Questions tagged [boot-camp]
Boot Camp is a technology from Apple that allows for an assisted installation of alternative operating systems on an Intel-based Macintosh computer.
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Audio problems with Windows 7 running through Bootcamp
I've been using (and enjoy using) Windows 7 through bootcamp on my mac for some time now.
The only problem I've been having is with the audio, I seem to get a low hissing noise which is more ...
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Increase the size of a Boot Camp partition
How do you increase the size of a Boot Camp partition?
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Sharing iTunes library (Mac/PC)
I recently got a MacBook and installed Windows 7 on it. Being a .NET developer and a Windows lover (I'm sorry, it happens), I want to keep my iTunes library on my NTFS partition, but have both Windows ...
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How to start to resize the bootcamp disk on Mac Book pro?
At the moment, I am using Mac Book Pro with Mac OSX 10.6 (Snow leopard, 180 GB) and Windows 7 Professional in boot camp (50 GB). I plans to increase size of boot camp now because I need more spaces ...
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Installing rEFIt once Boot Camp is working
I have a Mac OS X - Windows 7 setup working with Boot Camp. Is it safe to install rEFIt? Will it work?
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Boot Camp fails to create a Windows partition because it can't move files
I'm running Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) on a mac with a 320 GB drive, 167GB free space, and I can't get Boot Camp running. The wizard starts creating the Windows partition, but fails with a message ...
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Strange problems after Windows 7 installation with Boot Camp on iMac
So, I thought give Windows 7 a shot on my iMac 20" running Snow Leopard. Installation went well, it is running without any problems. After the installation, some very strange problems occur:
When I ...
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Can Windows 7 be installed on a Macbook with Leopard using BootCamp?
The Apple website says
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3920
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Apple will support Microsoft
Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional,
and Ultimate) with Boot Camp in Mac OS
X Snow ...
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Unibody MacBook WiFi Drivers for Windows 7 x64
I have a Unibody MacBook Pro running Windows 7 x64 on Boot camp (with the Snow Leopard boot camp update applied)
It's been having trouble connecting to certain WiFi networks, and I'd like to update ...
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Installing OS X, XP, & a data partition on a Mac?
I have heen trying to install OS X & Windows XP on an Apple Macbook with a third, data partition. This structure is not negotiable.
So far I have been able to install OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and ...
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Will Windows 7 work with Bootcamp?
Will Windows 7 (Home Premium) work with Bootcamp on my iMac 24" Late 2008 (Snow Leopard 10.6.1) successfully?
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Backup Windows side of Boot Camp?
I'd like to be able to do a system image backup of the Windows side of Boot Camp from within Windows that can be restored to a newly created Boot Camp partition (of the same or larger size).
I tried ...
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Is BootPicker Snow Leopard compatible?
I have Windows 7 installed using bootcamp and I'd like to see a menu (for about 5 secs) on system startup to choose which OS to run.
BootPicker is exactly what I want, but no screen appears on ...
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Can I run Linux as dual-boot AND virtualized on Windows 7?
I can run Windows on my Apple laptop exclusively (through bootcamp) or through virtualization (through Parallels). A great feature is to take a running Windows bootcamp session, 'pause' it and '...
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How do I install a 64-bit Windows 7 on a Macbook Pro without Boot Camp?
Is it possible to install Windows 7 (64-bit) on a Mac Pro without Boot Camp?
I don't need Mac OS at all and just want to install Windows 7.
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Yes, it seems possible (see answer), but I would ...
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