How to Fix Windows Application Install Failures Caused by Macdrive
Have you ever tried to install a program from DVD and your Windows computer just cannot find the autorun or autostart program? You examine your file with Windows Explorer and none of the Setup.exe or autorun.inf programs are there. But when you try the same disk on another PC it works perfectly.
[edit] Steps
- Check to see if you have MacDrive by Mediafour installed on your Windows PC.
- Press Windows, All Programs and look for MacDrive. MacDrive is a program by Mediafour which allows PCs to read and write Apple formatted disks. http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive/
- If you have MacDrive installed:
- Open "My Computer"
- Right-click on the CD/DVD drive containing the dual-format disc
- Choose "MacDrive -> Show Windows files"
- You can also globally set MacDrive to view the Windows files on a dual-format disc by going to Start > Control Panel, selecting MacDrive, selecting the "Settings" tab and checking "View Windows files" (under "Dual-format CDs/DVDs).
[edit] Tips
- If you do not have MacDrive installed, the failure may be caused by a bad disk, an outdated Windows installer program, or registry settings which disable autorun installs. Please see the Microsoft support web pages for more details.
- During installation MacDrive automatically changes all disks drives on a Windows PC to default to Mac or Apple drives. There is no warning, instruction, or selection available. This causes the problem when you install a dual format install disk, such as TurboTax. MacDrive gives your Windows PC the Apple version and Windows is lost. You need to tell your Windows computer to interpret the disk as a Windows disk so you can proceed.
