Help with bootcamp...!!Help me

[chetan6686]

Hi all,
I have the new 13 inch 2.66 ghz MBP.I m planning to install windows 7 through Bootcamp?Can anybody suggest what should be the appropriate size of the partition or should i go with the default 32 GB..??I m planning to Play Call of duty Modern warfare 2..so i may be needing space..but my doubt is can i install the game into the Mac partition instead of the Windows partition??(then i can keep 32 GB)
Thanks in advance!!!

 

[Hellhammer]

I would give the 32GB and then add more if needed http://guides.macrumors.com/Extend_or_Resize_Boot_Camp_Partition

 

[chetan6686]

So i wont be able to access the mac partition from windows or vice versa??

 

[DoFoT9]

that came with a 250GB HDD? personally i would add 50GB for bootcamp. that 15GB might come in handy...

 

[chetan6686]

It came with 320 GB...though i dont have concern for space..the thing is i will be downloading games so i will be like requiring 11 GB for call of duty MW2 to download and again 11GB or more to install.I downloaded MW2 port version and itz disappointing !!!!

 

[Hellhammer]

So i wont be able to access the mac partition from windows or vice versa??

Not without 3rd party apps like NTFS-3G and HFSExplorer. As I said, you can give it 50GB now and resize if needed

 

[DoFoT9]

Not without 3rd party apps like NTFS-3G and HFSExplorer. As I said, you can give it 50GB now and resize if needed

you can resize later? using BC app?

 

[chetan6686]

Not without 3rd party apps like NTFS-3G and HFSExplorer. As I said, you can give it 50GB now and resize if needed

First of all thank you for replying..I really appreciate it.
I have already installed Macfuse and NTFS for mac...they are working fine.
So will i be able to download large files in Windows 7 mode and then move it to the Mac partition and vice versa???

 

[Gorilla Power]

LOL @ thread title - desperate Indian call for help

 

[DoFoT9]

First of all thank you for replying..I really appreciate it.
I have already installed Macfuse and NTFS for mac...they are working fine.
So will i be able to download large files in Windows 7 mode and then move it to the Mac partition and vice versa???

if your formatted in NTFS then it will all go smoothly for you

just make sure to backup regularly!

 

[Hellhammer]

you can resize later? using BC app?

See my post above

First of all thank you for replying..I really appreciate it.
I have already installed Macfuse and NTFS for mac...they are working fine.
So will i be able to download large files in Windows 7 mode and then move it to the Mac partition and vice versa???

Yeah, OS X can read NTFS without any apps but for writing, you need NTFS-3G. Windows can't read or write HFS+ without any apps but HFSExplorer is free and works okay

 

[chetan6686]

LOL @ thread title - desperate Indian call for help

Wat does it 2 do with indian????Just a newbie having doubts!!!lolzzzz.....

 

[DoFoT9]

See my post above

you didnt say what program using though tsktsk