Windows 7 (7600 RTM) on MBA 1.6 Rev B install problem ?

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Thezine

macrumors newbie

Original poster

• Jul 24, 2009

• #1

Hello Everyone,

During the installation of Windows 7 (7600), I got this error at 90% " Windows installation can not continue on this hardware " ? 😱

Is anybody has this issue as well ?

Thanks for the help.

 

ayeying

macrumors 601

• Jul 26, 2009

• #2

I installed it on my Rev C, no problems

 

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Thezine

macrumors newbie

Original poster

• Jul 29, 2009

• #3

My bad, it was the x64 version, I did't notice.

The windows (x32) installed without a hitch.

 

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Thezine

macrumors newbie

Original poster

• Jul 29, 2009

• #4

ayeying said:

I installed it on my Rev C, no problems

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How is the overall performance ?

I got the 1,6 GHz Rev B and it got really hot and the performance is just ok so far, no benchmark yet.

Waiting for your answer ...

 

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kntgsp

macrumors 6502a

• Jul 29, 2009

• #5

Thezine said:

My bad, it was the x64 version, I did't notice.

The windows (x32) installed without a hitch.

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And? You can install the 64 bit version on a Macbook Air. It just eats up more of your partition. You probably had a bad burn. Helps to slow down the burn speed when burning an ISO to disc.

But it being 64 bit had nothing to do with it.

 

ayeying

macrumors 601

• Jul 29, 2009

• #6

Thezine said:

My bad, it was the x64 version, I did't notice.

The windows (x32) installed without a hitch.

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I have the x64 installed.

Thezine said:

How is the overall performance ?

I got the 1,6 GHz Rev B and it got really hot and the performance is just ok so far, no benchmark yet.

Waiting for your answer ...

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Its OKAY. It does warm up but thats to be expected

 

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Jimmie22

macrumors newbie

• Jul 29, 2009

• #7

do you need a superdrive to install windows 7? Or can I install using the Remote Disk?

 

Scottsdale

Suspended

• Jul 29, 2009

• #8

You should really run it in 64-bit. Just reburn and reinstall! I personally don't want to "waste" my MBA drive space with Windows. But, I may do it when I get my next MBA with 256 GB SSD and 4 GB RAM, dreaming... of the future.

 

TheRiseofTheFal

macrumors regular

• Jul 29, 2009

• #9

Should I not even consider on my Rev. A based on your experiences? I really could use a nice version of windows, mainly for programming and I also enjoy being on the bleeding edge...just curious.