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[getafix]

I am trying to install windows on my macbook pro after i did a clean installation due to upgrade from osx 10.6 to osx 10.7. the message i get from booth camp is 'The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition'.i formatted with the recommened format but it won't work.what do i do?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

 

[simsaladimbamba]

How did you format the HDD?
Did you do it from the Recovery partition?

OS X Lion: About Lion Recovery
Lion Recovery Disk Assistant


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[getafix]

i did the formatting at 'disk utility'

 

[simsaladimbamba]

i did the formatting at 'disk utility'

But from where? In Mac OS X or via the Recovery Partition?
And do you have your Mac backed up, and if so, how?

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

Do you have another partition? If so, that's the problem.