I have a never used Time Capsule 802.11n (1TB, generation unknown, box says 2008). Can I use it with my PC running Windows 7? Do I need software updates for TC (Windows 7 wasn't around when it was purchased)? Any installation/set up kinks I should be aware of before I start?
Windows 7
Download the airport utility for windows. And install it obviously.
http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1547
Apart from that it should work ok... although it is not always easy to get the PC talking to the TC.
This is a bit different but still helpful.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1331
There is no backup software for windows.. I have no idea what you are planning on using the TC for.. but if you need info please be specific what it is your doing.
Download the airport utility for windows. And install it obviously.
http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1547
Apart from that it should work ok... although it is not always easy to get the PC talking to the TC.
This is a bit different but still helpful.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1331
There is no backup software for windows.. I have no idea what you are planning on using the TC for.. but if you need info please be specific what it is your doing.
Thanks for the quick response. Haven't tried to download the airport utility yet. Will report back if there are problems.
I'm not especially computer literate so I'm not sure what you mean by "there is no backup software for windows". Do you mean I can't access it's ability to back up files? That I have to get another external hard drive for this function?
When I bought it years ago the salesman told me it would operate on both Mac and Windows platform. Originally wantted a modem/router than would handle multiple PCs, some without internal modem.
what you mean by "there is no backup software for windows". Do you mean I can't access it's ability to back up files? That I have to get another external hard drive for this function?
When I bought it years ago the salesman told me it would operate on both Mac and Windows platform. Originally wantted a modem/router than would handle multiple PCs, some without internal modem.
Sorry, that is purely old age.. I read what isn't there. I dream that I have typed logical meaningful comments and not strange vague waffle.
Apple (the Noun that was needed as subject to the sentence).. have no windows backup software. So even if you download the airport utility there is no Time Machine for windows.
And there is another problem.. if your Windows version is home.. the built in backup cannot use network drives.. so you cannot use it for a Time Capsule. There are of course a zillion backup software apps available for windows which will work with network drives.. but MS limited that ability to Pro and Ultimate editions for reasons that are pure marketing. As if home users never have a network backup.
What the saleman told you was true.. from a certain point of view.. (my Star Wars lines start to filter through).
Salesmen are always good at telling the truth from a certain point of view.. Obi Wan would be proud of them ie lies, really bad lies (d-mn is verboten here) and statistics, are always true if you have a sufficiently warped point of view. It is hard to get outright lies to stick.. unless you tell so many you no longer know the difference.
Do you know it is much easier and cheaper and faster and better.. to buy a USB drive.. USB3 if you have a later computer and use that. Plug that into your windows computer, natively format it NTFS and use whatever backup software you like. sell the TCgen1 on ebay.. it will almost pay for it. The $500 you spent purchasing something you never used is a lesson.. i would direct back to the salesmen who convinced you to purchase something you didn't know how to use or needed to use. Learn to resist.
The Gen1 Time Capsule, has a bad bug where it is likely to die on you suddenly in 18months time from overheating.
See my repair site for what and why this happens.
Old Time Capsule never used. Compatible with Windows 7?
