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Running Windows on your Mac
just bought a macbookpro 17 and need help
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1217965" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>Unless Acronis has made some significant changes to their 2011 software True Image will "choke" trying to transfer the image to the hard drive on your Mac. TI does not understand the Mac partition scheme nor does it understand EFI. </p><p></p><p>However, there is another way but it requires VMWare Fusion. Fusion has the ability to copy your Windows partition and create a VM from it with which you can install on your Mac. Of course you'll need the Fusion software for your Mac. The software to create the Fusion VM is free as far as I know. Here's the <a href="http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/overview.html" target="_blank">LINK</a> to their home page.</p><p></p><p>Note however: When you load Windows 7 in a VM with Fusion on your Mac it will have to be activated again as the hardware has changed.</p><p></p><p>If you instead wish to use Boot Camp, you have no other choice but to create the BC partition on your new MBP and then install Win 7 Ultimate using the BC assistant and your Win 7 DVD. Again, it will have to be activated because of the hardware change.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1217965, member: 46727"] Unless Acronis has made some significant changes to their 2011 software True Image will "choke" trying to transfer the image to the hard drive on your Mac. TI does not understand the Mac partition scheme nor does it understand EFI. However, there is another way but it requires VMWare Fusion. Fusion has the ability to copy your Windows partition and create a VM from it with which you can install on your Mac. Of course you'll need the Fusion software for your Mac. The software to create the Fusion VM is free as far as I know. Here's the [URL="http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/overview.html"]LINK[/URL] to their home page. Note however: When you load Windows 7 in a VM with Fusion on your Mac it will have to be activated again as the hardware has changed. If you instead wish to use Boot Camp, you have no other choice but to create the BC partition on your new MBP and then install Win 7 Ultimate using the BC assistant and your Win 7 DVD. Again, it will have to be activated because of the hardware change. [/QUOTE]
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