My First Bootcamp Install
I completed my first Macintosh Bootcamp installation today. The process, like most I associate with Apple technologies, was simple and smooth.
A friend bought his new MacBook Pro by, and after a quick trip to CompUSA to pick up a copy of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows XP, we went to work. And, it was a pleasure. He loaded this box to the hilt. Top of the line MacBook Pro. Two gigs of RAM, power windows and locks, smoothglide transmission; this model has it all! To top it off, we killed some Goose Island Summer Ale as we worked.
First I ensured my buddy's MacBook Pro had the lastest version of OS X installed (it did). Next I reviewed whether his firmware was up to date. I downloaded a recent firmware patch (2 MB), loaded it, and then I downloaded Bootcamp (a relatively small file at just under 90 MB).
Next I executed the Bootcamp program, which essentially walked me through the configuration. The first task Bootcamp had me complete was burning drivers and information it supplied to a blank CD. Next I resized (partitioned) the hard disk to make room for the new Windows installation. Essentially you just specify how much hard disk space you wish to dedicate to Windows XP.
Bootcamp then asks for the Windows XP CD (you must use a full version of either XP Home with SP2 or XP Professional with SP2). Upon inserting the XP CD-ROM, the Windows install begins just as if you were sitting at an Intel PC, which, in essence, you are when you install XP on the new Intel-powered Macs.
When Windows Setup completes, you just load the drivers CD you created, click Setup and the Apple installer completes the dual-boot configuration for you. Rebooting the PC takes you into whichever OS you operated last. To change the operating system Apple boots, just hold the Option key when you hear the Mac's "bong" startup sound. A menu will appear with two hard disk images; one is labeled Macintosh OS and the others reads Windows. Select your choice using the arrow keys and press Enter to boot that operating system.
A friend bought his new MacBook Pro by, and after a quick trip to CompUSA to pick up a copy of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows XP, we went to work. And, it was a pleasure. He loaded this box to the hilt. Top of the line MacBook Pro. Two gigs of RAM, power windows and locks, smoothglide transmission; this model has it all! To top it off, we killed some Goose Island Summer Ale as we worked.
First I ensured my buddy's MacBook Pro had the lastest version of OS X installed (it did). Next I reviewed whether his firmware was up to date. I downloaded a recent firmware patch (2 MB), loaded it, and then I downloaded Bootcamp (a relatively small file at just under 90 MB).
Next I executed the Bootcamp program, which essentially walked me through the configuration. The first task Bootcamp had me complete was burning drivers and information it supplied to a blank CD. Next I resized (partitioned) the hard disk to make room for the new Windows installation. Essentially you just specify how much hard disk space you wish to dedicate to Windows XP.
Bootcamp then asks for the Windows XP CD (you must use a full version of either XP Home with SP2 or XP Professional with SP2). Upon inserting the XP CD-ROM, the Windows install begins just as if you were sitting at an Intel PC, which, in essence, you are when you install XP on the new Intel-powered Macs.
When Windows Setup completes, you just load the drivers CD you created, click Setup and the Apple installer completes the dual-boot configuration for you. Rebooting the PC takes you into whichever OS you operated last. To change the operating system Apple boots, just hold the Option key when you hear the Mac's "bong" startup sound. A menu will appear with two hard disk images; one is labeled Macintosh OS and the others reads Windows. Select your choice using the arrow keys and press Enter to boot that operating system.
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