WIndows installtion mistake
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A. Head for the Bootcamp icon on the task bar and select reboot to OSX.
B. Re-boot hlding down the option key until you see the boot menu and then select OSX.
B. Re-boot hlding down the option key until you see the boot menu and then select OSX.
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I'm not sure I understand what's going on? If you installed or attempted to install Vista, there is no way it would install unless the partition was formatted to NTFS. Neither Vista nor Windows 7 can be installed on any other file system except NTFS.
If the machine is booting into Windows, then the partition must be formatted as NTFS.
If the machine is booting into Windows, then the partition must be formatted as NTFS.
its not booting into windows vista but windows vista insatllation process
like when u reboot u start the installtion but i difnt format it so it wont install so now i need to go back to mac to format it in ntfs format how can i do this? it keeps going abck to windows installation
like when u reboot u start the installtion but i difnt format it so it wont install so now i need to go back to mac to format it in ntfs format how can i do this? it keeps going abck to windows installation
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OK. Reboot the machine and as soon as you hear the POST chime hold down the OPTION key. Then choose your MacIntosh HD to boot from. As soon as you're back in OS X, open System Preferences, Startup Disk, and select your MacIntosh HD as the default.
Let us know if that worked.
Let us know if that worked.
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Boot from your windows CD by holding down C when you boot. Before the windows installation starts you should have an option to format the drive (and it will format into NTFS).
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