The basic idea of Boot Camp is that it adapts the Mac's EFI bootstrapping system with a BIOS one, which allows BIOS bootloaders (like Windows's) operate.
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rEFIt can't sync GPT and MBR after resizing boot camp partition
I've been trying to follow the instructions here to increase the size of my boot camp partition:
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What does the Boot Camp Assistant do to my drive that I can't just do with Disk Utility?
What I understand is that Windows 7 will not install on GPT (GUID Partition Table) drives. Of course, all new Macs have their drives partitioned that way, and when you run the boot camp assistant, it ...
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Is there a way to install Windows 7 on MacMini without Bootcamp?
I want to install Windows 7 on the MacMini (2007 era, 2GB, Core2Duo, 80 GB HDD). I'd like to do so without BootCamp. In other words, I'd like to completely get rid of Mac OS from the hard drive.
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Windows 7 Bootcamp shutdown
I can't find an answer anywhere. When I'm under Windows in Boot Camp, no matter how the computer shuts down or restarts it looks like it shut down but it hasn't, and I have to force shutdown with the ...
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Which encryption method is best used for my MacBook Pro which uses Boot Camp for Windows 7?
I'm running MBP 6,1 with Lion 10.7.4 and Boot Camp with Windows 7 x64.
I'm doing research to try and encrypt my laptop so that while I'm traveling I feel a little more secure about this machine in ...
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Virtual Machine that sees third (data) partition
I have a Mac with three partitions: MacOSX (HFS), Data (NTFS), Windows-Bootcamp (NTFS).
Is there ANY configuration that allows Windows see the "Data" partition when run as a virtual machine? (it sees ...
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I've remapped ctrl <-> win and ctrl+L in Chrome does not work
Per default you can use the shortcut ctrl+L to jump to the address bar in a web browser like Chrome.
However, as a Mac user I'm used to using the super key instead of the control key: super+L whereby ...
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Press “option” button did not function
It doesn't work after installed Windows 7 successful.
This is Mac Air 11" Model A1370.
I can boot with "option" key after installed Windows 7.
However, it doesn't work anymore after several times.
I ...
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How to install Mac OS on Quicksilver PowerDesk G4 with blank hard drive
I have a Quicksilver PowerDesk G4 and the hard drive is blank and also I have no boot disc.
What should I do then? Would burning a Mac OS 9.2.1 installion disc using a Mac computer and the IS960 ...
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How do I resolve the Boot Camp error “Can't install windows support software.”?
I have tried many times to download the Windows Support Software using BootCamp assistant on OSX Lion 10.7.4 ,every time after downloading about 650MB I get the error "Can't install windows support ...
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Difficulty connecting to network
I have a 2011 21.5 inch iMac that connects to my router perfectly while running OS X, but refuses to connect running Windows 7 SP1. It tells me to "reset the adapter", which I have to no avail. The ...
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How come my bind for ctrl-` doesn't work in Sublime Text 2 on Bootcamp?
Not sure what's up with this. But my default bind for ctrl-` in Sublime Text 2 doesn't work. I can rebind it to something else, that works, but the app doesn't recognize any bind involving the ` key.
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Reinstalling Windows 7 with Bootcamp on a Mac
I have already installed Windows 7 on my Mac per the installation instructions but didn't use Bootcamp because it didn't specify to do so. I am now wondering if I made a mistake.
Do I need to ...
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A-Data firmware remains old after update
I'm running A-Data S599 SSD on my Apple Mac Pro running Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate in Apple BootCamp.
The flasher is updating the drive ok, but when it finish I got BSOD. After rebooting the system I ...
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Mac OS cannot boot after installing windows with bootcamp
Mac OS 10.6.8
boot camp 3.0.4
After installiing widows XP with bootcamp I can only boot Windows (Mac OS is not available in boot menu!)
Disk Utility from installation DVD shows two partitions
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Installing Windows natively on MacBook Air without USB drive
I have a late 2010 MacBook Air. I need to install Windows 7 natively (like BootCamp), but I don't have a USB drive.
What are my options?
Update: I mean USB Flash Drive.
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Share virtual machine between Windows7 and OSX
So what I'm thinking is being able to access an Ubuntu virtual machine from both Bootcamp Windows7 and OSX. I know that there are a couple of different ways to do this like either copying the image to ...
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OSX Lion BootCamp: Win7 update breaks OSX, writes to OSX partition
I've had this happen twice now: I boot to win7 in boot camp, and install the windows updates as indicated by windows. After rebooting , osx loads slowly at first, and disk util tells me there are ...
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VMware Fusion won't boot my Boot Camp partition
I have a Boot Camp partition on my MacBook that I would ultimately like to convert to a VMware virtual machine image. I've installed VMware Fusion and tried to start up my Boot Camp install using the ...
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Upgraded HDD, extended Boot Camp partition, want to create new HFS+ partition after that
I recently upgraded the hard drive in my Macbook Pro 15" and decided the easiest thing to do was to leave the OSX Lion partition and Boot Camp partitions where they were, extend the boot camp ...
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5.1 analog sound card MacPro
To avoid the lack of analog ports in the past I bought a USB headset, it broke recently :( I'd really like to use my uber pair of headphones unfortunately they use analog so I'm having a little ...
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Windows Multi-Touch Gestures
Is there a driver or program that will emulate the four finger and three finger touch gestures when using Windows 7? I really enjoy that functionality on OS X and would love to have Windows respond ...
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Where do I find a color profile for my MacBook Pro display?
I installed Windows 7 on my MacBook Pro, overwriting OSX Lion. The screen has a blue tint due to lack of a calibrated color profile. I once used the "Color LCD" ICC profile from the OSX partition and ...
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External Mic on Macbook Pro late 2010 not working under Bootcamp Windows 7
MacBook Pro late 2010, using Bootcamp 3.3, in Windows 7, 64bit, all updates current as of 2012-Mar-30.
In MacOSX 10.6.8 Snow Leopard the MBP's combo (single) headset jack recognizes the (iPhone) ...
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Windows 7 Bootcamp to see data doubler SATA SSD in Optical Bay Connector
Hi I purchased a OWC data doubler http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DDAMBS0GB/ ...
Long story short it lets you add a second HD to your macbook pro in place of the cd/dvd drive (which is useless ...
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VMware Fusion can't find Bootcamp on second hard drive
I have Win7 x64 installed on a SSD in my 2011 15" MacBook Pro. Lion and my Windows data (documents, profiles, etc) are stored on the conventional hard drive that came with the machine. (I removed the ...
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Copying drivers from the “System32” folder? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
BootCamp drivers - lost my Mac OSX CD
Is it possible to copy the drivers from another WINDOWS folder? I have re-installed my computer only to find that none of the ...
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Can partitioning a hard drive (specifically via Boot Camp) slow down a computer?
Going by the rule of thumb "the more data on your hard drive the slower your computer will be" I always thought when you partition a hard drive into an OS X disk and a Windows 7 disk via Boot Camp, ...
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Windows 7 Upgrading: “Windows was unable to create a required installation folder”
I have an office machine that's running a full OEM Windows 7 Professional x64, and I've been handed a full retail Windows 7 Ultimate x64 DVD and key to upgrade the machine with. I had assumed that ...
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How to access the SD slot on a Mac Air running Windows 7 through Boot Camp?
I have Windows 7 running on my Mac Air under Boot Camp. It works great but I have a 32 GB SanDisk SD card that doesn't appear accessible in the SD slot. I'd try others but this is the only SD card I ...
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How do I open the Recovery Console for Windows XP?
I'm running BootCamp on my mac but the MBR needs fixing and I get this when I put in the XP disc:
A screen should appear giving me the Install or Repair option, but the Repair option is missing. It ...
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How can I clone a Boot Camp Windows 7 partition to a USB drive and boot a Mac from it?
I have a small Windows 7 Boot Camp partition on a MacBook (computer A).
I have to give this computer away, but want to keep the Windows installation and the software and data on it.
I have a USB ...
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Recover data on Mac after setting up Boot Camp
I installed Windows 7 along Mac OS X Lion using Boot Camp. I followed the processes until a step which might be the reason why I lost my data on Drive Data. My Mac has two drives:
Mac Data
Mac ...
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Windows 7 + Bootcamp: Apple Cinema Display brightness doesn't work
I have no idea what's going on here, I hope someone can help.
Windows 7 x64 was installed and fully updated on an Intel Mac. It seemed to be working fine, but there was no sound, so I installed the ...
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My macbook pro will freeze when I attempt to run Windows 7
Currently, I am running a March 2010 13 inch Macbook Pro (10.6.8) that has a dual boot Win 7 32bit installed. I've been able to run Win 7 for almost a year now, but recently, when I turn my computer ...
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Installing windows 8 on a second hard drive on a Mac
I just downloaded the windows 8 developer preview and set my secodary internal hard drive to gpt partition scheme windows installer runs fine until I get to the end of the file extraction then get an ...
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Mac Pro won't boot from Windows 7 DVD - Flashing prohibitory sign
I am trying to install Windows 7 on my Mac pro, I have tried everything it seems. I have a perfectly good Windows 7 DVD which boots on other devices, yet it doesn't on mine.
First off it started with ...
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How to boot windows in Mac?
I have this strange problem, where I have two Windows installed on my MBP in two different partitions
Untitled Windows is Win8, Bootcamp windows is Windows 7 and Mac OS X
Whenever I choose to boot ...
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Stuck with Windows 8 on macbook pro
I use Windows 7 and Mac OSX on macbook pro using bootcamp, few hours back I installed the windows 8 as well without using rEFIt or any other tools.
Now the problem is I always see Mac OSX and ...
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How do I set up the network drivers for Windows 7 on my iMac?
I installed Windows 7 32 bit on my 27" iMac OS X 10.6.6. When Windows loaded, I couldn't connect to the internet via wireless or ethernet. It appears the drivers are not correct?
I did the same ...
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mac bootcamp - showing hard drive selection on boot
Is there an option that always make the hard drive boot selection visible?
My current method is always pressing the option key on start up.
This is what i mean:
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MacBook grey screen at boot, cannot press any keys
This morning my Macbook Pro (2011 model), decided it didn't want to boot, and is stuck at the grey screen. The startup chime happens, but then stays on a blank grey screen. This seems to be for no ...
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How can I resolve the error: Couldn’t modify partition map because file system verification failed
I deleted my Bootcamp partition from Disk Utility by accident. I'm trying to create it back but this message appears:
Partition failed with the error:
Couldn’t modify partition map because file ...
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Ancient Hardware: IBM Spacesaver II Keyboard with Windows 7 on MacPro
I'm running Win 7 on a 2010 MacPro under Bootcamp. I have a classic IBM Spacesaver II keyboard (PS/2 connection) plugged in via a USB adaptor.
I've been running this set-up since I got my first ...
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How do I make my bootcamp partition bootable again?
I needed to resize my bootcamp partition so I used gparted to move and resize it. This seemed to work, except that now I can't boot into Windows.
I can boot into OS X just fine. OS X can recognize ...
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Can you enable option+click for right clicking in boot camp?
I am running Windows 7 on a Mac via bootcamp.
I find the double finger press right click very frustrating (it works fine in OSX) because it comes up when I don't want it to. Especially when trying to ...
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custom sudo command
How can I make custom functions accessible to the sudo command?
I have my Mac OS X set up with Bootcamp, but also with VirtualBox so I can run Windows for testing websites in IE. I have to run this ...
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How to backup Boot Camp as image and incremential
I am using Windows Home Server 2011 to do image based and incremential backups of my home computers.
All machines uses Windows 7, and the Macs use Boot Camp - I don't use Mac OS (there is a small Mac ...
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Install BackTrack 5 rc1 on Mac OSX Lion, feasable?
I just uninstalled windows from my bootcamp and i would like to run only my Lion and a second partition with BackTrack 5, is it doable?
I already tried to follow a couple tutorials i found around ...
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(Mac OS X) Do I need Library/Application Support/BootCamp/WindowsSupport.dmg?
I recently used Migration Assistant and it left me with some odds and ends to sort through, including some obselete Bootcamp data.
Do I need Library/Application Support/BootCamp/WindowsSupport.dmg ...
