MacBook Pro :: DVD Image For Installing Windows
Oct 8, 2009I lost my DVD's that came with my MBP, and I need to install windows, so does anyone know where I can get those DVD images so I can have the Windows drivers?
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Windows On Mac :: Installing Boot Camp Drivers Without Installing NVidia Driver?
Jul 28, 2009I just finished up a fresh install of Windows 7 and downloaded and installed the NVidia driver from their site directly since the one in the Boot Camp files is pretty old and technically the Vista driver anyway.
But I still need the Brightness, Sound, etc key functionality. Is there a way to selectively install Boot Camp drivers? That's the only one I need. The wireless, chipset, video and everything else works just fine (and in some cases better) than the ones included in Apple's setup.
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Installing New Java Update - File Image Wrong
Apr 6, 2012I'm trying to install the new java update but it brings up a prompt saying something could be wrong with the file image? Do I still open the file?
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MacBook :: Desktop Image Doesn't Fit As Well As With Windows?
Dec 18, 2010Haven't had any success searching for an answer.
I have an aluminum macbook (April 2009) and when I use a picture as a desk top image, even HD resolution pics it never quite fits well as wallpaper. I have tried all options (stretch, full screen, etc).
When I had windows pics would always fit nicely. With my mac its either too stretched and just doesn't fit well
Anyone else have this issue? Am I missing something?
Windows On Mac :: Unable To Install Windows From .exe / Parallels Asks For A CD Or CD Image?
May 13, 2009I have parallels 4 installed and I want to install windows XP. My school gives us legal copies of windows 98 and a windows xp upgrade. However, neither of these comes in the form of a CD image. They are both .exe files. Parellels asks for a CD or CD image. Is there a way to install windows 98 from an .exe in parallels?
And if so will I be able to use the windows xp upgrade once i have windows 98 installed? I haven't yet tried creating a CD image with the exe file on it. I don't know if this would work because it's all in one file and not a typical windows install disk.
MacBook :: Cloning Windows Vista Image To Install On BootCamp
May 29, 2009I was wondering if there is anyway to pretty much copy a Vista partition on a Thinkpad T500 (university Laptop) onto a bootcamp partition, I would need to clone it because my university doesn't give us install discs, they load the OS on the laptop's as a image with all the program specific software, this would help because then I can use my mac for both OSX and class work.
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Sep 26, 2010My new 2010 15" i7 is on route to me and I'm trying to decide which version of Windows I want to bootcamp with. On my mid 2008 pro I used Windows XP because I only had 2gb of ram. But since my new pro has 4 gigs of ram i would be losing out of some memory since xp can only register 3.5gbs. So I was wondering if anyone has experienced using xp 64 on the new macbooks, or if the bootcamp drivers will even work with that operating system since it didn't really have any support. I would rather use xp than 7 since i have a desktop that i use as a media center/ gaming pc already, and the extras that 7 offers arent necessary on my pro.
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Jul 5, 2009I just purchases a Macbook Pro 13" 2.53, haven't received it yet, and I want to get windows 7 to run on it from bootcamp. I was looking and saw the $50 upgrade windows 7 thinking that I would be able to only use this to install. After my research I'm pretty sure I'm wrong and would have to buy the full retail version.
Now my question is since I need a full version of windows, and I'm looking for the cheapest way to upgrade, would windows vista basic work fine to upgrade to window 7?
Windows On Mac :: Create Fusion VM From Image File / Unable To Select Image File In Fusion?
Sep 28, 2008I made an image of my Windows XP laptop drive using Macrium. I can see the image file there on one of my Mac Pro's internal drives, but Im not able to select in Fusion.. Is there a way to make a Fusion VM from this image? If not, how do I go about creating a VM from my laptops's HD? I'm using Fusion 2.6.
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Nov 8, 2010My wife would like one of the new 11" Macbook Airs, but would also like to run Windows. Has anyone here been running Windows on the new Macbook Air, and if so, how smoothly has it been operating?
Would I be better getting the 4GB version in terms of RAM for that operating system?
MacBook Pro :: Installing Windows XP SP3 On MBP?
Nov 23, 2010I am going to play BlackOps on my MacBook Pro and I need a windows installation CD. Will this: [URL] CD be everything I need to do that? Or will I have to get this one: [URL] ?
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May 21, 2009I want to install windows xp pro with sp2 using boot camp on my macbook.
All I will really use it is to play one online game which is battlefield 2, other than that i plan to use Leopard OS.
My question is, will i really need internet security for the windows partition? even though im just using it for one game and no browsing at all?
If so, what are some good free programs so i wont need to buy one.
Also, if windows for some reason does get a virus and is affected will the Mac partition also be affected?
too many questions sorry, its my first macbook and dont know much about it.
MacBook :: Installing Windows On The MB Without Bootcamp?
Nov 22, 2008[URL]
how exactly is that achieved?
anyone tried it, and any benefits of bypassing bootcamp?
and doing it without bootcamp, will rEFIt still work?
MacBook Air :: Windows 7 (7600 RTM) On MBA 1.6 Rev B Installing?
Jul 24, 2009During the installation of Windows 7 (7600), I got this error at 90% " Windows installation can not continue on this hardware " ?
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Jan 9, 2010I just downloaded windows 7 from the microsoft online store and I can't figure out how to install it on my macbook pro. I have already partitioned my hard drive using bootcamp. When I purchased the software, it gave me three downloadable files, and I downloaded all of them. One of them was titled setup box 1, and another was titled set up box 2, when I try to click on either of those, it says there is no default application specified to open the document. How do I install it on my macbook pro?
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Apr 11, 2006I've installed Windows XP Pro on a MacBook Pro, however, there are no drivers for the ethernet adapters so I can't access the internet to install SP2 or more current drivers. How do I get around this problem?
I am not using Bootcamp, this is a straight installation from scratch. Please don't tell me to use Bootcamp if you don''t know how to solve this problem otherwise.
MacBook Air :: Mac Os Not Working After Installing Windows 7
Apr 9, 2012on MBA (latest model, 1 month old) I installed win7 with bootcamp. installation somehow weird but managed to partition 65GB for windows. Now computer only boots in windows mode. no chance for me to change in to MacOS world to access all my data on the MacOffice.... How can I 'go back' to at least switch between MacOS and Win7?
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Windows On Mac :: Installing Windows Via Parallels Or Boot Camp Partition / Memory Required?
Sep 15, 2009I just purchased a new iMac (2.66 c2d & 4gb of ram), Parallels 4, and Windows XP. I would like to get great performance whenever I use Windows XP and would like to know which installation procedure would help accomplish that.
Would Parallels provide me with a better user experience by installing Windows directly via Parallels OR by having Parallels utilizing a Boot Camp Partition? Which is better and why? Also, how much memory should I allocate to Parallels/Windows XP?
Windows On Mac :: Installing Windows 7 Home / Unable To Find Boot Camp Update 3.1
Jul 26, 2010hi! i'm planning to install windows 7 64-bit in my mbp, problem is i looked at the requirements needed and it stated that i needed boot camp update 3.1. i checked my boot camp version and it stated that i had 3.0.1, tried using software update, but states that i had no updates available. what should i do? and what else do i have to keep in mind while installing windows using boot camp. thanks in advance!
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Aug 23, 2009Does anyone know how can i install Vista home premium on my imac? ive been using boot camp to do all the steps but im stuck at where i should choose NTFS format partition had disk. Seems like mine is FAT32.
This is what ive done;
1.Open up bootcamp assistant
2.Partition, divide equally(116GB each)
3.Insert Vista disk and start installation
4.Install Vista and insert CD key
5.custom installation
6.Now this is where i stuck
I have 4 options, and i should choose the last one which says bootcamp 116gb, but i cant click it since it says the disk need to have NTFS format. How can i set so that i partiton it to NTFS?
Windows On Mac :: Installing Parallels Tools While In Boot Camp Windows 7
Mar 2, 2009I am trying to set up a Parallels 4 VM for a Windows 7 x64 Build 7000 boot camp partition, but parallels tools will not install. Half way through the process, a windows unsigned driver security box pops up, and when I tell it to install anyway, it still rolls back the installation process and I get the message "An error has occured while installing parallels tools, click OK to restart your computer and try again." or something to that effect. I have tried this about 15 times, and I have tried uninstalling/deleting the VM and re-creating the VM to no avail.
What I want to know: Is there a way to manually install Parallels Tools while running in the boot camp partition, just like installing any other application? I want to install it outside of Parallels, since for some reason it keeps screwing itself up when trying to set up the drivers as a VM.
Windows On Mac :: Blue Death Screen On Reboot - Installing Windows 7
Nov 12, 2009I Have my 15" macbook pro 2,4 Ghz 2G in RAM, with Snow Leopard, bootcamp and vista running for some time (about a year or so) and every thing has been going ok. Last night I made a clean windows 7 installation. All went good, installation, let windows 7 make his updates, I put Snow Leopard disk to make macbook pro drivers updates and I installed all the program I need including Norton 2010 Antivirus.
All went smooth and easy untill I activated Windows 7 with Daz Windows Loader 1.6.9. After a few seconds It said : Everything Ok, Windows is now activated and your machine will reboot now. After that, it gets out of the desktop to the closing window and suddenly I get the blue death screen. I have to manually press de power button to shut down my macbook pro.
I reboot again and after getting the safe mode screen stuff i just keep with Start Windows normally. It starts well again, but now each time I want to reboot or shut down my MBP I get again and again the blue death screen. And I�m sure i will get it while working soon.Is it probably because I did all kind of updates before running the Daz Loader (including programs and antivirus software)??
Windows On Mac :: First Time Windows Installing Boot Camp And Parallels?
Feb 22, 2010I have a 15" MBP. Hardware in my sig.
I'm getting Win7 this week. I'm getting it free from school and unsure at this point whether it will be 32 or 64 bit. That said, here's what I want to do with my setup.
1: School. I have to use Office 2007 for my classes. Office 2008 for Mac is not supported, because some of the formulas that you create in 2008 won't convert correctly into 2007 format and I can't have that. I will also use IE due to the fact that neither Firefox nor Safari will play my Mediasite classes correctly in Silverlight. Only IE allows me to speed up the playback. I am going to use Parallels 5 for this.
2: I game, but not much. The one game I love and will definitely put on my Mac is Morrowind. I want to use Boot Camp for this reason.
Soooo, I have been told that if I'm going to install Windows under Boot Camp that I should do that install first. Then install Parallels. I'm really not sure how to do any of this. I understand that I will only need to install Windows a single time and that it should work under with Boot Camp or Parallels.
i have the Boot Camp install PDF from the Apple site, but I'd love some tips, tricks, help, advice, words of wisdom, etc., from this forum. Please tell me what you think about which to install first, what approach to take, how much HDD space I should partition when I install under Boot Camp, etc.
MacBook Pro :: Deleted OS X Partition When Installing Windows
Mar 7, 2010I accidentally deleted my husband's mac osx partition when I was installing windows 7 via bootcamp on his macbook pro. When I was installing windows it showed all these partitions (disk 0 partition, disk 1 BOOTCAMP, etc.) so I deleted all of them, thinking I would save space. When I restarted the macbook pressed "option," only the windows drive appeared. I had no idea I could delete the primary OS when I was in windows. I now have fully functioning windows 7 but no osx.
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Apr 13, 2012I want to know if it is possible to install windows XP or Vista over Windows 7 that has been installed via Bootcamp. I am currently using OS X Lion 10.7.3.
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Aug 31, 2010I am trying to install Windows 7 on my 24" iMac. But the DVD drive it playing up and is not accepting the CD. I am wondering if there was a way I could use my Macbook to install it over Firewire or something similar ? Even USB ?
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Apr 27, 2007I just installed Windows 98 SE in the VMWare Fusion Beta (latest update), and it seems to work very well, except the fact, that whenever I ask it to install the tools, no setup windows pops up, as it says there will in the help file. I also tried Google, but noone else seems to have the same problem.
It really is a big problem, as I can't have a resolution above 640x480 and more than 16 colors, which prevents me from running my retro games like RCT and Theme Hospital.
Windows On Mac :: Windows 7 - Installing Latest ForceWare Drivers?
Sep 8, 2009I'm trying to install the 168.81 ForceWare drivers for my 9600M GT (256MB) in Windows 7 x64. The drivers from Boot Camp on the Snow Leopard DVD installed fine. I want 168.81 because I always like to have the latest drivers for everything.
Anyway, when installing it, it says something about not having the required hardware and it won't install.
Is the Boot Camp drivers the only way of having the latest drivers.
Windows On Mac :: Installing Windows 7 With External Hard Drive?
Sep 30, 2009I'm having some huge problems. I have an .iso of Windows 7 Ultimate but my whole problem is that my macbooks dvd-rom drive crapped out on me a year ago so no burning no reading and Disc Utility wont let me restore the iso onto an external hard drive.
Does anyone have any idea what I could do to fix this? Is there a way I can put the image onto the hard drive at all?
Windows On Mac :: Can I Partition My Mac Drive After Installing Windows Through Bootcamp
Nov 10, 2009perhaps I am doing something wrong? I wanted to install Windows XP on my iMac. I previously had partitioned my Mac drives. I backed everything on these drives to my external and blew the partitions away creating my one Mac drive again.
I then ran Bootcamp, created a partition and installed XP. Everything was fine. I then partitioned my main drive and got the warning message about Bootcamp maybe not working afterwards. So I finished partitioning my Mac drive as I wanted and now I don't have the option of booting into XP through Bootcamp. When I try it just shows the Mac drive as my only boot option. I see the XP Bootcamp drive in the System Preferences startup disk area, but I assume I did something to the partition once I partitioned my Mac drives
