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Oct 17 2008, 05:04 AM
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I have a Macbook, and for some reason I can't figure out how to download it. Anyone know how?
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Oct 17 2008, 05:20 AM
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i guess that means no one knows?
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Oct 17 2008, 06:29 AM
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You posted at 10:04 AM, then again at 10:20 AM and assume "No One Knows"? LOL. Give it time for a response.
Yes, I know how to get it running on a mac. Get a program called Crossover. That program allows you to run EXE files through a mac. Good luck.
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Oct 17 2008, 07:10 AM
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I downloaded the program u suggested, downloaded what I needed, then ran nexus but it looks like this.... http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w213/To...nt=Picture2.pnghow do I fix it now?
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Oct 17 2008, 07:30 AM
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▲ Isn't that what it's supposed to look like? That's how I play it. Oh, yeah, I'm part fly though so it looks normal.
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Oct 17 2008, 07:33 AM
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unfortunately for us humans its not to good :[!
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Oct 17 2008, 09:36 PM
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Ee san
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They're right, you will want to run the settings program first to make sure it opens Nexus in Fullscreen, this way when you run Nexus it will run fullscreen and it should work fine.
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Oct 18 2008, 03:02 PM
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DON'T BUY A MAC
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Oct 18 2008, 05:04 PM
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Hahaha.
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Oct 18 2008, 10:16 PM
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QUOTE(Ganjakahn @ Oct 18 2008, 08:46 PM) [snapback]65921[/snapback] Macs are bad. Mmkay
reminds me of my stoner friend
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Oct 18 2008, 10:47 PM
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QUOTE(Dritz @ Oct 17 2008, 08:04 PM) [snapback]65846[/snapback] Bootcamp isn't really necessary for a game like Nexus though. It is by far the simplest option though. I personally use Wine.
Wine is a great program for running exe (windows files) QUOTE(PikuDamaru @ Oct 17 2008, 09:22 PM) [snapback]65849[/snapback] As an alternative to VMWare you can use VirtualBox which is also a Virtual PC platform. Install Windows on a VHD and you can run nexus that way.
VirtualBox would definately solve your problem, thing is is that you have to set it up and install and operating system (meaning you need to boot up your mac, then boot up windows inside and then load windows) which depending on your computer, could be slow. The program is really simple to install, setup and use. QUOTE(Brant @ Oct 18 2008, 06:43 PM) [snapback]65913[/snapback] Edited for Nexus Forums. -Brant Love the pic
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Oct 19 2008, 03:51 PM
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Just to enforce the common use of Virtual Machines, here's how it works.
Virtual Machines exist as two parts. The Host and the Guest. Under the circumstances in this example, the Host would be the Mac operating system and the guest would be Windows (XP, most likely). You install your virtual machine program which is what you will use to manage and run the actual virtual machine. You would then create a virtual hard drive. What this means is you're creating a file that pretends to be a physical hard drive. For what you plan to do, 10 gigs should be fine. Last, you would outline your settings.
When you setup the virtual machine, you should keep i mind that nothing belongs to the guest operating system, it's shared. Your processor will automatically be shared, as will audio and video. Even your network can be shared. What you will have to set is the amount of memory you want to allocate to your guest operating system. To put this part into perspective, here's the break down.
Your mac has 1024 MB of RAM. When started, your computer typically uses about 256 MB of your RAM. You can now use what remains and allocate that to your guest. You wouldn't want to allocate too much as you could crash your host, but you don't want to allocate too little as you will see performance change on your guest operating system. In your scenario, 256 MB would be the safest, but 512 MB would be feasible. If you have over 1 gig of RAM, 512 is a good minimum. Your computer also shares the hard drive, which means that while you play Nexus, you may see performance deficiency on your mac. Hard drives are the number one bottleneck for a virtual machine. If you have a secondary hard drive or a removable drive, using it for your virtual hard drive would not be a bad idea.
Now, you will also need installation media for Windows XP. This can be a physical CD or an ISO image. Image files can be mounted directly into VirtualBox. The key here is to mount the installation media and install Windows. Since the virtulization layer is already established, you CANNOT accidentally format your mac. The installer can only find what is available on the virtual hard drive as it cannot see your entire drive.
Once you install Windows, you can then install Nexus and you're off. If you don't have an installer for Windows, you may want to hold off doing any steps until you get one.
Hope this helps. Enjoy.
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