How to get Windows or whatever

[cRz]

sorry I'm very inexperienced with Mac. How do I get Windows so I can download Audition. Do I need windows to get Audition? redbana.com btw.

 

[mgartner0622]

You don't need windows to get it, but you need windows to run it.

You can get it by going to any local technology store and asking for a copy of windows. Expect to spend around $100 though.

 

[HippieMagic]

Walmart and any major department store with an electronics section should have Home Premium and maybe Professional. You can purchase a key and download an .iso file online as well.

 

[hotgrease]

Note that you can do a full clean install of windows with an upgrade version, which is cheaper than the full version. You just need to qualify as an upgrade (which is generally just owning a prior version of windows, but I'm not sure on the details). You can also buy an OEM version for less than a retail copy if you need the full version.

 

[iThinkergoiMac]

Note that you can do a full clean install of windows with an upgrade version, which is cheaper than the full version. You just need to qualify as an upgrade (which is generally just owning a prior version of windows, but I'm not sure on the details). You can also buy an OEM version for less than a retail copy if you need the full version.

Installing the OS twice from an upgrade disc will fool the OS into thinking that it's a valid upgrade. There's also a registry entry that can be flipped to accomplish the same thing.

 

[thundersteele]

Installing the OS twice from an upgrade disc will fool the OS into thinking that it's a valid upgrade. There's also a registry entry that can be flipped to accomplish the same thing.

Might as well go for the "free" internet version in this case.

 

[Steve.P.JobsFan]

By clicking this link, and ordering it from Amazon.com for $99.


[URL="http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-32bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0T10A/ref=sr_1_1?s=software&ie=UTF8&qid=1324796712&sr=1-1"]Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit System Builder (Full Version); $99.99 (Amazon.com)[/URL]

 

[VMMan]

I don't think the OP is asking for instructions on purchasing Windows. I think s/he is asking about installing it on a Mac...

 

[AppleFanatic10]

sorry I'm very inexperienced with Mac. How do I get Windows so I can download Audition. Do I need windows to get Audition? redbana.com btw.

There's an application on your MBP called BootCamp. Get a windows install DVD and run Bootcamp, it's pretty self explanatory after that.

 

[iThinkergoiMac]

Might as well go for the "free" internet version in this case.

Not necessarily. I have a legit copy of Windows 7 upgrade, and a legit license of Windows XP. Do I really want to install XP and then upgrade to 7 on my Mac? No way... what's the point? Nothing illegal done. If nothing else, it's a good tip for reinstallation.

It's like the Snow Leopard thing. The $30 version was an upgrade version, but not everyone who bought it was actually upgrading from Leopard.