Switcher needs help!

iMacMart · 23 Dec 2008 at 21:51

Hi Guys

New to mac and I have read the sticky, just setup bootcamp XP (what a breeze) I'm trying to change my icons now.

apple+c seems to work but I can't paste it back? Does nothing?

Am I missing summit?

Sorry if I'm sounding thick

Thanks

iMacMart · 23 Dec 2008 at 22:14

electric ant said:
Taken from mac help pages:

To change an item's icon to another one:

Select the volume, application, folder, or file whose icon you want to stamp onto another, just click the icon to select it.

From the File menu, choose Get Info or press Command-I to open the Info window.

Click the icon in the upper-left corner of the Info window to select it.

From the Edit menu, choose Copy or press Command-C.

Select the volume, application, folder, or file whose icon you want to replace.

From the File menu, choose Get Info or press Command-I.

Click the icon in the upper-left corner.

From the Edit menu, choose Paste or press Command-V to replace the icon.

I can provide screenshots if needed

I can edit and copy the new icon but when I select the standard one and go to edit "paste" it's greyed out?

iMacMart · 23 Dec 2008 at 22:36

Main desktop hard drive, both mac and (bootcamp) xp partition?

iMacMart · 24 Dec 2008 at 07:49

electric ant said:
Unsure why it wouldn't work. Maybe try LiteIcon , its what i use to change my icons.

Didn't think it had worked but a reboot did the trick, many thanks for this great tool

Merry Xmas!!

iMacMart · 27 Dec 2008 at 10:36

Guys

Is there any way of moving files between my OSX partition and my bootcamp XP partition?

I have down loaded a large windows .exe while in OSX and want to put it somewhere on the XP partition so I can boot into XP and get to the file (hope I've explaining myself correctly)

Thought it would be easy but it's telling my that "my documents and settings" cannot be modified??

Help!

iMacMart · 27 Dec 2008 at 10:49

Unless I download it to a pen drive and then boot to windows and copy it off there?

iMacMart · 27 Dec 2008 at 11:44

Combat squirrel said:
Google HFSexplorer for windows and install, it allows you to see and copy off the mac partition from windows xp, free as well and works a treat.

You star!!

iMacMart · 28 Dec 2008 at 08:01

Is there a good place to get Safari addon's guys? Not used it for any length of time until now and I'm liking it those far!

Would be nice to have homepage new tab and a few other bits if there is such a thing?

iMacMart · 28 Dec 2008 at 09:18

electric ant said:
Safaritabs should solve your new tab in homepage question.

As for other safari extensions Pimp my safari is a good place to start, Im not too familiar with which ones are good though, as Im mainly a firefox user myself on mac

Lol thanks!

Can't decide I have both installed at the moment

iMacMart · 28 Dec 2008 at 14:48

Guys this hasn't worked

I'd post a screen shot but after apple key + shift + 4

I don't know where to paste it to? Something similar to windows paint?

iMacMart · 28 Dec 2008 at 15:30

Sorry macfuse, installed both then tried to copy the files to my bootcamp (XP) desktop and still said it can't be modified?

Ah thanks for those tips

iMacMart · 28 Dec 2008 at 15:49

sweet!

iMacMart · 28 Dec 2008 at 19:53

electric ant said:
I use the Image Uploader Widget just drag your image to the dashboard widget and it autmatically uploads to imagehosting site and puts the link to the image in clipboard. So just paste link and youre away

About macfuse illa ssume youve installed the latest version. the ntfs-3g installer ive directly linked here http://downloads.sourceforge.net/catacombae/NTFS-3G_1.5130u2-stable-catacombae.dmg?use_mirror=osdn

install that and you should be good to go.

edit: oh yes and you should reboot too after installing.

did another install and after the reboot got an error message about not being able to mount the XP drive and now my XP boot camp drive has vanished from my desktop... Best way to uninstall is?

iMacMart · 28 Dec 2008 at 23:03

electric ant said:
To unistall ntfs-3g open up the .dmg file and inside there should be another file called "Uninstall NTFS-3G.command" run that and it will unistall it.

To unistall mac fuse go to the Mace Fuse preference pane and theres a button 'uninstall macfuse'.

hope that helps

Many thanks, this is the error I got? Not know OSX that well I'm not sure what it points to?