dotTech - Topic: Want to run WINDOWS on Mac, Help !! http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 Jyo on Want to run WINDOWS on Mac, Help !! http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14260 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14260 Yea, I came across that site too. I was just worried that doing this in boot-camp and dual-booting would conflict things.

 

Sigh, I told my friend not to get a mac.... Frown (note: ignore my childish and biased statement)

]]> Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:12:00 -0800 Locutus on Want to run WINDOWS on Mac, Help !! http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14259 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14259 Jyo said:

Never mind, I found my answer online. There really isn't any official article stating this will work with boot-camp, but I'm gonna try it, and it should work.

http://www.winsupersite.com/blogs/tabid/3256/entryid/75587/clean-install-windows-7-with-upgrade-media-the-answer.aspx

That should work for using the Upgrade disc.

]]> Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:57:44 -0800 Jyo on Want to run WINDOWS on Mac, Help !! http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14258 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14258 Never mind, I found my answer online. There really isn't any official article stating this will work with boot-camp, but I'm gonna try it, and it should work.

]]> Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:42:07 -0800 Jyo on Want to run WINDOWS on Mac, Help !! http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14257 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14257 Anyone know how to dual-boot Win7 and Snow Leopard on a Mac (using boot camp preferably), using a Win7 "upgrade disc" ? I want to do a dual-boot fresh install of Win7 on a Mac using upgrade media, is that possible?

]]> Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:13:53 -0800 Jamster Mc on Want to run WINDOWS on Mac, Help !! http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14179 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14179 Thankyou all for your help, i will try to run Boot Camp (which i didnt know existed), i do have a Legit version of Windows Home Premium so ill try that out now.

 

Thanks again,

Jamster Mc

]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:36:58 -0800 Locutus on Want to run WINDOWS on Mac, Help !! http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14177 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14177 Just to reiterate, there are three ways of doing it.  Way #1 is free, while #2 and #3 require a valid Windows license key.

Option 1. Wine

Your first choice is using Wine.  Wine is a program
for both Linux and Unix machines, and OS X is a Unix-based operating
system.  After installing it, you'll be able to open Windows EXEs and
install them like you would on Windows; the only downside to this method
is that it has a very low compatibility rate (70% if I remember
correctly).  It is also the hardest to set up.  You can read about it here: http://wiki.winehq.org/MacOSX/Installing

Option 3. Virtualization

Your last option is to virtualize another operating system.  To do this, you'll need a valid Windows license. You can read up on using VirtualBox, the free solution, here: http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/14020

]]> Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:53:55 -0800 karen on Want to run WINDOWS on Mac, Help !! http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14174 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14174 BootCamp creates a dual-boot scenario for you.

A virtual OS option is Parellels for Mac.

For any of these options, you need to have a legal copy of Windows to install.

]]> Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:08:38 -0800 karen on Want to run WINDOWS on Mac, Help !! http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14173 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14173 Run Apple's BootCamp.

]]> Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:07:14 -0800 Casey on Want to run WINDOWS on Mac, Help !! http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14170 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14170
  • Try VirtualBox (its opensource) to run a virtual windows in your mac http://www.virtualbox.org/
  • I'm not sure if it works, but you can run WINE (a windows emulator) on Mac with these steps http://wiki.winehq.org/MacOSX/Installing. According to this, http://wiki.winehq.org/MacOSX, it seems to work great on OSX.
  • Or, a long and complicated way – dual boot with Ubuntu and install WINE there. That's my preference
    • ]]>     Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:51:58 -0800     Jamster Mc on Want to run WINDOWS on Mac, Help !! http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14163 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/want-to-run-windows-on-mac-help/#p14163 Hi, for my school work its soo much easier to be using Windows and all the programs i need are mainly only compatible with windows, instead of having to buy a whole new  computer i was windering what software i could use to run both Mac OS and Win OS on a Mac Book, thanks in advance,

     

    Jamster, Mc

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