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MAC OS X 10.6.4 Airport & Windows Issue
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<blockquote data-quote="SammySlim" data-source="post: 1286521" data-attributes="member: 48298"><p>Welcome to the forums! I think you'll find this a helpful group.</p><p></p><p>If you don't have installation disks, I would purchase Snow Leopard first and upgrade your OS to 10.6. You can use that disk for any reinstall/repair that would be necessary assuming you can't get the install disks.</p><p></p><p>As for WinXP vs Win7, definitely use Win7. It will work fine with your machine. Apple is no longer providing drivers in Boot Camp for XP.</p><p></p><p>While the "get Snow Leopard" advice is appropriate regardless of your situation, one alternative you may have is to install Windows (either XP or 7) as a virtual machine using VirtualBox (free from Sun), Parallels or VM Ware Fusion - as an alternative to Boot Camp. Even though you only have 2 GB of memory, either of those should work if allocated 1 GB of the memory. That won't set any speed records but will be serviceable and may be a way to avoid having to purchase a new version of Mac OSX.</p><p></p><p>Either way, I would advise reading both stickies at the top of this forum in their entirety (and if using Boot Camp, to print and read Apple's instructions in their entirety) before installing Windows either as a virtual machine or via Boot Camp.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SammySlim, post: 1286521, member: 48298"] Welcome to the forums! I think you'll find this a helpful group. If you don't have installation disks, I would purchase Snow Leopard first and upgrade your OS to 10.6. You can use that disk for any reinstall/repair that would be necessary assuming you can't get the install disks. As for WinXP vs Win7, definitely use Win7. It will work fine with your machine. Apple is no longer providing drivers in Boot Camp for XP. While the "get Snow Leopard" advice is appropriate regardless of your situation, one alternative you may have is to install Windows (either XP or 7) as a virtual machine using VirtualBox (free from Sun), Parallels or VM Ware Fusion - as an alternative to Boot Camp. Even though you only have 2 GB of memory, either of those should work if allocated 1 GB of the memory. That won't set any speed records but will be serviceable and may be a way to avoid having to purchase a new version of Mac OSX. Either way, I would advise reading both stickies at the top of this forum in their entirety (and if using Boot Camp, to print and read Apple's instructions in their entirety) before installing Windows either as a virtual machine or via Boot Camp. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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