How to Install Boot Camp on OS X
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I haven’t installed Boot Camp since I used the Beta version on the Mac Mini. Ponzi needs to use Windows on her MacBook Pro, so she can run various applications. Using Boot Camp allows you to either boot your Mac like an actual Windows machine, or boot to OS X.
Leopard is the world’s most advanced operating system. So advanced, it even lets you run Windows if there’s a PC application you need to use. Just get a copy of Windows and start up Boot Camp, now included with Leopard. Setup is simple and straightforward — just as you’d expect with a Mac. Use Spotlight to search the word boot. Ah, there it is. The first thing it will do is ask if you want to print the instructions. I don’t want to, so I’m just going to click through. Next, it asks how much space you want to partition for use of Boot Camp. Ponzi will be doing a lot in Windows, so I’m going to allocate 25GB of space. Click the button to partition, and wait a couple of minutes for it to do so.
Once it has finished partitioning, you’ll need to grab your Windows install disc. Simply put that in and let it run through setup. After that is done… you’re going to need to pop in the OS X disc and update drivers and things for Windows to run. When you install Windows using Boot Camp, you won’t need to search the Internet for drivers or burn a disc. After you run Boot Camp, simply insert the Leopard DVD to install the necessary drivers. Everything you need to make your Mac work with Windows is right there. When you use a Windows application, you’ll have full access to unique Mac features (iSight, Apple Remote, trackpad, specific keyboard keys, keyboard backlighting) and connectivity (wired and wireless).
See how simple it is to install Boot Camp on OS X and run Windows? I’ve even heard from many sources that Windows actually runs better on the Mac than it does on a regular PC. Of course, a Mac is a PC… and a Mac… and a PC… well, you get the point.
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44 Comments
Jim Williams (willij)
November 15th, 2007
at 10:16pm
Hello, Is it possible at all to install Windows XP Home edition full version without SP2? Can I install it then use the SP2 CD and upgrade it that way? Please let me know if it is possible. Thanks.
Windows Vista Torrent
November 16th, 2007
at 8:19am
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Snakeyes11
November 16th, 2007
at 8:42pm
Hey Chris, Thanks for this video. It was very informative and this seems way to easy to install.
V8ULTRACOMPUTING
March 1st, 2008
at 8:23am
When you partition the drive, doesnt it delete everything of it?
dillonp23
March 4th, 2008
at 3:33pm
Nope Mac’s are smart :)
P47R4
March 6th, 2008
at 11:47am
Dude, i gave u a bad rating cause this is not supposed to be fun. Your jokes and crazy hand just annoy me…
I just wanted to know if the damn program allows you to partition without loss of data!
2k7ollie2k8
March 13th, 2008
at 5:00am
No it doesnt
tatatamaya54000
March 15th, 2008
at 5:37am
******* **** , even a 3 years old child can do like this also. what I want to know is the use of window vista on mac book pro. and that the point is that I want to know how do you get boot camp on window vista.
SubNegativeStudios
March 24th, 2008
at 3:14am
You do it the same as you would XP. But, you still need to purchase a copy of Windows Vista.
Muktaf1992
March 30th, 2008
at 2:26am
lol…well..where can i get the windows installation CD??
sklim1987
March 30th, 2008
at 2:24pm
When you partition can you give Windows more portion of the harddrive than Mac OS?
howelsybuzzin
April 4th, 2008
at 9:19pm
can anyone tell me if i can install boot camp on my mac mini….its 10.4.11 version.help me plz anyone
OneTapiwaman
April 9th, 2008
at 7:27am
Yes.
mackiethe1for
April 10th, 2008
at 5:26am
what would happen if you used a illegal copy
?
rml695
April 10th, 2008
at 12:09pm
What’s the word on using an Express Upgrade copy of Vista?
AbdullahFTW
April 11th, 2008
at 2:55am
no, i dont think… im sure you need OS X 10.5
howelsybuzzin
April 11th, 2008
at 2:56am
cheers mate
jendrastillalive
April 18th, 2008
at 10:17pm
I was installed vista into my macbook pro yesterday without hassle… it’s so cool!!! now I can play great games with vista and use leopard when doing my work…
hilariousfilms
April 24th, 2008
at 2:16pm
gray candy cane thing lol it’s more like a barber shop thing though. :) lol
cameraking360
May 3rd, 2008
at 3:39pm
My macbook’s keyboard doesn’t respond to the “Enter” button when it asks me to… the apple store told me to format my mac. I did that, and my keyboard still didn’t respond (My keyboard works in Mac OSX). Any help or feedback?
MoneyCast
May 6th, 2008
at 9:05pm
when i boot camp, will it erase everything that i have on my iMac? if so, how do i back it up?
now where can i get he windows XP install disk?
Yvo25
May 7th, 2008
at 1:02am
No, it’ll create a new partition on your HDD without erasing all of the data on it.
MoneyCast
May 7th, 2008
at 6:12am
are u shure
MoneyCast
May 8th, 2008
at 8:33am
do i need the windows cd, bnecuase i dont have it
Ryguy1450
May 8th, 2008
at 10:42am
Back it up anyway by using disk utility to create a new image that copies your old one. Or use free ware called Carbon Copy Cloner.
GhostSonic
May 9th, 2008
at 7:04am
yes, yes we are “shure”
whcodered
May 9th, 2008
at 6:37pm
Your hand gestures piss me off so much.
meskyanichi
May 15th, 2008
at 6:06am
So uh, even though you have only one partition on your HDD, which OS X is installed on, you can still break that partition up in 2 partition to install windows OS without having to re-install OS X again?
adamdoyle1
May 16th, 2008
at 8:51am
hahaha that made me laugh…. agreed!
jcballinger
May 16th, 2008
at 6:20pm
you, my friend, are a huge nerd.
jcballinger
May 16th, 2008
at 6:20pm
you, my friend, are a huge nerd.
oscarmayer936
May 18th, 2008
at 8:48am
whenever i try to partition it says Back up the disk and use Disk Utility to format it as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume. Restore your information to the disk and try using Boot Camp Assistant again. please help
oscarmayer936
May 18th, 2008
at 8:48am
whenever i try to partition it says Back up the disk and use Disk Utility to format it as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume. Restore your information to the disk and try using Boot Camp Assistant again. please help
CheckrIcon
May 21st, 2008
at 3:39am
Yes you do.
kasper91
May 23rd, 2008
at 3:14am
do what it says then :S
kasper91
May 23rd, 2008
at 3:14am
do what it says then :S
oscarmayer936
May 23rd, 2008
at 7:31am
um ya thats what i kinda dont know how to do dude
oscarmayer936
May 23rd, 2008
at 7:31am
um ya thats what i kinda dont know how to do dude
SethsVids
May 27th, 2008
at 9:47am
How do i get a copy of windows xp :( message me dont reply please send it in a youtube message!!!
JUSTRADD
May 30th, 2008
at 9:11pm
lol grey candycane thing???
vernon2019
May 31st, 2008
at 7:00pm
why would anybody want to stink up their mac by putting windows on it?
222Naruto222
May 31st, 2008
at 11:43pm
i would =D but in order to do it i need leopard so i might get that today then i can get COD4 then i can dowload maple story and and HOLY **** I NEED LEPOARD!
AssassinChao
June 15th, 2008
at 7:01pm
ummmm can u actually install BootCamp on OS X? or do u have to have Leopard…? Because I am a very big Mapler (MapleStory player) and it is exclusive to Windows… and of course my USB device for my wireless internet broke on my PC and I was wondering if I could get MapleStory to work on my Mac… so far this looks like my only chance… plz respond!!!
Tongfamily.com
July 22nd, 2008
at 6:58pm
How to Install Boot Camp on OS X ~ Chris Pirillo