Bootcamp running PC games

WAdams · 11:37 PM

I would like to install bootcamp, but I have no form of Windows 7 whatsoever. I have the latest Macbook (not MacBook Pro). Is there any way to install bootcamp without a Windows CD and maybe download the Windows 7 from somewhere. I'd like to play Just Cause 2 on my MacBook.

powerhouse7 · Sep 5, 2010, 02:14 AM

You cannot install Windows using Boot Camp without a Windows OS Disk. What you can do, however, is download a disk image then burn that to a disk and use that with Bootcamp.
Your other option, is you're just going to use Windows occassionally is use a virtual computer through Parallels or VM Ware.

MoLiva · Sep 5, 2010, 09:26 AM

Or stop being cheap and just go buy windows 7.

Yeah yeah it's expensive, find it on sale somewhere and it'll be less than the cost of 2 games. Or buy an OEM copy for even less. I'm sure down the road you'll have more to play than Just Cause 2 and it's good to have a legitimate copy of Windows in case you run into any issues down the road.

WAdams · Sep 5, 2010, 11:38 PM

I do have another slow HP Laptop, is there any way I could extract Windows 7 from it?

vistadude · Sep 5, 2010, 11:51 PM

If it was a fast laptop, you could extract it, but if it's a slow laptop you can't.

Just kidding, you need a retail windows 7 dvd and license.

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I do have another slow HP Laptop, is there any way I could extract Windows 7 from it?

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WAdams macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2010	Bootcamp running PC games I would like to install bootcamp, but I have no form of Windows 7 whatsoever. I have the latest Macbook (not MacBook Pro). Is there any way to install bootcamp without a Windows CD and maybe download the Windows 7 from somewhere. I'd like to play Just Cause 2 on my MacBook. Last edited by WAdams; Sep 5, 2010 at 11:37 PM. Reason: Additional Information
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powerhouse7 macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canberra, Australia	You cannot install Windows using Boot Camp without a Windows OS Disk. What you can do, however, is download a disk image then burn that to a disk and use that with Bootcamp. Your other option, is you're just going to use Windows occassionally is use a virtual computer through Parallels or VM Ware. __________________ 2011 27" iMac i7, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB, 256GB SSD + 1TB HD 2010 Macbook Air 2.13GHz , 4GB RAM, 256GB SSD Dell U2711 Display \| iPod Classic 160GB
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MoLiva macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Canada	Or stop being cheap and just go buy windows 7. Yeah yeah it's expensive, find it on sale somewhere and it'll be less than the cost of 2 games. Or buy an OEM copy for even less. I'm sure down the road you'll have more to play than Just Cause 2 and it's good to have a legitimate copy of Windows in case you run into any issues down the road. __________________ 15" 2010 Macbook Pro: 2.66GHz Core i7, 8GB DDR3, 240GB OWC SSD, nVidia 330M w/512MB
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WAdams Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2010	oh I do have another slow HP Laptop, is there any way I could extract Windows 7 from it?
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