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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1098438" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>The reason for using Boot Camp is two fold:</p><p></p><p>1. It provides an easy way to partition your hard drive so Windows can be installed. The BC assistant can also be used to remove that partition if you should want to remove Windows later on.</p><p></p><p>2. The second reason is that it provides drivers for your Mac hardware that allows it to function properly with Windows.</p><p></p><p>Is there some reason why you don't want to use the Boot Camp assistant?</p><p></p><p>You can certainly partition your hard drive manually using Disk Utility and then boot your Mac with the Windows 7 DVD and install to the new partition you created. However, you would then need to install the drivers that Windows requires to operate properly.</p><p></p><p>You can always install Windows 7 in a VM instead. You have your choice of Parallels, Fusion, or the free VirtualBox.</p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1098438, member: 46727"] The reason for using Boot Camp is two fold: 1. It provides an easy way to partition your hard drive so Windows can be installed. The BC assistant can also be used to remove that partition if you should want to remove Windows later on. 2. The second reason is that it provides drivers for your Mac hardware that allows it to function properly with Windows. Is there some reason why you don't want to use the Boot Camp assistant? You can certainly partition your hard drive manually using Disk Utility and then boot your Mac with the Windows 7 DVD and install to the new partition you created. However, you would then need to install the drivers that Windows requires to operate properly. You can always install Windows 7 in a VM instead. You have your choice of Parallels, Fusion, or the free VirtualBox. Regards. [/QUOTE]
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