Hi
Though I am primarily a windows user I was considering buying a MackBook pro and run windows using BootCamp but what i came to iknow was bootcamp s/w is a trial version and will work for only 30 days and after 30 days if I still want to continue using windows I have to download bootCamp and format and re-install my windows again every 30 days...
If there are no work around to avoid this re-installation then this will be serious limitation , if not a sure stopper for primary windows users...at least till they release final version of bootcamp with leopard in later part of the year...
Are there any workarounds if I want avoid this re-installing stuff ????
Thanks
Raju
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Bootcamp is free. Parallels is what you have to pay for. -
As I mentioned in your other thread, your Apple Rep is SERIOUSLY misinformed and/or confused.
Boot Camp is in beta, but it doesn't expire after 30 days, nor does it require you to completely reinstall Windows. Boot Camp isn't set to expire until after Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) comes out, at which point Boot Camp will become part of Leopard (and I highly doubt it would require a reinstall of Windows even then), or available as a separate purchase if you decide to stick with Mac OS X 10.4.
Even if he's got it confused with the trial version of Parallels it doesn't make sense, as you wouldn't need to "reinstall" Windows if you bought Parallels after it expired or something.
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I believe he was referring to Windows activation. You must activate Windows within 30 days or will become unusable. You can only activate Windows on one machine.
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I've had bootcamp running on my computer for around 6 months now and have not had to reformat. Where did you hear about this 30 day trial
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JimyTheAssassin Notebook Evangelist
is that XP pre SP1. OEM's only have 1 license. How ever you got around that is beyond a normal user typically
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it was a SP2 xp pro cd.
unless the typical user does not have hands, it will not be beyond them, since all i did was insert the disc into my asus z70va, and boot from cd-rom...it registered normally and everything...fully updated working xp pro sp2, on my desktop and notebook. -
jimboutilier Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer
A "normal" version of Windows will only activate on zero to one machines. -
Actually, I did the exact same thing, installing XP on my MBP using a Dell OEM XP sp2 disc...worked perfectly...
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jimboutilier Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer
Guess this makes up for all the folks who can't even activate it on ONE machine ;-) -
The license is usually for one machine, but the Windows is only looking to see if you are activating a lot. So as long as you don't go overboard you usually will not trigger the system.
BootCamp - What after 30 days ???
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by gunavardhan, Jan 31, 2007.