Windows on Macbook Pro

Rybo89 · 17 Sep 2009 at 21:13

A few questions.

What is the program called what lets you use Windows on your macbook pro?

Is it easy to use? How does it work? Would i just turn on my MacBook Pro and it will let let me choose what OS i want to work with?

Would i be able to use my Windows Vista Ultimate?

Thanks a lot to who ever can help.

Edit: Whoops put it in wrong section, should be in software.

Rybo89 · 17 Sep 2009 at 21:29

Thanks a lot mate.

Few thing i need to use what only supports windows, ill sort it all out now then.

Thanks to who ever moved the thread to.

Rybo89 · 17 Sep 2009 at 21:42

Hmmmm, every link i find about Bootcamp leads me to this page: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL73

But its a .exe so i can't open it...Obviously im just being stupid, so could some kind person tell me what to do

Thanks

Rybo89 · 17 Sep 2009 at 22:29

I really, really wish i read this thread before carrying on! Im now having to reinstall OS X haha.

Im that type of guy who presses the big red button when it says not to.

Thanks for replies, ill try that way this time

Rybo89 · 18 Sep 2009 at 07:25

Fillado said:
In other words you could format your HDD and run Windows and only Windows on you MacBook Pro. If you so wanted to. It acts (well, mostly) like any other PC

I would be best off that way. Honestly haven't got a clue what anything is on OS X. Dont really need this OS either.

Only thing installed and what i use on here is Firefox and Pokerstars.

So how would i get put Windows and only Windows on it? Is it easy to do?

Thanks

Rybo89 · 18 Sep 2009 at 14:45

I tried formatting the HD last night and just putting Windows on, but it said it couldn't install windows on the *** Macbook/Hard driver....Reason why i had to install OS X again. (stars are there as ive forgot what the 3 letters were)

Ah and i didn't pay a silly price for the Macbook Pro, someone owed me some money so i took the Macbook Pro instead. Bargain

Like i said ive had this thing about 4-5 months and still havent got a clue what all them icons are in the tray thing, sorta know how to use finder, thats about it. Not really interested in it really, as i dont do editing or photo stuff or what ever all macbook pro users do

So is it safe to just put windows on? Anyone know of any tutorials?

Thanks a lot

Rybo89 · 19 Sep 2009 at 20:42

Fillado said:
The Windows installer doesn't touch (delete, reformat etc. etc.) an HFS+ (Mac file system) partition. This is why you couldn't get any further. What you have to do is:

Boot from your Mac install disc
Go through until you get the Menu Bar at the top
Select Utilities > Disk Utility
Select your HDD on the left (that is XXX.XXGB *Make* *Model* not the partition that is probably below it)
Go to the Partition tab
Select "Volume Scheme" as 1 Partition
"Format" as MS-DOS (FAT)
Click the Options button and make sure you change the Partition Map Scheme to MBR
Apply all that

Then just boot from your Windows disc and away you go (obviously you'll format the disk NTFS as part of the installation).

It is perfectly safe to do this. You could install Mac OS X again later if you wanted to. The only thing that you don't have access to is any firmware updates for the hardware but that depends of the age of the Mac. Most of the firmware updates come out only when they discover problems in newer Macs.

Thanks a lot dude for typing that out, your a star! Now just have Vista ultimate on my macbook pro

Thanks to others for help aswell.

Does anybody know any sites with the 17" macbook pro drivers for Vista? Search quite a few sites but they all just take me to Intel site and they dont have the drivers on there site anymore.

Was under impression Bootcamp would have them but still can't open up the program even in windows :confused:

Have no sound, lights on keyboard, wifi/wireless and keyboard layout is messed up.

Thanks a lot again

Rybo89 · 20 Sep 2009 at 17:57

Xenoxide said:
You should be able to just pop in your Mac OS Leopard/Snow Leopard disk and it'll install them...it would have come with the MBP.

Hmmm how? I cant see how that would work or how to get it to work?

on a other note though, what a absalutly awsome peice of kit this MBP is! Just tested BF2 / TMN-F / COD4 on it, can max out BF2 and nearly max out TMN-F and cod4 with 2-4xAA @ 1680x1050

Shocked me with it only being a lappy.

Rybo89 · 20 Sep 2009 at 20:50

It says OS X Leopard 10.5.6

Sorted it all now though dude, google put me through to a site what had a program what installs all the drivers. Seems to be working fine.

Only problem im having is i can't get resident evil benchmark to work properly (the game freezes but the sound is still working)