Does Bootcamp use PowerPC binaries?

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Hi, I've got a MacBook Pro 17 inch with Intel Core Duo (NOT INTEL CORE 2 DUO). It's the one with a completely silver casing not the newest MacBook Pros. I have Bootcamp installed and am using the Vista operating system in the partition. I am trying to make OS X run faster without deleting the Windows partition. I have downloaded a program called CleanMyMac and it can delete PowerPC universal binaries. The program can remove the unnecessary code from FAT binaries and make applications load faster.

Here's the full description: Universal binaries were compiled both for Intel and PowerPc architectures. But on your Mac, you only use one architecture code, and there is code that never gets executed and is wasting your disk space. CleanMyMac can automatically remove the unnecessary code from FAT binaries and make your applications load faster.

I figured since I have Vista installed on Bootcamp will deleting the PowerPC binaries make Windows unfunctionable? And does deleting the PowerPC binaries effect OS X?

If anybody knows the answer that would be great! Thanks.
 
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Bootcamp does not use PowerPC code, it will only run on Intel macs
 
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So If I delete the PowerPC binaries then BootCamp (with Vista installed) will run without any problems?
 

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When you boot into the separate Windows partition, it uses nothing, zip, zero, nada, zilch that is contained in your OS X partition.

As to playing around with the system files in your OS X partition is a good idea or not is another question altogether.
 

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Why do you want to delete the PPC binaries and code? You're not going to save all that much space by doing so, and the PPC code does not slow you down even though you're on an Intel machine.

Anyway, if you don't like the PPC code or binaries, just upgrade to Snow Leopard. No PPC code or binaries.... :)

Regards.
 
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Just to improve my Mac's performance. I am going to get Snow Leapord soon. Thanks for your help.
 

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