[NPMUG] Windows 7 Support in Boot Camp

[Charles Firth]

Actually, you can install Windows 7 on your Mac *without* Boot Camp  
fine.

Callahan did this back in June (using the beta of Win7, but it works  
with the final version)

I'm assuming the Boot Camp update that Apple is promising will be  
mostly Windows driver updates (getting the trackpad, keyboard, etc to  
work smoothly)

If you're interested in how to install Win7 directly on the EFI Mac  
without Bootcamp, Callahan wrote up a blog post about it:

http://servergrrl.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!6A418D5155651D56!197.entry


On Oct 22, 2009, at 1:21 PM, Patrick Cranston wrote:

> Apple will support Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional,  
> and Ultimate) with Boot Camp in Mac OS X Snow Leopard before the end  
> of the year. This support will require a software update to Boot Camp.
>
> Requirements
>
> In addition to the Boot Camp update, you will need the following:
>
> • Your own authentic copy of Microsoft Windows 7 or Microsoft  
> Windows 7 upgrade
> • An Intel-based Mac computer
> • The following models will not be supported for use with Windows 7  
> using Boot Camp:
>   • iMac (17-inch, Early 2006)
>   • iMac (17-inch, Late 2006)
>   • iMac (20-inch, Early 2006)
>   • iMac (20-inch, Late 2006)
>   • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2006)
>   • MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2006)
>   • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2006)
>   • MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2006)
>   • Mac Pro (Mid 2006, Intel Xeon Dual-core 2.66GHz or 3GHz)
>
>
> Currently, Macs will not run Windows 7 in Boot Camp.  Some older  
> Intel Macs will not support Windows 7.
>
>
> Patrick Cranston
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