Windows Only on a Mac?

andreab35 · Sep 20, 2008

I was just thinking today and wondering this question... and I couldn't find the answer to my question in the Search.

Anyways, is it possible to run Windows only on a Mac?

(you are probably wondering why that I should even bother to run windows... but I was just curious).

Thanks!

gnasher729 · Sep 20, 2008

andreab35 said:
I was just thinking today and wondering this question... and I couldn't find the answer to my question in the Search.

Anyways, is it possible to run Windows only on a Mac?

(you are probably wondering why that I should even bother to run windows... but I was just curious).

Thanks!

No problem at all. Read the documentation how to use Bootcamp. Follow the documentation, except that you create only _one_ partition on your hard drive (for Windows only) instead of two (one for MacOS X, one for Windows).

After doing that, you can still install MacOS X on an external hard drive and use it without any problems. (As far as I know, nobody has yet managed the opposite: Install Windows on an external drive only and make it work on a Macintosh with MacOS X on the internal drive).

andreab35 · Sep 20, 2008

gnasher729 said:
No problem at all. Read the documentation how to use Bootcamp. Follow the documentation, except that you create only _one_ partition on your hard drive (for Windows only) instead of two (one for MacOS X, one for Windows).

After doing that, you can still install MacOS X on an external hard drive and use it without any problems. (As far as I know, nobody has yet managed the opposite: Install Windows on an external drive only and make it work on a Macintosh with MacOS X on the internal drive).

Thank you for kindly answering my question! I really appreciate it!

kwood · Sep 20, 2008

I'm surprised it was answered without anyone saying "Why would you want to do that?" or "Just buy a cheap Windows box."

As stated above it is possible to do, and it is fairly easy too. Just follow the instructions in the Boot Camp Assistant.

ayeying · Sep 20, 2008

Why would you wanna do that!?

okay, seriously though, why? I'm not bashing or whatnot, I just want to know the theory behind it.

andreab35 · Sep 20, 2008

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LOL... I knew someone would say that.
I like Apple laptop styling and hardware.
I mean, I don't think I'd ever do such a thing... but I was just curious.

ayeying · Sep 20, 2008

andreab35 said:
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LOL... I knew someone would say that.
I like Apple laptop styling and hardware.
I mean, I don't think I'd ever do such a thing... but I was just curious.

Honestly, I would since Windows is slightly more productive for my day-to-day use. But its not stable for me

howie1108 · Sep 20, 2008

Don't know why you would want to but it can be easily done. Just follow the Boot Camp Assistant installing Windows, boot up Windows, format and delete the Mac OS X partition and extend the Windows partition out. I even think a while ago PC Magazine benchmarked a MacBook Pro running just Windows Vista and I think it beat the rest of the Windows laptops by a fair bit

Good Luck!
- CaptHowie.

sushi · Sep 20, 2008

A Mac running Windows does not seem so weird to me.

Apple makes nice hardware -- especially their laptops.

Why not get a MB or MBP and put Windows XP or Vista on it?

someone28624 · Sep 20, 2008

It doesn't seem odd to me either, really. I love OS X so much though, I'd have a hard time deleting it even if I did usually use Windows for whatever reason.

Rondue · Oct 4, 2008

I cant hate on that either but if you give OSX a try especially leopard you will begin to use it i assure you

jbrenn · Oct 6, 2008

it can be done

i had a hard drive failure on my mb and i have a spare 40 gig for some reason it would not let me install osx on it but i was able to install windows. This was just a work around until i could go do a apple store and get them to replace it.

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