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    Boot camp questions

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Mfrey89, Jul 1, 2008.

  1. Mfrey89

    Mfrey89 Notebook Guru

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    First, I am pretty sure it does, but does boot camp and parrellels run vista on a mac? Also, I cant find my old Vista Disk and dont really want to buy another one so could i use one that my friend has? Even though he has already used it on his computer would it still work? or do you need a brand new disk? Another thing, is 2GB of ram enough to run Vista properly or should I upgrade to 4? Thanks alot.
     
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  2. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    Yes you can run Vista on a Mac via either Boot Camp or Parallels.

    If you still have your original COA, then you can use your friends install disk.

    2gb is fine for Vista.
     
    Khris, Jul 1, 2008
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  3. Mfrey89

    Mfrey89 Notebook Guru

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    Ok cool, Thanks. Whats COA though?
     
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    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    COA = Certificate of Authenticity

    If you have your product-key still, you can use that to install Vista using your friend's disc.
     
    dbam987, Jul 1, 2008
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    Can I use his product key? Thankyou for the awnsers
     
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  6. JonBook Pro

    JonBook Pro Notebook Consultant

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    No. That would be illegal.
     
    JonBook Pro, Jul 1, 2008
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