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    Downloaded Windows 7 RC, but can't figure out how to install via bootcamp

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by omelet1978, Jun 20, 2009.

  1. omelet1978

    omelet1978 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Decided I wanted to try out Windows 7 on my mac. I downloaded it, but can't seem to get it to install. Bootcamp says I need an installation dvd which I don't have...

    Any suggestions? I have roxio toast titanium 8 and that is about it.

    Thanks
     
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    ichiban06 Notebook Guru

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    Use Disk Utility to burn the ISO to a DVD to boot from. That's it. Then, use your Leopard disk to install the drivers.
     
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    Very helpful thank you JMS3096, rep added.
     
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    It really is simple. Just don't forget step 2. It's easy to think it's over once you've got windows installed and you've booted it up. You'll want to put that Mac OS DVD back in there for the drivers if you want to do much more than look at your desktop.

    It was too long ago for me to remember, but I think there might have been one additional wrinkle. If you have a hard time installing bootcamp tools under windows 7, you may need to right-click on the install file and choose the "install as windows xp executable" option. If not, then never mind. I could be confusing the process with Parallels :)
     
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