Q: 1.3 years of ****, now I tell

1.3 years ago I purchased a VCR to PC program for 1000 foreign film collection, Didn't realize it needed Windows. Spent 2 months learning about the phenomena of WIndows. Purchased a copy on line. It went all the way to set up, then quit. Got back to project next month. Talked to support. Sent back, bought another one. Same thing. Some how external hard drive was corrupted. Lost 1000 hours of film footage. Got back to it next month. After a total of 25 hours tech support, was told I had to purchase full version and that OEM would not download on Mac. After another month, could not find XP. Forced to buy Vista. Went through the process. It downloaded, but then had problems with visual from VCR/to PC machine. Sent it back. Got another one. Finally after 9 months I was seeing the movies on screen. But now could not download. Not enough memory.

Turns out WIndows did not partition full 32 gigs over. Used 1 month of tech support with WIndows and Mac. Walking the fine line. Every we got to set up "requires partition to be in NTFS format. We tried it 15 times. FInally he made me an appt with a genus. Next month I wrapped up my iMAc in a bag and took it by bus 1.5 hours in the rain to store. There the man said "we cannot support any info re WIndows." This was after my graveyard shift. No matter how I approached it, he "can give no info why I would not be working". On way out bumped into a sales personal who filled me in that old -2006 iMacs do not format to NTFS. Said it would have been able to re format if it was in a XP or the Windows 7.

Now I have a website -NTFS Mac download to go to and a copy Video Capture from Mac and a plan to make a case to Microsoft support for a free upgrade or discount for 7. In a few weeks I will get back to it. A lot harder than watching a Godard film