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Installing Windows 7 Upgrade Edition on a new Macbook Pro
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1196112" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>I used the double install method the first time to make sure it would work, however, I later found out it was not necessary as it activated OK anyway.</p><p></p><p>Use whatever method you feel comfortable with. Go with the double install as that will work for sure. </p><p></p><p>As for formatting - be careful here. Boot Camp only sets up the partition and prepares it for formatting. Once it reboots to the Windows 7 installer, you have to make sure that you carefully read the blue screen directions. Selecting and formatting the correct partition is a bit more obscure than it was when installing XP. Make certain you select the Boot Camp partition and not your Snow Leopard one.</p><p></p><p>And as I mentioned in my first post, you must select NTFS or the installation will fail.</p><p></p><p>Let us know how it went.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1196112, member: 46727"] I used the double install method the first time to make sure it would work, however, I later found out it was not necessary as it activated OK anyway. Use whatever method you feel comfortable with. Go with the double install as that will work for sure. As for formatting - be careful here. Boot Camp only sets up the partition and prepares it for formatting. Once it reboots to the Windows 7 installer, you have to make sure that you carefully read the blue screen directions. Selecting and formatting the correct partition is a bit more obscure than it was when installing XP. Make certain you select the Boot Camp partition and not your Snow Leopard one. And as I mentioned in my first post, you must select NTFS or the installation will fail. Let us know how it went. [/QUOTE]
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