- #GET WINDOWS 7 FOR FREE ON MAC BOOTCAMP HOW TO#
- #GET WINDOWS 7 FOR FREE ON MAC BOOTCAMP INSTALL#
- #GET WINDOWS 7 FOR FREE ON MAC BOOTCAMP DRIVERS#
Q: Should I protect my PC partition with a Anti-Virus Software?Īnswer: Yes! I recommend using the free anti-virus version of AVAST. So if you get a virus on your windows, you would not get a virus on your mac, Vice Versa. Q: If I get a virus on my PC, will my Mac Get a Virus?Īnswer: NO, the windows and mac partitions can not touch each other. I created a simple Mac Script Application where you can run the App to restart in Windows Automatically. In the Windows Task Bar, right click the BootCamp Logo (Should be a rotated Grey Square) and select “Restart in Mac OSX.”
#GET WINDOWS 7 FOR FREE ON MAC BOOTCAMP DRIVERS#
Follow the set up instructions on installing the drivers then restart. Insert the disc into the CD Drive and wait for the set up to load.
#GET WINDOWS 7 FOR FREE ON MAC BOOTCAMP INSTALL#
Now go and get your Macintosh OS Install Disc, not the Applications Disc. You can eject it (since the edject key on the keyboard does not work yet) by going to My Computer and right clicking the CD drive and selecting eject. Once you are on the Windows Desktop, eject the Windows install CD. It should be titled BOOTCAMP and be close to the size you chose in step 4. Make sure when it asks you to install windows on the Boot Camp Partition. You will now be guided through a series of steps of installing windows on your BootCamp Partition. Select the disc and hit enter or the up arrow with your mouse. (If you are on a Server, you might see a server selection, just ignore it) Yo should see three things: Your Mac hardrive, a Hard drive titled BOOTCAMP, and a disc.Right after you hear the Mac Chime, hold the OPTION key on your keyboard and Keep holding it until you see a Selection screen.If it fails to restart off the disc and restarts back into the Mac OS, do the following… When your mac restarts, it should restart off of the disc. Now insert the Windows Disc into the CD/DVD drive, and click restart within the BootCamp Assistant App.Then click the button “Start installation.” Step 5. Just click the Partition button and let BootCamp Assistant do it’s job.ĭuring or after the partition, If you have issues with Spotlight, do not worry, it is just re-indexing your Mac partition. This will take some time and your mac will become unresponsive. Select the Size of the Partition by dragging the bar left and right. If you only have one hard drive on your Mac, you should not be prompted with this. Step 3.Īfter selecting the “Create or remove Windows Partition” Option in BootCamp Assistant, you will need to select what hard drive you want to partition or install windows on. Now that you have decided, open up BootCamp Assistant (~/Applications/Utilities/BootCamp Assistant) and follow the directions. Windows XP: 20 GB – 32 GB (OS Size ~ 2 GB).Windows Vista: 40 – 80 GB (OS Size ~10 GB).You are now going to decide how large you want your windows hard drive. You can tell if you have updated if the BootCamp assistant if it mentions windows 7 within the set up instructions. If you want to install Windows 7, make sure you have updated BootCamp via software update (Apple Logo > Software Update). You will need to have a copy of Windows XP, Vista, or the New Windows 7. Please keeep in mind that you must be running Leopard or Snow Leopard (10.5.X or 10.6.X).
#GET WINDOWS 7 FOR FREE ON MAC BOOTCAMP HOW TO#
Today guys, I am going to be showing you how to create a windows partition (the right way) on your Mac.
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