Windows 7 Install Guides for Mac
Posted on July 19th, 2009 by Nidhi
Because you know you Macophiles can’t live without Windows! Especially a version that actually does what it’s supposed to! If you’re looking to install Windows 7 on your PC, refer to our Windows 7 installation guide for Netbooks.
Wondering why you should install Windows 7? Apart from the fact that it would up your tech street cred, it’s also a lightweight software that works slightly faster than XP and has a lot more bang in it. Much better than running Vista on your Mac. Read our overview of the pros and cons.
Here’s what you’re going to need for this installation:
- 10GB free space and OS X 10.5 and higher if you’re using the Boot Camp dual installation
- 40GB if you’ll be doing it the virtual machine installation way
- a few hours to spare
- Windows 7 (both guides suggest your burn it to a disk and then continue with the installation). You can download it and get the serial number here.
Below are the wonderful guides that will walk you through the process. Don’t forget to back up your computer before you embark on this journey!
- via Boot Camp (you’ll have to dual boot your Mac) (Requires OS X 10.5 and higher)
- via virtual machine installation (using software like Parallels)
- using a USB flash disk (if you have a netbook and don’t have a CD/DVD drive, this will be your best bet. Only for the ambitious, the guide claims it’s easy, but…
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Because you know you Macophiles can’t live without Windows! Especially not a version that actually does what it’s supposed to!
I think this statement is as invalid as it goes. Whilst many entertain themselves running 2 OSes on their Macs, there’s really to point to do so for many. Windows is not as superior these days as it was years ago. You can easily find alternatives.
I see your point, maybe I shouldn’t have included all mac users
There are some programs that run only on Windows and don’t have mac versions yet. An example is a software that helps business keep track of payroll (the name escapes me at the moment). One of the places I’ve worked at is completely mac-based, and my co-worker needed to install Windows via Parallels to access certain programs. Windows 7 would be a much better platform for her to use instead of Vista.