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The support software will be burned to that disc. Insert the disc and click any OK buttons necessary to more the process along.

You’ll then be prompted to insert a writeable CD or DVD disc. Select Burn A Copy To CD Or DVD and click continue and the Windows support software will be downloaded to your Mac. In the resulting screen you’ll be presented with two more options-Burn A Copy To CD Or DVD and Save A Copy To An External Drive. If you have such a Mac enable this option, click Continue, and follow the instructions for creating the install disk.) For Windows to operate properly on your Mac you need this support software, so select that option and click Continue. This is enabled for those Macs that lack a media drive such as the MacBook Air and latest Mac mini. (You may also see a Create a Windows 7 Install Disk option. In the resulting Select Tasks window you have a few options-Download the Latest Windows Support Software From Apple and Install Windows 7. Getting started with Boot Camp Step 4: Download Windows support files Click Continue at the bottom of the window. If you’re using a laptop powered only by the battery, heed the warning to attach a power supply. This screen provides an overview of Boot Camp.

After you launch it, the first screen you see is labeled Introduction. If you don’t currently have another backup strategy in place, take a look at Time Machine, which is bundled with OS X.īoot Camp Assistant is bundled with the Mac OS and can be found in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder at the root level of your hard drive (/Applications/Utilities). Should something go wrong, you don’t risk losing any of your data. You must also have a Windows installer disc or disc image as well as the serial number to go with it.īecause Boot Camp creates a partition-and could possibly move some of your data in the process-it’s a good idea to have a complete backup of your startup drive. To install the 64-bit version of Windows 7 you need at least 20GB of free storage on that startup drive. If you wish to run the 32-bit version of Windows 7 you’ll need at least 16GB of free storage space. The processor entry should include the word “Intel” and the OS version should be 10.7 or higher. If you’re unsure which kind of processor your Mac has and the operating system it’s running, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu.

Under Lion, Boot Camp supports Windows 7 only. If you have a Mac with a PowerPC processor, you’re out of luck.