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Hi,
I'd like to be able to do a system image backup of the windows side of boot camp from within windows that can be restored to a newly created boot camp partition (of the same or larger size).
I tried using the windows 7 system image backup and restore...
Started by Dan on
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The issue here is that you....
I'd like to be able to do a system image backup of the windows side of boot camp from within windows that can be restored to a newly created boot camp partition (of the same or larger size).
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I currently have Windows 7 installed in VirtualBox on Mac OS X 10.6 and I was wondering if there is any way to make that image bootable via Boot Camp. I already have my disk partitioned.
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One tool that we used was Norton Ghost.
I imagine that you could do the same with your system.
You install a fresh copy of Windows 7 on the Boot Camp partition, then use the Windows Easy.
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With the Boot Camp tools installed on Windows, there's an option for rebooting directly to Mac OS ("Restart in Mac OS X" from Boot Camp system tray item).
But is this possible in the opposite direction? In other words, instead of the procedure 1) "Restart...
Started by Jonik on
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REFIt is a boot manager that will allow you to select ....
If you wantThere is no way to this with only BootCamp installed as it is controlled by OSX .
The simple way is to use the Startup Disk preference pane in System Preferences.
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I have a 2006 vintage MacBook Pro (Intel Core 2 Duo) and have been using Boot Camp since it was in beta. I had been running XP SP2 on it with Tiger quite happily.
I've recently wiped and reinstalled everything to upgrade to Leopard. After installing Leopard...
Started by Mark Pim on
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Note: If you're on the System icon and....
Click on the System and Maintenance link.
Click on Start and then Control Panel.
I think XP and Vista both reboot automatically by default when are receiving .
You may be getting a BSOD on boot.
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I've installed the Windows 7 RC 64-bit edition under boot camp, but I'm have zero luck getting the 3D acceleration working.
I've installed all the Mac drivers (including the 64bit Nvidia ones on the OSX install cd), I've also run the windows update and...
Started by James McMahon on
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On my MacBook Pro unibody 2009, I get life in the 4-5 hours range with the NVidia driver Apple supplies with Snow Leopard Boot Camp 3.0 NVidia OEM compatiblie....
Use the drivers from Boot Camp 3.0 on the Snow Leopard disk.
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So, I thought give Windows 7 a shot on my iMac 20" running Snow Leopard. Installation went well, it is running without any problems. After the installation, some very strange problems occur:
When I boot into OSX, I have to wait for at least 5 minutes ...
Started by SjoerdV on
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On boot: just open a terminal, type:
sudo pico /etc/fstab
if there is data already in this file DO
The UUID is the unique ID associated with your ntfs partition, it can be found in disk utility, by clicking none ntfs ro,noauto
Now hit ctrl....
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I am not sure if there is anything I can do, but here is my situation.
Boot Camp will not install if my main hard drive which contains OSX has more than 1 partition on it. I have previously successfully installed boot camp before but recently have reformated...
Started by iBunny on
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Use Disk Utility to shrink disk....
Partitons after I Install Boot camp? I know I can partition Before I install any OS with Disk utility another partition You should not be using Boot Camp Assistant for this.
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Does anyone know if or where these are uploaded? My Snow Leopard disk refuses to install 64bit ones because i am on a 2006 Mac Pro. I've previously been running the Boot Camp 2.0 64bit drivers from the 2008 Mac Pro and they've worked just fine in vista...
Started by knome on
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[DRIVE LETTER]:\Boot Camp\Drivers\Apple\BootCamp64.msi Ah, i had to do to install? I keep getting....
Wait, so how did you exactly get the 64-bit Boot Camp 3.0 driversIts in the same place.
Have looked closer at the disk.
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So the Snow Leopard 10.6.3 DVD is booted from, disk utility used to delete partitions & 10.6.8 is installed with other updates from the built in software update successfully. Boot Camp is started & ran alright then rebooted. Then XP disc is booted from...
Started by pleaseineed on
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Are you using Boot Camp Assistant to install windows? yes Which specific Mac model? What (from the xp cd?), formats the boot camp partition, loads something (from the xp cd?) right after?), formats the boot camp....
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I'm considering taking the plunge to do Boot Camp so I can play PC games. I don't particularly want to spend $200 on Windows 7. Can I save money by buying XP and still be able to run modern games? Or should I just go with 7 to make things easier on myself...
Started by TallManNY on
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I tried a little program called Lion Diskmaker those helpful answers... .
So I downloaded Lion again and tried to make a flash drive boot disk off the install.
So first I thought I needed to make a Lion Boot Disk.
Or something.
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