly from the Unix folder (actually on the MacOS side a disk with a Unix Directory Tree, not a folder). Applications must be copied from the Unix disk... http://www.macwindows.com/bootcamp3.html#012110a http://www.macwindows.com/bootcamp3.html#012110a Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:26:43 -0800 Apple released a set of Boot Camp updates aimed at officially supporting Windows 7 and at fixing an incompatibility between new iMacs and Windows 7, specifically the bug that causes the screen to go black when installing Windows 7. The updates include several versions of a general Boot Camp 3.1 update (which addresses several issues), a graphics firmware update for iMacs and Mac Pros, and Windows 7 drivers for iMacs. Apple also provided directions for applying the upgrades to fix the Windows 7 black screen problem. Specifically, these are the updates...

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]]> http://www.macwindows.com/parallels.html#012110b http://www.macwindows.com/parallels.html#012110b Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:26:43 -0800 Parallels has release Parallels Desktop 5 Build 9310, a maintenance update of the virtualization software for Mac OS X. The company said the update improves performance of Windows in virtual machines, and addresses issues on Nehalem-based iMacs and Mac Pros. (See Parallels Desktop Tips and Reports for more on Parallels... http://www.macwindows.com/crossover.html#012110c http://www.macwindows.com/crossover.html#012110c Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:26:43 -0800 CodeWeavers has released CrossOver 8.0.3 for Mac, maintenance update the software that enables certain Windows applications to run natively on Mac OS X, without using Windows. The company said the update fixes some issues with Internet Explorer 6 and 7, fixes some minor Snow Leopard issues, and improves sound on the Mac. CrossOver Mac is US $40, and does not require you to own a copy of Windows...

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]]> http://www.macwindows.com#012110d http://www.macwindows.com#012110d Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:26:43 -0800 Equinux has released VPN Tracker 6.1 (US $99), a new update to the general-purpose IPsec-based VPN client for Mac OS X, which supports dozens of VPN gateways from a variety of manufacturers. The new version adds support for the SonicWALL TZ 100 and TZ 200 UTM appliances aimed at small to mid-sized businesses. The update simplifies configuration for several gateway devices. VPN Tracker now includes Mode Config support for additional VPN gateways... http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopardAD.html#012110e http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopardAD.html#012110e Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:26:43 -0800 Chris Nowak responded to our report TIP: For Snow Leopard AD login issues, use upper case domain regarding solving Active Domain login issues by using uppercase domain. Nowak has an explanation: For the folks for whom uppercasing the domain works, I bet they're using Kerberos for authentication. When you setup realms manually for kerberos you keep the realm name all uppercase. You can see the relationship documented at the Microsoft Knowledgebase...

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]]> http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopardAD.html#011410a http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopardAD.html#011410a Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:42:36 -0800 Dave Sherer found that using and upper-case domain cleared up Active Directory login problems he was having: I have been battling this problem and I found a solution for me that is not a work around and it is something so minor that some people may not have even tried/noticed/or known about it. After checking the Active Directory security log I saw that when I tried to login from the 10.6.2 I was getting event ID 675. I have found a suggestion... http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#011410b http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#011410b Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:42:36 -0800 Peter Roehl in Hamburg, Germany verified a fix for Snow Leopard problems accessing Linux SMB file servers: We have the same problems (on 2 Linux Samba Servers) but the Tip from Andrew works for us. Thanks for that. But we have 2 other Linux-Samba-Servers where we can just connect as usual. Even with the same smb.conf file... http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#011410c http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#011410c Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:42:36 -0800 Brian Leight found that that a workaround for SMB problems with Adobe CS4 and Office didn't work for local servers, but did work for remote servers: I tried the fix listed by making the owner Network Services and it does not work on my local servers, however we have offices in LA and I am able to save to those servers (we're in New York). It seems there is a latency issue at work where it needs time to send the .temp file and then delete... http://www.macwindows.com/parallels.html#011410d http://www.macwindows.com/parallels.html#011410d Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:42:36 -0800 Sigmund Wohl found the Parallels Desktop 5 Build 9308 fixed the problem of long launch times, contrary to a few other reports: It now takes less than 4 seconds to launch. Don't know what others' problem is. However, Lawrence Devonport updated his previous report: The update has definitely not solved the slow response and startup problem. After visiting the Parallels Forum Site I can safely say that I'm not an isolated case...

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]]> http://www.macwindows.com/vmware.html#011410e http://www.macwindows.com/vmware.html#011410e Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:42:36 -0800 Aaron Green responded to reports of slow Windows in VMware Fusion, but simply restarts the virtual machine: I have also seen VMWARE get really slow, but only after coming out of suspend mode. When that happens, I just restart the Virtual Machine and speed is restored... http://www.macwindows.com/vmware.html#011410f http://www.macwindows.com/vmware.html#011410f Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:42:36 -0800 Peter Escalante can't get Windows 7 to connect to a network in VMware Fusion 3 in Mac OS X 10.6: I have a MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard running VMware Fusion 3.0.1, and last night I installed Windows 7. Everything works fine, except that I cannot connect to the Internet thru Windows. When I switch back to OS X, the Internet works fine. I'm using a wired LAN connection. When I perform a network diagnostics in Windows 7, I keep getting the message that...

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]]> http://www.macwindows.com#011410g http://www.macwindows.com#011410g Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:42:36 -0800 Softhing has released Entourage Email Archive X 5.0 (US $30, $10 upgrade), a new version of the Mac OS X utility that archives email and attachments received or sent using Microsoft Entourage 2008 and Web Services Edition (WSE). Version 5.0 is now compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard in 32- and 64-bit, and also requires 10.6. The company said that performance is improved by 20 percent. Softhing still offers version 4.2 for Leopard users... http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#011110a http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#011110a Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:53:18 -0800 Cheers Reuben send in a solution for resolving the Snow Leopard problem saving files to Windows file servers. This problem occurs when saving a document within Word. Reuben's fix involves Terminal: I recently found a solution to this problem I've been having with Office after upgrading to Snow Leopard. Create a new folder on your server. COPY (not move) a folder with your work into this new folder. Use Terminal to change the permissions...

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]]> http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#011110b http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#011110b Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:53:18 -0800 David S. verified a suggestion of editing the /etc/hosts file on a server to workaround to Snow Leopard problems logging into Windows file servers: Yes, this works. Annoying, but I don't have a WINS server on the LAN, so it's the way to go... http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#011110c http://www.macwindows.com/snowleopard-filesharing.html#011110c Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:53:18 -0800 Four readers responded to SMB Windows browsing still slow in 10.6.2, with tales of slow browsing as well as slow file transfer with large files in Snow Leopard: Callum Spence reported: Regarding Slow Snow Leopard SMB connection to Win server. This is a very frustrating bug in 10.6. I have a large amount of data saved on a Windows server that I continuously access and each time I open a different folder it takes 10-25 seconds to show the contents...

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]]> http://www.macwindows.com/iphone_exchange.html#011110d http://www.macwindows.com/iphone_exchange.html#011110d Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:53:18 -0800 William Smith wrote an AppleScript (downloadable here) that solves the problem of messages sent from iPhone to Exchange appearing garbled in Entourage. He also posted an explanation at the Microsoft Entourage blog: While browsing the web I came across your page about the iPhone/Exchange Sent Items problem where messages sent from an iPhone appear as garbled text in Entourage. I posted an entry about this on The Entourage Help Blog in August 2008 that explains why this happens... http://www.macwindows.com/Handling-Entourage-2008-database-corruption.html#011110e http://www.macwindows.com/Handling-Entourage-2008-database-corruption.html#011110e Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:53:18 -0800 J. D. West expanded on a previous suggestion that works in recovering Entourage email that is deleted with a database rebuild: Came across this and have just experienced the EXACT same thing. User got a "Database corrupt, need to rebuild" type message. Ran the rebuild, took several hours. Next morning I came in, all mail and contacts were DELETED from the Exchange mail server. As suggested by Joshua Bierman on your page, we went into Outlook-Tools...

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