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Best way of installing Windows 7 on MBP

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NStocks

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So I need to install windows in order to run some software ( Autodesk Ecotect ). I haven't looked into installing windows on my Mac because I hate windows and I've heard bad things about it running on Mac's, plus I don't have enough time to research it fully )

Forgive my ' lazyness ' but what would be the cleanest way of installing it. I want to use as many features of the Mac OS i.e trackpad ( again not sure if these work in windows ). The software is very hardware driven i.e it needs quite a lot of power, so would Bootcamp be the best option ?

In general, is Windows 7 running OK these days ?

Thank You so much
 
miles01110 said:
Pretty awful. I wouldn't stray far from an outlet.
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Ugh, typical windows crap!

thanks for your help !

Oh, when I decide that I've had enough of windows, is it just as easy to delete the partition as if it wasn't there ?
 
I've just partitioned 15gb and went ahead with the windows installation. When I select the partition, it says it needs to be formatted to NTFS. Do I do this directly from the windows installation setup ? I didn't know you can format one hard drive, even if it had been partitioned.

Thank You
 
NStocks said:
I've just partitioned 15gb and went ahead with the windows installation. When I select the partition, it says it needs to be formatted to NTFS. Do I do this directly from the windows installation setup ? I didn't know you can format one hard drive, even if it had been partitioned.

Thank You
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Yes, just do it from the Windows setup. As long as you choose the correct partition (i.e. C:), you're OK.
 
NStocks said:
miles01110 said:
Pretty awful. I wouldn't stray far from an outlet.
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Ugh, typical windows crap!
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It's not Windows' fault. Apple's BIOS emulator disables some of the hardware power-saving features (i.e. being forced to use the 9600M instead of the 9400M). It sucks, but if you need the full native power for Windows via Boot Camp, it's a sacrifice you'll have to make.

I assume that booting Windows 7 directly via EFI would be much more efficient. There have been several threads about creating such an installation, but I'm not sure how successful the attempts were.
 
valvehead said:
It's not Windows' fault. Apple's BIOS emulator disables some of the hardware power-saving features (i.e. being forced to use the 9600M instead of the 9400M). It sucks, but if you need the full native power for Windows via Boot Camp, it's a sacrifice you'll have to make.

I assume that booting Windows 7 directly via EFI would be much more efficient. There have been several threads about creating such an installation, but I'm not sure how successful the attempts were.
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Fully agree with that. He's got a 17" unibody which for battery life on boot camp is pretty bearable at 3.5 hours on high performance, 4.5 on balanced - I could barely get half that on the 15", a big reason why I went large!
 
Gav Mack said:
Fully agree with that. He's got a 17" unibody which for battery life on boot camp is pretty bearable at 3.5 hours on high performance, 4.5 on balanced - I could barely get half that on the 15", a big reason why I went large!
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Those figures are better than what I anticipated :)

I've now installed Windows 7 via boot camp successfully. Is it as simple as inserting the Mac disc into the super drive to install the trackpad gestures. Do I insert the disc when in windows, how can I change it so that when I turn my Mac on, Mac OS X automatically starts rather than windows ?

Also, do I just insert the Mac disc in order to use the brightness buttons and ter ' F ' buttons located on the keyboard in windows, as they just bring up help menus at the minute

Thank You !
 
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