Author Topic: Help Thar partition his hard drive and use Windows with Boot Camp  (Read 924 times)

This is a little difficult. I tried once already and a few problems emerged. When installing windows to a particular partition of the hard drive,  I had to format it so Windows could install properly. When I got on Windows, several drivers that were essential were missing. I couldn't access the internet due to the absence of certain drivers and I couldn't download games onto it and have them function properly due to the absence of DirectX drivers. I'm pretty sure I can get these of the internet but first I have to fix the internet.

It was also a huge pain in the ass to swap between to two OS's. For a while Windows was how it would start up and I couldn't get back to MAC. There was no bootcamp program in the control panel and I had to restart my computer and reset the Mac's PRAM in order to get back.

I unpartitioned the hard drive and removed Windows from the computer and I'm going to try again. I forgeted something up the first time.

I have a few different sources pulled up but I think it'd probably help if I had some computer savy users walk me through so here we go.

Also, any advice would be great.

I found it a ton easier to just have multiple hard drives with different OSs on each if you can afford the extra drive(s).
Unless this is a laptop, in which case, darn.

I found it a ton easier to just have multiple hard drives with different OSs on each if you can afford the extra drives.
Unless this is a laptop, in which case, darn.

Its an iMac, tearing into it is not an option lol



I figured out what I did wrong, I need the OS Lion CD so I can download all the necessary drivers for Windows to operate properly. Durr

Why the stuff do you need a mac CD to download windows drivers?

Why the stuff do you need a mac CD to download windows drivers?

It downloads Mac drivers that allows it to work properly I think.

My dad did it on his Mac. He installed WIndows 7 no problems.

Yeah the Windows drivers for the Mac hardware are on the install CD.

there's a specific button combo you should be holding when your mac is booting up to switch between OS's.

You just have to hold option.

I have windows 7 on mine even though my model isn't supported for 64 bit bootcamp and I have no need for my snow leopard disc. And the way to switch is to hold alt/option key on startup and or change your target bootdisk.

I've never even touched a Mac
I know nothing of them.

I've never even touched a Mac
I know nothing of them.
Thanks for posting then.