Full Version: Just Windows on a Mac
Is it possible? Or do you have to run Leopard with bootcamp in order to have Windows? How would one go about installing just Windows on a mac without leopard.
If it is an Intel Mac you can run JUST windows..
SticMAC
SticMAC
QUOTE (apreichner @ Sep 1 2009, 03:24 AM) 
Is it possible? Or do you have to run Leopard with bootcamp in order to have Windows? How would one go about installing just Windows on a mac without leopard.
QUOTE (MoDFoX @ Sep 1 2009, 12:34 AM)
There are a few options including:
Parallels
and
VMWare
Although they don't run nearly as fast as you would get through Bootcamp.
Parallels
and
VMWare
Although they don't run nearly as fast as you would get through Bootcamp.
Well, those are virtualization applications. They run inside of Leopard, so that would defeat the purpose of having Windows without Leopard on the computer. Plus it'd be tons slower than just using bootcamp.
QUOTE (SticMAC™ @ Sep 1 2009, 01:24 AM)
If it is an Intel Mac you can run JUST windows..
SticMAC
SticMAC
Well, an Intel mac still needs bootcamp to install Windows. My question was, is there a way to installed JUST windows on the Mac, completely removing Leopard from the hard drive. So essentially, a PC in a mac case? And yes it's an intel mac.
You only need the Bootcamp Drivers for Windows!
You can get rid of MacOS completely by repartitioning the drive with Gpart or similar.
The thing is you need a "fresh" drive.
Make it MBR with NTFS format.
You can Boot from a Windows DVD and install completely.
You then need to use the MacOS DVD for the Bootcamp drivers or just get the latest of the Web, its quite legal, if you own a Windows DVD
Using the Mac DVD does not install Bootcamp it merely gives you the drivers for your hardware
Bootcamp is only installed from within MacOS to allow you to run Windows in conjunction with GUID formated HDDs
I installed Win7 on a extra drive I had, with Bootcamp drivers that came from Demonoid, which were newer than the one's I had on my MacBook DVD!
SticMAC
You can get rid of MacOS completely by repartitioning the drive with Gpart or similar.
The thing is you need a "fresh" drive.
Make it MBR with NTFS format.
You can Boot from a Windows DVD and install completely.
You then need to use the MacOS DVD for the Bootcamp drivers or just get the latest of the Web, its quite legal, if you own a Windows DVD
Using the Mac DVD does not install Bootcamp it merely gives you the drivers for your hardware
Bootcamp is only installed from within MacOS to allow you to run Windows in conjunction with GUID formated HDDs
I installed Win7 on a extra drive I had, with Bootcamp drivers that came from Demonoid, which were newer than the one's I had on my MacBook DVD!
SticMAC
QUOTE (apreichner @ Sep 1 2009, 08:02 AM)
Well, those are virtualization applications. They run inside of Leopard, so that would defeat the purpose of having Windows without Leopard on the computer. Plus it'd be tons slower than just using bootcamp.
Well, an Intel mac still needs bootcamp to install Windows. My question was, is there a way to installed JUST windows on the Mac, completely removing Leopard from the hard drive. So essentially, a PC in a mac case? And yes it's an intel mac.
Well, an Intel mac still needs bootcamp to install Windows. My question was, is there a way to installed JUST windows on the Mac, completely removing Leopard from the hard drive. So essentially, a PC in a mac case? And yes it's an intel mac.
*Cringe* Why would anyone do this?
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*Cringe* Why would anyone do this?
For professionnal use..
I just bought some macbook pro s for my company, we need to use Windows for some reasons.
Apple laptops are well built, sexy, robusts and not much expensive those days ( cheaper than dell & hp for the same specs ).
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Is it possible? Or do you have to run Leopard with bootcamp in order to have Windows? How would one go about installing just Windows on a mac without leopard.
I think it s better and simpler to keep leopard but if you don t use it you can put a tiny partition for it & leave the rest of the drive for Windows.
You can also set the mac to boot on Windows instead of Leopard.
It wiil just act as a real PC .
My boss uses his mac only on Windows he never started Leopard on it.
QUOTE (tomazzzi @ Sep 24 2009, 12:26 PM)
For professionnal use..
I just bought some macbook pro s for my company, we need to use Windows for some reasons.
Apple laptops are well built, sexy, robusts and not much expensive those days ( cheaper than dell & hp for the same specs ).
I think it s better and simpler to keep leopard but if you don t use it you can put a tiny partition for it & leave the rest of the drive for Windows.
You can also set the mac to boot on Windows instead of Leopard.
It wiil just act as a real PC .
My boss uses his mac only on Windows he never started Leopard on it.
I just bought some macbook pro s for my company, we need to use Windows for some reasons.
Apple laptops are well built, sexy, robusts and not much expensive those days ( cheaper than dell & hp for the same specs ).
I think it s better and simpler to keep leopard but if you don t use it you can put a tiny partition for it & leave the rest of the drive for Windows.
You can also set the mac to boot on Windows instead of Leopard.
It wiil just act as a real PC .
My boss uses his mac only on Windows he never started Leopard on it.
I feel like a facepalm moment...business doesn't buy for sexy.
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