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Looking to use boot camp on my imac 2.66ghz to run Windows 7. Which version of Win 7 do I need, can I use an upgrade version or need full?
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Although some users have had success running Windows 7 on Intel based Mac's, officially Apple (as of Jan 06, 2010) has not released the new version of Boot Camp which will support using boot camp to load Windows 7.
Like I said, some users have been able to get windows 7 to dual boot on a mac, but you do risk possibly messing up your computer in the process. If apple does not support something, they will not help if you run into issues during the install. I have worked for apple before, and they are not real big on helping people do things they do not officially support. According to the article ( http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3920 ) the following apple products will not 'officially' support dual booting Mac OS X and Windows 7 using Boot Camp.
Note: The following models will not be supported for use with Windows 7 using Boot Camp.
iMac (17-inch, Early 2006)
iMac (17-inch, Late 2006)
iMac (20-inch, Early 2006)
iMac (20-inch, Late 2006)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2006)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2006)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2006)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2006)
Mac Pro (Mid 2006, Intel Xeon Dual-core 2.66GHz or 3GHz)
I think there is a way on apple's website to find out if your iMac happens to be one of these models by searching for your serial number. I would poke around on http://support.apple.com and I am sure you can find it. If not, give apple support a call before you do anything to see if your iMac happens to be one of the unsupported models.
I highly recommend doing a backup of any photos, music, documents before trying to setup your mac to do a dual boot. That kind of stuff is NEVER fun to loose..
Richie
Like I said, some users have been able to get windows 7 to dual boot on a mac, but you do risk possibly messing up your computer in the process. If apple does not support something, they will not help if you run into issues during the install. I have worked for apple before, and they are not real big on helping people do things they do not officially support. According to the article ( http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3920 ) the following apple products will not 'officially' support dual booting Mac OS X and Windows 7 using Boot Camp.
Note: The following models will not be supported for use with Windows 7 using Boot Camp.
iMac (17-inch, Early 2006)
iMac (17-inch, Late 2006)
iMac (20-inch, Early 2006)
iMac (20-inch, Late 2006)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2006)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2006)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2006)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2006)
Mac Pro (Mid 2006, Intel Xeon Dual-core 2.66GHz or 3GHz)
I think there is a way on apple's website to find out if your iMac happens to be one of these models by searching for your serial number. I would poke around on http://support.apple.com and I am sure you can find it. If not, give apple support a call before you do anything to see if your iMac happens to be one of the unsupported models.
I highly recommend doing a backup of any photos, music, documents before trying to setup your mac to do a dual boot. That kind of stuff is NEVER fun to loose..
Richie
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