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    Windows 7 Beta install?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by thecommish16, Jul 8, 2009.

  1. thecommish16

    thecommish16 Notebook Evangelist

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    Anyone have a quick reference guide to downloading/installing Windows 7 Beta on the macbook pro?
     
    thecommish16, Jul 8, 2009
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  2. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    Did you even bother to search the forums or use Google?
     
    Khris, Jul 8, 2009
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  3. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Goodness, we can be a bit more polite about this....

    Granted, one could have searched online but asking for a shortcut is reasonable and the forums can be a good source for such things :).

    For the OP - here's one of the best guides around imo. However, note that Windows 7 beta is no longer available and the public license has expired (it turns itself off every 2 hours). You'll need to DL the RC software and get a public license from Microsoft here. Also DL the Vista trackpad update from Apple to install after the W7RC installation is complete. Stay away from the nVidia graphics driver update that W7 tries to install when you check for updates - it breaks the brightness control on the keyboard and locks it at max only.
     
    ClearSkies, Jul 8, 2009
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  4. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    Check out the stickies :)
     
    Seshan, Jul 8, 2009
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  5. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    I was being polite. :)
     
    Khris, Jul 9, 2009
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  6. Sponsi

    Sponsi Badibade

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    Nice, thanks for the info ClearSkies.
     
    Sponsi, Jul 10, 2009
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  7. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Its now Windows 7 RC, and ClearSkies linked it! You can also consider virtualizing, and it can be completely free using VirtualBox!
     
    Sam, Jul 10, 2009
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    akaltenbach Notebook Consultant

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    I did ok loading win 7 rc on the macbook i got from my sister in law. I did cheat tho, I put a preformated(ntfs) larger hdd into it and tossed in win 7 32 bit rc. It does quite well preforming as a oversize netbook(13 inch white macbook).
     
    akaltenbach, Jul 10, 2009
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  9. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    On tell me it aint so, I already asked if i could use normal Nvidia display drivers and was told it was ok, nobody mentioned it caused the brightness to lock on full, I just got rid of a Samsung Notebook that did that. :( :( :( :(

    EDIT : Is display drivers from the Nvida website OK, but the Microsoft ones though the update bad. :eek:

     
    Tinderbox (UK), Jul 10, 2009
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  10. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    The display "worked" just fine after the driver update from W7, but it was then that I discovered the screen had gone to max and it didn't respond to the Fn keys for brightness control.... so I did a driver rollback to the default Bootcamp driver and all was fine. Could have been something specific to my MB that resulted in that effect, but I sort of doubt it since I didn't do any tweaking beforehand.

    I never tried the nV direct driver package, since the BC got it back to working and I didn't want to sit through another potential driver install/un cycle.
     
    ClearSkies, Jul 10, 2009
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