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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1083502" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>Boot Camp is not a program that runs Windows for you. It's 2 components - a partition utility and a driver package. Use the Boot Camp Assistant to partition your drive. Don't worry about the format of the drive for now. Then, install Windows. Once you're finished, install the Boot Camp drivers from your OS X disc. Then, just run the Apple Software Update (within Windows) and it will bring the driver versions up to speed. You don't need the file you just downloaded unless you've got an existing installation of Windows and don't want to use the Apple Software Update tool in Windows (for whatever reason).</p><p></p><p>Also, you can either format the partition as NTFS from within Windows setup, or you can open a command prompt at anytime from within Windows and type:</p><p></p><p>convert c: /fs:NTFS</p><p></p><p>It just takes a minute or two.</p><p></p><p>Another tip: You'll be prompted to print out the Boot Camp documentation when you first run the Boot Camp Assistant. DO IT. Read it and then continue. It will save you hours of time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1083502, member: 24098"] Boot Camp is not a program that runs Windows for you. It's 2 components - a partition utility and a driver package. Use the Boot Camp Assistant to partition your drive. Don't worry about the format of the drive for now. Then, install Windows. Once you're finished, install the Boot Camp drivers from your OS X disc. Then, just run the Apple Software Update (within Windows) and it will bring the driver versions up to speed. You don't need the file you just downloaded unless you've got an existing installation of Windows and don't want to use the Apple Software Update tool in Windows (for whatever reason). Also, you can either format the partition as NTFS from within Windows setup, or you can open a command prompt at anytime from within Windows and type: convert c: /fs:NTFS It just takes a minute or two. Another tip: You'll be prompted to print out the Boot Camp documentation when you first run the Boot Camp Assistant. DO IT. Read it and then continue. It will save you hours of time. [/QUOTE]
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