64 bit windows work on my mac

I was hoping to avoid this, but it looks like i am going to have to load Windows on my mac. There are some programs I need that won't run on a Mac OS. I have a 2.8 GHZ Intel Core Duo with 4 gigs of ram. I assume I can run the 64 bit version of Windows 7. Can someone confirm that for me? Thanks.

 

There are 64bit drivers for Windows provided by Apple.

Depending on the programs you need to run, you might want to consider running them in a Virtual Machine instead.

 

Ditto on the VM suggestion. Apple has done a great job in crippling their Windows drivers (mouse not as versatile, battery life is much lower, increased power usage, etc) that it is not worth it to dual boot IMO.

 

Please confirm, do you have a Core Duo or a Core 2 Duo processor?

The Core Duo is only a 32bit processor, the Core 2 Duo is a 64bit processor.

 

It is a Core Duo 2. Sorry I left that out. I am going to try this in bootcamp and report back. Some people seem to have no troubles, others say there are major problems. As a professor I can get Windows 7 for cheap, so there is not much financial risk.

 

I think you'll be fine. Most Core2Duo's have the ability, and at 2.8 GHz, even if you've got a Santa Rosa chipset, Win7 runs great.

Are you running Snow Leopard on your mac? If so you're in good shape, just run the boot camp installer in Windows once you're up and running, and then run Apple Software Update on the Windows Part to get BootCamp 3.1 update. Those drivers keep me happy with my Win7 partition!

The key here is Updates, Updates, Updates. Lots of fixes get released, so at a minimum, make sure you have all of your apple updates first, then all of your MS updates, as Windows/Microsoft Update gives LOTS of driver updates too that make the Boot Camp experience more enjoyable for sure.

 

I have a Macbook Pro 17 w/ 2.8GHz C2D, and Windows 7 64 bit runs great... for the 15 minutes a day I'm on it, otherwise its OS X all day

 

just know that running Windows natively isn't the only option, even though people jump to it fast. You can often get it done either using something based off Wine (which will run Windows programs without even needing Windows), or if that doesn't work, a virtual machine to actually run Windows is usually nice... where both of those fail for a particular need, then a native boot will do anything else. Its extremely annoying to have to boot into Windows to use software though, and lose your whole Mac for it.

 

Wine is a great tool, and as stated where this fails VM's pick up slack. VM Ware and Parallels are two good VMs I've seen. I had Windows loaded on my MBP but hardly ever natively booted into it, and virtualization pretty much took care of my "Window-ing" needs.

 

I agree with everyone's suggestions above. Installing Windows natively and then using either VMWare or Parallels to boot in to it when in OS X is the best option. They can load up the boot camp partition while you are running OS X.

Best. Thing. Ever.

 

It is also a nice feature to be able to drag and drop between OS X and Windows with Parallels. I don't remember if VM Ware can do this or not...

 

ok a friend lost his installatin disc and aplication disc for his macbook pro 15inch unibody mid 2009 model now he wants to load windows 7 via boot camp but in order to make all the functions work on the keyboard and get his graphics to optimum level on windows 7 you require the driver cd any idea where to get this from or any alternative.. Pls Help Mac experts...

 

Another vote for trying a VM. Max out your RAM, if you can, and use parallels. Should work just fine.

 

I can upload my bootcamp 3.0 drivers if you want.

 

Thanks a lot i would really appreciate it. Although your signature says you got a 17inch Macbook Pro will this be the same for a 15inch too...

 

Yep, it'll work, I need an email address to send bootcamp to.

EDIT: Here's the link to Bootcamp 3.0: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JO7T5OPP