Microsoft released the much awaited Windows 8 operating system last week and since then a lot of people have purchased this exciting piece of software. The new OS has a lot of new features ...

Worried about installing macOS Monterey beta on your Mac? Don't want to run macOS as your main system? Run it on an external drive.

With the drive selected, hit next and the software will start to download the Windows 10 installation files and copy them across to your USB drive.

Here's what you need: a USB pen drive (4GB or greater in size), the Windows 8 Consumer Preview disk image file (64-bit download here, 32-bit download here), Microsoft's Windows 7 USB tool ...

So, how do you install disc-based software on a Mac with a dead media drive? I have three solutions for those with another Mac.

This begs the question: If your PC lacks an optical drive, how can you install software that’s stored on a CD or DVD? You have two options. First, you can buy or borrow an external drive.