Questions about Boot Camp, a utility included with Mac OS X Leopard, Snow Leopard and Lion (10.5, 10.6, 10.7) operating systems that assists users in installing other operating systems on Intel-based Macintosh computers.
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27" Cinema Display Windows Drivers
I just built a new windows 8 PC with a GA-Z77X-UP4 TH motherboard so I could have a Thunderbolt port for my Apple LED Cinema Display 27" . Unfortunately, the display isn't working. I have read that it ...
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MBPr: Installing Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 64bit Iso-Image on USB drive
A newly unpacked MBPr shall run W7. I have partitioned the SSD 50/50 with disk utility. One OSX partition, one MS-DOS FAT32. When I reboot and select the USB stick to install, I get a black screen ...
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Trackpad not working on Macbook pro 2009 running Windows 8
I have a MacBook Pro 17" early 2009 running Snow Leopard, I've recently upgraded Windows 7 running on the bootcamp partition to Windows 8.
All works fine apart from the trackpad.
Bootcamp 3.1 is ...
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Defragging before installing Boot Camp?
I've had a 2011 15" MacBook Pro with Mac OS X Lion for about a year now. I now want to set up Boot Camp so that I can also run Windows 7 on it.
Boot Camp will have to create a new partition for ...
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Bootcamp touchpad drivers fail to install on Windows 8 RTM
I've just upgraded my bootcamp partition from Windows 7 to Windows 8 RTM on a MacBook Air (2011 Core i7) and have been utterly and entirely unable to get the touchpad to work.
Things I've tried:
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Can I install Windows on the Boot Camp partition from Parallels?
I am the happy owner of a MacBook Pro, Parallels Desktop 7, and Windows 8. I haven't installed Windows 8 yet, but I'd like to do it soon. (I know Apple's drivers are not yet up-to-date, but from this ...
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How do I set OS X to boot by default?
I set Windows 7 to my Boot Camp.
Windows 7 starts now by default in the normal boot.
However, I want that OSX boots by default and Windows 7 only as I press ALT and then select it.
How can you set ...
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Setting up rEFIt-based tripple boot system on a Mac with a pre-existing Boot Camp installation
What I have right now is an iMac running Mountain Lion with a Boot Camp partition running Windows 7. I have a vanilla Boot Camp setup with no quirky bells and whistles on the side.
What I want is to ...
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MBP 2011 - BootCamp - Samsung SSD Drive - Windows install fails
I have a MBP 2011 Version. I used to have Windows 7 installed on the 500gig native drive via Bootcamp and everything was fine. I recently bought a Samsung 830 256gig SSD (latest firmware).
I used ...
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Boot into Mac from Windows after failed Bootcamp
Don't hate on me too much for this one...
I put Win8 on my Mac Mini using Bootcamp, and all was well. I switched back and forth a couple times between the two with no problems. The problem started ...
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Copy Bootcamp partition to external drive
I installed windows 7 on the internal drive, and I would like to copy it to an external drive (usb) and make it bootable. (rMbp 2,3ghz)
Options I came up with so far:
WinClone:
Does not work as ...
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How to backup Bootcamp partition via Time Machine?
I just started using Time Machine for backup of my late 2009 MBP.
So far it's backing up only OS X partition and ignoring Bootcamp partition.
I also see the point Time Machine completely ignores NTFS ...
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bootcamp: windows 7 on secondary drive
I have a MacbookPro 8,1 on which I have added an SSD and replaced the dvd drive with an optibay with the old HD (HD2).
I have installed osx correctly and everything works fine except bootcamp.
I am ...
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VM software that can boot to Windows partition created by Boot Camp
Does anybody know if any VM software can boot Windows from the other partitions on the internal HDD?
Here is what mine looks like:
HDD
OS X partition
Windows Boot Camp partition
Objective: ...
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Magic Mouse middle click in Windows 8 with Boot Camp
I've seen this asked around the web quite a bit, but nothing recent, so I'm hoping someone has an answer.
I've got Windows 8 loaded with Boot Camp, and a Magic Mouse. The mouse left and right click ...
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How can I boot to Windows on my Mac?
I have a MacBook Pro that I installed Windows 8 on via Boot Camp. I've managed to boot to it, before, but since then I've made two new partitions on the disk, and I'm afraid it's messed things up ...
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How to load windows 7 directly (without Boot camp) in a Mac Mini with intel processor whose Hard disk crashed and so is replaced?
The hard disk of my Mac mini with 2 GHz intel processor and 4 GB RAM crashed and so I have replaced the Hard disk. How to load Windows 7 without loading Boot camp? Windows 7 original DVD is not able ...
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Install Windows 7 on MacBook Pro via USB?
I've read many posts here and on other forums about installing Windows 7 from a USB stick, and I really don't want to start messing about with the VM Ware Fusion or Parallels options. Last resort ...
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System Tray sometimes empty in Windows 7 in Boot Camp?
For some reason, sometimes when I boot into Windows 7 in Boot Camp, the System Tray will be empty. So when I try to restart via the Start Menu, nothing happens. I have to manually shut down power, ...
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Why doesn't Windows 7 boot with BootCamp?
I installed Windows 7 (from MSDNAA) with BootCamp on my MBP (late 2008). After using the BootCamp utility on OSX I restarted the computer and the installation of Win7 began. This first time, there ...
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Macbook pro trackpad stops working after plugging in USB mouse in Windows 7 under bootcamp
We have a new Macbook Pro which we've installed Windows 7 under boot camp. We've also installed the drivers off the OSX CD.
When I plugged in a USB mouse the Trackpad stops working, which is fine ...
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Restoring Mac (with bootcamp) to factory settings
I am interested in restoring my Mac (i.e. wiping the OS X portion of my harddrive back to factory settings). However, I also have Windows 7 installed (via bootcamp) on my Mac (using 60GB of my hard ...
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Brightness on bootcamp is totally off
So i have a MBP retina 15" that has a Windows 7 Bootcamp partition.
The other day I noticed my screen was a little dirty so I took the screen brightness all the way down (fn+ f1) and did this while ...
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Restarting from Boot Camp (Windows 7) into OS X goes back into Boot Camp?
For some reason, lately when I'm in Windows 7 using Boot Camp and I want to restart back into OS X, it'll restart back into Windows 7 again.
What I do is, I click on the Boot Camp system tray icon ...
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Moving Bootcamp between drives in the same Macbook
I've got Windows 8 installed on a bootcamp partition. Just recently installed an SSD drive and would love to move the the Bootcamp partition to this drive too. Is there anyway I can move it without ...
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putting windows 7 on a flash drive using bootcamp
I'm thinking of changing to a new MacBook Pro 15" (the one with an 256GB SSD), 256GB is enough for my files and OS, but I also want to have about 50GB for a Windows 7 (BootCamp) partition. So, taking ...
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Boot Camp / Partitioning Weirdness
I have a MacBook Pro, running 10.8.2. I'd like to give Windows 8 a go, using Boot Camp. Now, I've probably done a b Boot Camp install of Windows close to 10 times, on multiple Macs, but I'm stumped ...
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The keyboard stopped working in text boxes under Windows - but shortcuts work
I just installed Windows 8 via Boot Camp and everything worked just fine, until I installed the Windows Support software from Apple.
I don't exactly know when my keyboard suddenly stopped working ...
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Safe to upgrade to Windows 8 on Bootcamp?
So I'd read a service advisory on the Parallels site warning users not to upgrade to Windows 8 due to it damaging their virtual machine and associated files therein.
That being said, is it currently ...
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iMac OS X 10.6.8, didn't come with any disks…how do I create an install disk [closed]
I want to do a dual boot with Windows 7 (the eventual goal being Windows 8 but to upgrade I think I need to have a version of Windows on my Mac already). I meet all of the system requirements and I ...
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Boot Camp drivers don't always load (for Windows 7)?
Recently, I backed up my Windows 7 Boot Camp partition with Carbon Copy Cleaner before realizing that it would not be a bootable backup. Well, after some fiddling around, I made it bootable again ...
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How to fix no backlit keyboard on BootCamp Windows 8 partition
I have a Retina Display MacBook Pro with the latest OSX and also installed Windows 8 RTM on BootCamp.
I hadn't logged into BootCamp in a few weeks, so I dont recall if the backlit keyboard ever ...
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Grey screen on startup of OS X when using Boot Camp 5
I'm afraid I've corrupted my OS X install. When choosing to boot up with the system I get a grey screen (there's a short load sequence before this, after klicking the system icon in the bootup menu). ...
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Can I install 10.8 over 10.7 and maintain windows xp boot camp functionality?
I have an iMac with 10.7.5 running fine with Windows XP installed with Boot Camp that works both as native boot and with Parallels. I want to install 10.8 over 10.7 and I have read that XP cannot be ...
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Macbook 15 Retina Bootcamp Windows 7 64bit
When I go through the bootcamp process, then get to the windows 7 setup screen. I format the bootcamp partition like the instructions say, then click next with that highlighted and get the error:
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bootcamp: automatic change of audio output device like in OSX ? (if headphones plugged in, mini toslink, ..)
I don't really know if it is like that for everyone or if there are some bootcamp driver issues on my machine, but:
Every time I plug in headphones, a mini-stereoplug or a optical mini-TosLink cable ...
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Can't update Boot Camp in Windows 7 (MacbookPro9,1)
I've been looking for situations similar to these before posting, but failed to find any. When trying to install Windows 7 (64bit) through Boot Camp Assistant on Lion, the Windows Support Software ...
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Macbook Pro (Late 2011) Bootcamp and USB boot questions
I have a Macbook Pro with an OWC DataDoubler drive caddy replacing the Superdrive (installed at an Apple premium reseller, when I bought it, so I can still have my warranty).
The main drive slot has ...
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Lion Recovery Terminal will not allow me to run TestDisk?
Setup: Macbook Air (2011) running Lion with BootCamp (Windows 7).
Problem: I have somehow screwed up my partition table. When I boot I only can select Windows instead of Windows and Lion. However ...
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How well does Windows 8 RTM run on rMBP via BootCamp
How is Windows RTM running on Retina MBP via BootCamp?
Are all the Windows 8 touchpad gestures working?
How well does Win8 display on the retina screen resolution?
Are there any other serious ...
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Bootcamp Windows support stuck while downloading
i want to know is there any way to download the bootcampesd.pkg for my macbook pro model identifier Macbook Pro 8,1 for Bootcamp Assistant 5.0.0 (444) and also wants know in which folder windows ...
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Windows 8 RTM Freezes on Mac Book Pro
I've installed Windows 8 RTM (available to MSDN subscrbers) on my Core 2 Duo 13" Mac Book Pro.
I've been trying to install Visual Studio 2012 on my MBP and it keeps freezing up during install. ...
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Can I keep Bootcamp Partition on “secondary” drive when upgrading to SSD?
here goes another SSD upgrade question.
So I got a late 2008 Macbook Pro 2,53 GHz with 8 GB RAM and a 320 GB internal HDD. On this HDD, I got Mountain Lion (260 GB capacity, 100 GB used) and a ...
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How do I get the latest drivers for boot camp and windows 7
I have read the setup guide, but what is either not clear or I just missed, is how the updated drivers that I download via the apple update get to my windows partition. All I read is that I have to ...
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Can't load boot camp Windows 7 after resizing Mac partition
Running Lion with Windows 7 boot camped, I modified my Mac OS X partition and reduced its size by 100 GB. I formatted the new 100Gb to FAT 32.
When I restarted my computer, I received the "No ...
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I repartitioned my harddrive while installing Windows 8 and lost my OS X installation, can I get it back?
I tried to install Windows 8 on my MacBook using Boot Camp. Because the normal installer did not recognize the partition that was made by Boot Camp, I opened up the command promt and ran DISKPART. I ...
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Can a Thunderbolt iMac be used in target display mode while booted into Windows 7?
Slightly different than what I'm seeing in search:
If I have my iMac booted into Windows 7, can I (via Thunderbolt) use the iMac as a target display from my Thunderbolt MacBook Pro running OS X?
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Is it possible to connect my iPhone 3G via Bluetooth to both OS on my MacBook?
I'm trying to connect my iPhone 3G to my MacBook via Bluetooth to use the iPhone Tethering.
When I connect the iPhone to the OSX everything works fine. Since I often also use Windows 7 on the Bootcamp ...
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How to remove broken boot option from EFI
After an attempt to install Windows 8 from external DVD drive, I have an extra option in boot menu. Boot loader is located on EFI partition, disk0s1 under EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi.
How do I remove it ...
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Swap Hard Disks
Is it in principle possible to swipe the hard disk out of a MacBook, swipe a new (blank) hard disk in, install the OS on the new disk, then swipe the old disk back in and find the machine operational ...
