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    vista/xp without bootcamp or parallels

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by einhander, Jul 24, 2007.

  1. einhander

    einhander Notebook Deity

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    can i just pop in the os cd and install a fresh windows without mac osx?
     
    einhander, Jul 24, 2007
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    alenas Notebook Consultant

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    Not yet. You have to wait for Vista SP1 Ultimate x64. That version will support EFI and will be able to install from DVD
     
    alenas, Jul 24, 2007
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  3. UltraCow

    UltraCow Notebook Consultant

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    As long as your firmware is up-to-date, you shouldn't have any problems as Boot Camp itself is just a toolset to make partitioning and packaging drivers easier to do from within OS X. Actually booting from a CD/DVD or OS install (Windows in this case) is handled by a BIOS emulation layer that's a part of EFI (what Apple uses instead of BIOS).

    So to answer your question simply, yes. :D
     
    UltraCow, Jul 24, 2007
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  4. M@lew

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    I think the OP meant can they just install Windows and forget about OSX. Answer = Nope.
     
    M@lew, Jul 25, 2007
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