Partial-Wiktory!

[mousme]

It looks like I may be able to run L4D on my Mac after all. That being said, I have no idea how to make this work. Maybe one of my local computer-savvy friends could help me with this one day? *bats eyelashes* I will cook for you and give you booze if you do!

See, it turns out that if I load something called Boot Camp on my computer, and then do something involving partitioning and installing Windows, then I'll be able to do it. This will also give me, as far as I can tell, the ability to run Windows software like Word and others without my Mac being a total pain in the ass about it.

Is there anyone local who can help me? Or can you point me toward a computer person whom I can pay to do this for me? Please please please pretty please with a cherry on top?

Comments

[le-maistre-e.livejournal.com]

3. Whatever you do be sure to defragment your HD before running the partitioner!

Having owned Macs for a while, and knowing a bit about PCs, I am not 100% sure that you can defrag a Mac, or if it is even possible....

But then again, computers for me are nothing much more that a means to the Inter-- um, an end, yeah, that's it, an end *whistles innocently*. Points 1 through 5, therefore, other than the defragging stuff, are only slightly more understandable than Chinese. :-)

[mousme.livejournal.com]

You can't exactly defrag the HD, but Mac does it automatically for you when you update your software. Keen, eh?

[le-maistre-e.livejournal.com]

Wow, soooo did NOT know that.

Thanks for the intel. :-)