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    Need a App that boots into bootcamp from OS X.

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Seshan, Sep 8, 2009.

  1. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    Does anyone know of a App that can boot into bootcamp from OS X, So I don't have to wait and hold option, I can just click the App or something in the menu bar and it will boot into bootcamp?
     
    Seshan, Sep 8, 2009
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  2. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Beyond the 3 available virtualization solutions, I'm not sure there is.
     
    ClearSkies, Sep 8, 2009
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  3. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    SYSTEM PREFERENCES
    STARTUP DISK
    Choose whichever disk you want to start your computer from
     
    Khris, Sep 8, 2009
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  4. D3X

    D3X the robo know it all

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    Seshan, what do you mean by "App that can boot into bootcamp from OS X"?

    Do you mean Virtualization like clearSkies has mentioned? I personally use VMWare Fusion to boot my bootcamp partition if I need to access any applications, there is also Parallels that's just as good.

    Khris's method works well, although I don't use it very often, if you meant by booting into Boot Camp without holding the option key.
     
    D3X, Sep 8, 2009
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  5. Seshan

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    Yeah I want a program that will restart my computer into bootcamp. Not something like VMware. Doesn't start up disk also change witch disk it starts up in, so I will have to keep changing it every time.
     
    Seshan, Sep 8, 2009
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    S.SubZero Notebook Deity

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    Basically you want a boot menu that always shows up on every boot.

    I don't know if rEFIt does something like that. Maybe someone here knows.
     
    S.SubZero, Sep 9, 2009
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    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    rEFIt would give a boot menu every time... but I dont think thats what the OP is looking for...

    the only way I know to do it without having to babysit and make sure it boots to the correct OS is the System Preferences, and Startup disk way. If you install Bootcamp tools in Windows, you will get that same option in Control Panel and be able to select OSX and have it automatically reboot and go back into OSX.
     
    doh123, Sep 9, 2009
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  8. JWest

    JWest Master of Notebookery

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    Bootchamp. I've used it since the bootcamp beta days, and it's awesome. Apparently it doesn't work on Unibody MB's or the Air (not sure why), but I've got an early '08 MBP and it works fine.
     
    JWest, Sep 9, 2009
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  9. Seshan

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    I don't like using that restart in OS X, I don't think it shuts windows down properly, everytime I start back up in windows I get that disk check crap.

    I'll check out bootchamp, it looks like what I am looking for, but I'm on a unibody.
     
    Seshan, Sep 9, 2009
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  10. Khris

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    Then don't use the "Restart" button from the Bootcamp control panel. Select the drive you want to start with and then restart the OS via usual method.
     
    Khris, Sep 9, 2009
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    There should be something easy to boot into windows from OSX like on the Bootcamp side there is the bootcamp icon when you right click that says boot into OSX and it will boot into os x for you.
     
    MKang25, Sep 9, 2009
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    once you set the startup disk in either OS, it is set until you change it.
     
    masterchef341, Sep 10, 2009
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    and that's what i do.
     
    Luke1708, Sep 11, 2009
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