Hi guys, I'm new to this forum and looking for advice on installing Windows 7 on my iMac (27" Mid 2011 edition) for PC gaming.
From reading on this forum it seems you can install Windows 7 on a mac from an upgrade copy of Windows 7 without any prior install of windows, yes?
I am a student and so don't want to pay for a full copy when I can get an upgrade copy much cheaper but at the below site it states:
http://www.software4students.co.uk/products/microsoft-windows-7-professional-upgrade#
Is this accurate or just walking the company line so to speak for what the product is intended to do? Has the ability to clean install from an upgrade copy been recently patched out or something? Also the disc version only shows as 32 bit. I thought all windows 7 copies came with 2 discs one for 64 and 32 bit, am I wrong in thinking that? Am I just better going with the download? Mac can bootcamp 64 bit Windows 7, yeah?
Basically I've just to go through the bootcamp/install as normal but leave the cd key blank and then reinstall with the cd key to "upgrade" within windows 7, yeah?
Thanks for any help you can give me guys
From reading on this forum it seems you can install Windows 7 on a mac from an upgrade copy of Windows 7 without any prior install of windows, yes?
I am a student and so don't want to pay for a full copy when I can get an upgrade copy much cheaper but at the below site it states:
Please Note: An upgrade from Windows 7 is not possible and this product is not compatible with Mac OS. Images shown are for illustration purposes only.
http://www.software4students.co.uk/products/microsoft-windows-7-professional-upgrade#
Is this accurate or just walking the company line so to speak for what the product is intended to do? Has the ability to clean install from an upgrade copy been recently patched out or something? Also the disc version only shows as 32 bit. I thought all windows 7 copies came with 2 discs one for 64 and 32 bit, am I wrong in thinking that? Am I just better going with the download? Mac can bootcamp 64 bit Windows 7, yeah?
Basically I've just to go through the bootcamp/install as normal but leave the cd key blank and then reinstall with the cd key to "upgrade" within windows 7, yeah?
Thanks for any help you can give me guys
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