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    setup Windows instead of OSX ?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by sanazhot, Aug 3, 2007.

  1. sanazhot

    sanazhot Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi all,
    i'm absolutely new to MBP and osx .
    i have a question.
    i want to know , if i buy a MBP , can i change the os or no? i mean can i delete osx completely and install for example a fresh copy of xp ?

    what about using xp and osx simultaneously ? i mean when pc boots up , i can select which os ( osx or xp ) should run?!

    tnx in advance
     
    sanazhot, Aug 3, 2007
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  2. taelrak

    taelrak Lost

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    Can you? It's technically possible.

    Should you? Probably not. At the least wait until Boot Camp is finalized - you'll have driver issues in Windows with no easy way to update them if you get rid of OSX entirely right now.

    There are a ton of reasons not to as well - I'll let someone else list them all over again since I"m lazy.

    This is called Boot Camp - currently a free beta download from Apple. Lets you dual boot (i.e. choose the OS you want at start up). Runs Windows natively at no performance loss.
     
    taelrak, Aug 3, 2007
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    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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  4. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    The "Running Windows on a Mac" sticky at the top of this forum will detail some ways to run Windows on the Mac. The thread cashmonee linked to will talk about removing OS X from the Mac.

    Personally, I think if you're absolutely new to MacBook Pro and OS X you should try it out before trying to get rid of OS X. Most people enjoy Mac OS X over Windows, and I think you will too.
     
    Sam, Aug 3, 2007
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