I want to run windows programs using parallels, which windows should I install windows 7 or 8, on new macbook pro? Thanks in advance.
I just purchases a Macbook Pro 13' 2.53, haven't received it yet, and I want to get windows 7 to run on it from bootcamp. I was looking and saw the $50 upgrade windows 7 thinking that I would be able to only use this to install. After my research I'm pretty sure I'm wrong and would have to buy the full retail version. If you just want to install Windows 7 in a MacBook Pro, others have offered the solution. However, if you want Windows 7 to dual boot from a Macbook Pro 2011 and still have a working audio jack, please read on! I just purchased a new MacBook Pro with Retina display and need to install Windows XP on it so that I may run 3 Windows programs. I have watched a few videos on the internet on how to do this through Boot Camp Assistant, and it says at one point to use the driver CD from Mac to install the drivers.
If you can find a copy of Windows 7 that is what I would install.
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I just purchased a new MacBook Pro with Retina display and need to install Windows XP on it so that I may run 3 Windows programs. I have watched a few videos on the internet on how to do this through Boot Camp Assistant, and it says at one point to use the driver CD from Mac to install the drivers. I did not get any CD's with my new MacBook Pro. I also saw on some of these boards that said Boot Camp does not support Windows XP. The people at the Apple store said it can run Windows XP, so I have ordered an original version.
Question 1. Does my MacBook Pro with Retina Display running OS X version 10.8.3 able to run Windows XP?
Question 2. How do I install the drivers?Would this work? And also, what is the VM I need? Where do I get it?
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Manufactured by: MicrosoftI want to install Windows XP pro on my new macbook pro. I followed bootcamp assistant until i got the driver disc saying I need windows 7. oopppss i dont want windows 7. Can I still use Windows xp? I have only one professional software package that works perfectly using Boot Camp and XP. I don't use Windows otherwise. I think is is the 32 versus 64 bit issue which i don't need. Help please.
I assume I can save $100 by upgrading before Apple drivers.
Display mirroring is use by me to let my Client watch and change home design without breathing on my neck, lol.
My fear is upgrading and losing that option. I have a 52' monitor they can watch on. XP updated one day an used the 2nd monitor for some TV addon without permission. They later fixed that problem but it cost me 20 lost days i don't want to repeat. One of my iMac is running XP with the old drivers perfectly. So apple Boot camp assistant has no work around to use my 7 bought copies of XP pro.
I guess i will try upgrade and cross my fingers.
Thanks again!I need to use DOS for work to fill out reports for my organization. I have the newest 15.4 macbook pro with intel core 2 duo. I want to know the exact steps to install windows vista on my computer?? please help me.
It depends on what you want to use Windows for, are you going to work mainly in Windows or OSX? Will you need to cross between the two and if so will restarting your computer be a pain?
I use Paralles, a copy of that is around $75 as far as I can remember.
Personally I had a copy of Windows XP so that was the first Windows OS I used with Paralles, then Vista came out so I though I would get a copy as it was supposed to be * the * Windows OS, when I installed Vista I was so dissapointed with it. I would go as far as say it is one of the ugliest OS's I have seen, I actually prefer XP, it's like the old space programs when you look at the sets, they made an effort but you can see the budget was low, it looks like a really poor effort at copying OSX but they didn't spend the money on doing it right.
Anyway, I just use XP so Vista for me was a waste of money. XP works faster and is more intuitive than Vista 'If Windows can be intuative that is'.
I also read out there that security in Vista isn't what it is cracked up to be.
Hope this helps.How do I install windows 7 to my new MacBook Pro?
I won't speak to how to obtain Windows 7, which you'll need to purchase or you must have a Key that you've purchased or own.
You have two choices to use Windows 7. First, are the virtual Windows emulator, using Parallels or Fusion (I think those are the only 2 but there might be others). I never liked them much (nor do I like Windows, but sometimes you've got to use them). They are slow and memory hogs, so you need a ton of memory to use them (8GB good, 16GB better). But you can use Windows and easily move over to OSX because Windows is in an OSX window. Easy.
We're not going to tell you how to install Windows 7 with those emulators, there are forums for them at the company website. It's not easy, but it's not terribly difficult.
VMware Fusion: Run Windows on Mac for Desktop Virtualization
Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac
Your other choice, which is better and free, is Boot Camp. Boot Camp runs Windows natively, no emulator. But, you don't have access to Mac OSX unless you log out of Boot Camp. Again, this isn't the place to learn about it, go to the Boot Camp forum for more details.
Boot Camp SupportI just install windows 7 in my new macbook pro retina display and i cant even use my wireless...
System requirements mention no computer models. Apparently all Intal Macs are compatible.
Boot Camp - Windows XP Drivers Update 2.1
Boot Camp - Windows Vista 32 Update 2.1
Boot Camp - Windows Vista 64 Update 2.1
Boot Camp Drivers Update 2.2 for WindowsI got a MacBook Pro for the first time and just install iTunes.... how to I get my purchased songs from my Windows 7 to my new MacBook Pro..... please try to make it easier for me since im new to the Mac OS
1) Copy all music files to a thumb drive / external hard drive.
2) Open iTunes on your MacBook Pro (congrats!)
3) Under the File Menu, select 'Add to Library.' Navigate to the folder with your music in it and click 'Open.' Bam! Music.Cannot install Windows XP Professional on my MacBook Pro using Boot Camp. When I get to the point of inserting the Windows disc and clicking 'Install' at the Boot Camp Assistant screen, it keeps telling me that it cannot find the Install Disc. The installation disc I am using is a new full install disc. I have tried to do the same thing using a Windows 7 disc with the same results. Does anyone have any answers. I am getting desperate!
saturnotaku wrote:
Csound1 wrote:
Windows XP is not supported, install Windows 7 or 8.
Reading the entire post is your friend:
I have tried to do the same thing using a Windows 7 disc with the same results.
Perhaps you could offer a suggestion then.I have iWork 09 with a family license. I am unable to install the software on my new Macbook Pro (the message is simply 'Installation failed'). I wonder if I need to remove an old computer from the family license, and if so, how?
Yes, gladly. I am trying to install on a 13' MacBook Pro with OS X 10.8.3. I insert the disk into the SuperDrive. The I work '09 window pops up with two icons: one Tim install and one that says 'Read before you install iWork.' I double-click on the 'Install iWork '09' icon, and a window appears that says, 'This package will run a program to determine if the software can be installed.' I click 'continue' and see 'Welcome to the iWork '09 installer.' I click on 'Continue.' The 'read me' bullet on the left lights up, and I see 'Read before you install. . . .' I click 'Continue,' then see the software license agreement. When I click on 'Continue' again, I am asked to agree, and I do. The window then says, 'Standard Install on 'Mackintosh HD' and indicates how much space the program will take.
I click 'Install,' enter my password, and the installation begins. It goes through a validating phase and begins 'writing files.' It indicates that installation will take about 30 minutes (although that number fluctuates). After about four minutes it goes to 'cleaning up.' Then after just a few seconds, the 'Summary' bullet on the left lights up and this message appears: 'There were errors with the installation. You may want to try installing again.' There is a large yellow triangle with an exclamation point in it, and a bold 'The installation failed.' Below that appears 'The installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.'
At that point, a 'Close' button is pulsating blue at the bottom of the window.
Sorry for the tedious detail. Anything revealing there?
Thanks!I have a MacBook Pro Late 2011 and I'm wondering if I install Windows 7 Ultimate to this MacBook Pro with this Full Retail Version. And if so, which bit to use either 32-bit or 64-bit since I have both disks.
64 bit.
32 bit won't use all your computer's ram.
64 bit allows you to run 32 bit programs
Your computer is 64 bit
New programs use 64 bit.
There is no reason to use the 32 bit version of Windows.Can I install Windows 7 on my new MAC Pro running OSx 10.9. BootCamp Assistant states Windows 8 or later. Help please!
Neil already gave you the answer. Here is the table repeated in case you accessed the wrong location.
Mac model
Windows 8, 64-bit
Windows 7, 64-bit
Windows 7, 32-bit
Windows Vista, 64-bit
Windows Vista, 32-bit
Windows XP, 32-bit
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
BCA
Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
5
5
4
DVD
DVD
DVD
Mac Pro (Early 2009)
5
5
4
DVD
DVD
DVD
Mac Pro (Early 2008)
4
4
DVD
DVD
DVD
Mac Pro (Early 2007)
DVD
Mac Pro (Mid 2006)
DVD
You should seek additional Boot Camp help in the Boot Camp forum: https://discussions.apple.com/community/windows_software/boot_camp
The Boot Camp Help Guides are located here: http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/How do I download/install CS4 on our two new macbook pro computers? I have the discs but no disc player on the macbook pro computers?
Hi AnnieMay1,
I have done the necessary changes you will now be able to use the serial number.
Thanks
KapilIm trying to install windows 7 in on my macbook pro, i thought it just install like intel based PC, so i use windows 7 DVD, i format the harddisk, and installation failed. When i reboot, OS X is missing, because i've format my harddisk. So what should i do to make my MBP is with windows 7
Thanks for all of your help! Big time!
Guys, I been in the business working on PC and MAC for years. So I am not green at this, I was looking for some kind of option to get past the boot loader.. Which is failing.
I know how to boot into these modes.. Done tons of research before posting and couldn't find anything.
It will not go into Internet Recovery, or any thing else. I hear the sound .. then that is it.. I get nothing else..
I have tried clearing the NVRAM which is Option + Command + P + R
Still nothing..
So I thought I would try here to see if maybe there was some trick out there someone might know of that would work.
What else guys? I am hitting th keys right..I purchased a brand new Macbook Pro last week, retina display and all. I've enjoyed it thus far, yet for whatever reason, I can't seem to install windows on a partition in BootCamp like I used to be able to. I'm on Mavericks of course, 10.9.3. I tried installing Windows on an 8gb flash drive, only to find it freeze right as the Windows initial setup comes up. I have no disc drive on this laptop, and I see no reason why I would have to buy an external optical drive just to install windows. I have an ISO file from my university, and all I want to do is use it. Also, VmWare Fusion is not what I'm looking to use.The Graphics card driver fails for most of my favorite steam games. I'd like to use bootcamp how it used to be. I tried editing the assistant's .plist after finding a tutorial on google, but Bootcamp crashes every time. I'm out of options. So my question is how do I install windows 7 on this computer?
Really hoping someone can solve my problem. All I want to do is play Sniper Elite III, and nothing will work. Thank youHello Wes109,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
The link below is the help documentation for Boot Camp, which will show you the exact steps to go through in order to install Windows on a Boot Camp partition:
Install Windows on your Mac
https://help.apple.com/bootcamp/mac/5.0/help/#apdecf0e4b6-b472-438d-881e-57c230b 1c250
Take care,
Alex H.I bought a new Macbook pro 15' late 2013 and i want to install windows 8.1 on it. I tried several times but it always says me that windows cannot be installed on the partition that i made with bootcamp assistant.
Thank you for your answers
AlessandroYou can install Windows 8.1 using Boot Camp Assistant or by using a virtual machine like Parallels, Fusion, or VirtualBox.
The Boot Camp Guides are located here: https://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
The Boot Camp Discussion Community is located here: https://discussions.apple.com/community/windows_software/boot_camp
Help for Parallels, Fusion, and VirtualBox can be found at their respective sites.I would like to know if it is possible to downgrade boot camp in order to run windows xp on the brand new macbook pro.
Welcome to Apple Support Communities
The hardware of your MacBook is just not compatible with Windows XP. You won't find any computer with the specs of your Mac running Windows XP, and Apple doesn't provide Boot Camp drivers for Windows XP in your MacBook.
Instead, what you can do is to install Windows XP on a virtual machine created with Parallels, VMware Fusion or VirtualBox. As your MacBook Pro is very powerful, you won't notice any performance difference between Boot Camp and the virtual machine unless you need Windows for things that require a good graphic card. In this case, consider the option of installing a 64-bit Windows 7 or Windows 8 version by using Boot Camp > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5634
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