It was kind of challenging for me to install windows vista in my macbook. Basically because I got some errors and I have to do a lot of research before I finally made it to work. To help you save time, I’ll post here what I did and how it worked 😉
- Get ready with your Mac OS & Windows installers.
- On your mac, close all open programs.
- Go to Applications then Utilities then Boot Camp.
- Open Bootcamp Assistant, follow the online instructions
- Create a partition for Windows, I chose 40GB for my windows HD (I have a 250GB HD)
I tried going to disk utility then repair then tried boot camp again but it failed again.
After googling, I found the solution:
1) Start up your macbook w/ the Mac OS X installer CD
2) Use Disk Utility to repair disk
This time, it worked! No more errors, so I continued w/ Windows installation.
- Insert your Windows Installer CD then click Start Installation. Follow the onscreen instructions.
- Select “Disk 0 Partition 3 BOOTCAMPâ€
- Click Drive Options (advanced).
- Click Format, then OK, then next. Your Windows Vista partition is now formatted using NTFS file system.
- After you install Windows, your computer will automatically restart using Windows.
- Follow onscreen instructions to configure windows.
- When you’ve finished installing Windows, you’ll need to install the macbook drivers.
- Go to My Computer, select Drive D: then eject (windows installation CD)
- Insert Mac OS X Installation disc, follow the onscreen instructions.
- You’re done! woohooo!
In order for you to choose which OS to boot, hold down the option key while restarting until the disk icons appear and choose which OS to start, that’s it!
Click this link to go to the official guide: Boot Camp Installation Guide
Let me know if this helped you in a way 🙂
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