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Old 02-02-2009, 03:10 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Windows - Install windows vista on a mac from a download
Ok!so i've just got a new macbook and am a totally new mac user..bought windows vista from the microsoft and chose to download it instead of have the dvd sent to me as i thought it would be faster..(!) but it's downloaded in 3 different parts which have saved into my documents folder and i cant find instructions anywhere on how to install this!please help me!!
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Old 02-02-2009, 03:48 PM   #2 (permalink)
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what is the name of the files?
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Old 02-02-2009, 03:58 PM   #3 (permalink)
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one is vista_homepremium....exe the others are install.wim and boot.wim....
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Old 02-02-2009, 04:17 PM   #4 (permalink)
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please please help me...ive been trying to install this for hours and hours every day for a week...surely someone somewhere must have had the same problem at some stage?! im just so frustrated!!
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Old 02-02-2009, 04:31 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I might be wrong on this, but I'd be willing to bet that you'll have to run that EXE file on a Windows machine in order to generate/extract an ISO image to burn to disc.
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Seems my suspicion is correct:

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Old 02-02-2009, 04:36 PM   #7 (permalink)
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ohh ok!i'll try that on my old laptop...but what a lot of crap from microsoft!
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