Jan Zdarsa As I wrote in previous article – it didn't work for me and I had to try the new Microsoft Windows 7 on my own computer. And more precisely on my little darling – the unibody Macbook. I used to run Windows Vista Business 32-bit on this laptop without the slightest problem, so I decided to go a level higher - I decided to Windows 64 7-bit operating system.
So I started the Boot Camp utility in the Leopard operating system, which will provide you with a dual boot. After launch I chose create new partition for installing Windows 7 and I set the partition size to 32 GB. After a while, Boot Camp asked me to insert the Windows installation CD and I allowed it to restart the computer.
The installation started loading immediately after the reboot. When choosing the installation location, I chose my prepared 32 GB partition, which had to be formatted at this moment. That was a matter of a moment, and then I could proceed to the classic copying and unpacking of the installation data.
The installation went relatively smoothly, roughly the same as the previous installation of Windows Vista. After about two restarts, I appeared on the desktop of the Windows 7 operating system. Of course, Aero was not yet active.
The next step is to install the necessary drivers from the Leopard installation CD. After putting it in, the "setup.exe" installer started, but after a while I got an error telling me that it somehow doesn't understand under the 64-bit system.
But the solution was not complicated at all. It was enough to go to the contents of the CD, go to the /Boot Camp/Drivers/Apple/ folder and run the BootCamp64.msi file there. From now on, the installation of the drivers took place in the standard way without any problem.
After installation, there will be a reboot and it is necessary to set up our multitouch trackpad. I can find it in the bar near the clock Boot Camp icon, where all the necessary settings are located. I map the F1-F12 keyboard to use without the Fn button and on the trackpad I set the clicks as I need. But I find the first problem, the right button of the trackpad does not work after clicking with two fingers.
I'm trying to search using Apple update new driver for trackpad, but I can't. So I go to Apple Support and find that it is located here trackpad update, which is not yet offered via Apple update for 64-bit systems. After installation, the right button already works perfectly.
So it's time to test if everything is working properly. So I'm going to rate my computer using Windows 7 benchmark and after a while it spits out the result at me. I'm relatively happy with it, although according to foreign forums it would be wiser to use a different driver for the graphics card than the one from the Leopard CD to get a better result. But that doesn't bother me yet, Aero has already been activated and everything is running smoothly.
However, they appear after some time of use 2 problems. First of all, Windows 7 did not want to spit out the CD with Leopard and after one restart the sound from the internal speakers did not even work. But everything was very good easy solution. Ejecting the CD worked without a problem after the next restart, and I solved the sound by inserting headphones into the jack, in which the sound worked and after disconnecting the headphones, the sound was back in the speakers. She probably just got angry with some Windows feature.
I also wanted to try running a 32-bit program in v compatibility mode. Since I also wanted to print out some of the images, I chose Screen Print 32. I ran it under Windows XP SP2 mode and everything ran without problems, although without compatibility mode the program threw an error.
Overall, Windows 7 seems very fast to me. After an unsuccessful experiment with Windows Vista comes a system that is already in this beta version it outperforms Vista in every way. It brings many new features and the system is very fast. On foreign forums, some report that, according to various benchmarks, their system runs as fast as Windows XP, sometimes even faster. I can subjectively say that I find the system very fast.
As for the new features and the question of whether I would be willing to switch to them from Apple MacOS Leopard, I have to say unequivocally no. Although it's a big step forward, the Windows 7 environment still doesn't feel as good to me as Leopard. In short, I got used to it very quickly, but weaning it off would definitely be very slow.
Anyway, if someone needs Windows to run some programs, so be it I can fully recommend Windows 7. In the next part of this mini-series, I will show you how Windows 7 runs through a virtual machine.
hi, I have a completely different problem, I own an intel dual core 2,2 ge force 8600 and 2 GB of memory, normally I have win XP 64 bit installed when I want to install the beta version of win 7 that I downloaded from Microsoft. drop me a voice tip error 0,0000008e or attempt to load a 64 bit application, however this cpu is not compatible with 64 bit mode.
file \windows\system32\boot\winload.exe
status 0xc000035a
the same for the 32-bit version, I install both from DVD, so I tried it via virtual PC, Intel driver, I still don't understand, pls advise. dikec ledy
I am considering installing Win Vista business on a macbook pro unibody. I wanted to ask if anyone knows what the approximate battery life is under Vista. It is said that only the 9600 graphics are running here and it is not possible to switch to the integrated one, which means that the endurance will definitely be significantly less.
hello, do you still have 7 installed on your mac? I have such a problem on a mem white mabook, namely that under win (xp32) there is no way (except for an external keyboard) to use the delete button, even via fn. could you try it out at your place :) already delete or fn+delete thank you, but for me it's worth upgrading to 7 or when I can do it, I'll do it :) thank you :)
I honestly don't know, I bought a macbook like this, it's quite possible that there will be some older bootcamp, I'll try to somehow upgrade or reinstall it :) thanks for the answer.:)
I have a MacBook 3.1, it's an Intel Core Duo, I have 4 GB of RAM, the installation went well, but the webcam, two touchpads and functional keys do not work for me, and neither does the brightness of the display, I'm just working on that and I'll let you know if I find anything.
You really didn't have a problem with running Windows Vista Buzinez on a macbook pro unibody? I really envy you, I freeze 2x to 4x a day. :(
ops...sorry for the post, I installed BootCamp from one of the attached CDs and the faulty drivers were also installed, I only got 10 GB for Win, it's a defined partition where I'll try different OSes, I'll run it through rEfit. I'm going to try how to play urban terror :) because under MacOS not much, it wasn't good under Linux either :D
I want to ask if I buy a macbook and want to install Windows 7 as well, do I have to buy the original one? Or can I legally download it somewhere? Thanks
Bootcamp and all its components work absolutely badly. I installed Win 7 64 + the latest drivers for Windows. These seem to work correctly, but I have the feeling that they are built just to hurt. Windows works smoothly, but the trackpad supports a maximum of 2 fingers. Scrolling is incomparable to the MAC OS system, because the driver under Windows moves the movement of the finger to the scrollbar of the given window. Scrolling is therefore insensitive and very sensitive to the active element in the window. When trying to move the window from one place to another, this happens after a certain delay. The light sensor changes the brightness intensity less smoothly than under MAC OS, sometimes even chaotically. After pulling out the power cable, windows flashes through the black screen, which is distracting. When using windows, the fact that you are working with a keyboard developed for MAC OS should also be taken into account.
However, the biggest drawback is the fact that Windows cannot effectively use the hardware and the battery under it lasts approx. 1,5-2 h compared to MAC OS it is 5-7 h
can you advise how to play games on macbook ??
I have a MacBook PRO 15″ and I also dual-booted Windows 7 there as a game console.
Using the Bootcamp assistant, I defined a place for Windows, then had a CD with drivers created, and finally Windows was installed.
After that, I loaded Bootcamp with drivers from the created CD, and then I had to add updates to Windows, install the control panel for ATI graphics and prepare the system for operation.
The way I do it is that I do all my work on Mac OS X, Windows mainly has the function of a game console.
is it possible to have both systems installed? both win and x-axis??