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    bootcamp q

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by ceiph, Jan 10, 2008.

  1. ceiph

    ceiph Notebook Evangelist

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    ok i have the cd version of vista i want to put on my mac... problem is its 5 cds... so how can i eject them while installing vista seeing the keyboard command wont work
     
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    dang 5 CDs!! LOL. What you can do is copy the 4 CDs to a USB stick or an external HD. After Setup is done with the first CD, it will for a path for the rest of the paths. Just direct it from there.
     
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    im working on an idea but any others would be nice,

    current idea is i set up a windows partition using boot camp utility

    now im downloading the 15 day trial from parallels so i can install vista while still running my mac, that way i can eject cds, than once installs done ill switch over to the finished install and finish the bootcamp process
     
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    ok tried installin in parallels, no work booting into it, tried an external cd drive, didnt work.

    any better ideas?
     
    ceiph, Jan 10, 2008
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