I would hate to have to buy more crappy Windows software when I already own Vista 32 and 64 bit and use 32 bit on my uMB
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Is it true new MBP's only support Win 7 not Vista?
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The reason I ask is since I have a ton of games that were purchased for Windows, it doesn't pay for me to buy all of them now for Mac OS, especially that COD4 is still $50 from Apple, and I already own it.
I would rather not get a new one then to buy Windows 7, I would rather just keep using Vista 32 bit as I already own a legal copy. If not, I might have to rethink getting a new MBP and go with a Refurb again.
What does the number ranking mean anyway that I am a 65816?
I would rather not get a new one then to buy Windows 7, I would rather just keep using Vista 32 bit as I already own a legal copy. If not, I might have to rethink getting a new MBP and go with a Refurb again.
What does the number ranking mean anyway that I am a 65816?
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only problem there is the older boot camp will not have drivers for all the hardware in new MBP's.
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When you launch bootcamp, after selecting where to install and format the bootcamp to dos fat32; then bootcamp will ask to select drive or empty disk to burn windows drivers; I used a 16gb USB key-pen- then it'll ask for you to insert windows install disk - at this point click install later, go to startup disk and select bootcamp, insert win vista cd and it should boot-up into bootcamp and give u the option to install vista 32- I have not tried this but have heard of anecdotes of this method being successful
When you launch bootcamp, after selecting where to install and format the bootcamp to dos fat32; then bootcamp will ask to select drive or empty disk to burn windows drivers; I used a 16gb USB key-pen- then it'll ask for you to insert windows install disk - at this point click install later, go to startup disk and select bootcamp, insert win vista cd and it should boot-up into bootcamp and give u the option to install vista 32- I have not tried this but have heard of anecdotes of this method being successful
Wrong question. The question should be:
"Is it true that only Win 7 SP1 supports the new SB MBP's?"
Sandy Bridge optimized Windows programs work only under Windows 7 SP1, because they require the operating system support for their thread management (context switches) and other functions.
It is possible that developers include code for non-SB-platforms in their programs, but this means your applications run slower if you do not use at least Windows 7 SP1.