Windows 7 upgrade Macpro 2,1 from Vista

[Shadowkahn]

Finally have my computer where I want it to be - except for upgrading to Windows 7 - been testing that operating system for the last few months though on a custom computer that couldn't run Vista worth a damn (it runs Windows 7 like a dream though - go figure).

Rather pleased with it overall and now I want to upgrade my Mac Pro (macpro 2,1 3.0Ghz Xeon Quad) from Vista 64-bit to Windows 7 64-bit.

Now having tested the upgrade process on the other computer I really don't think it should be a problem Vista to Windows 7 (that was the RC).

But I came across this KB on apple's website http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3920 saying that Apple does not support upgrading to Windows 7 on what I believe is my model of Mac Pro.

I'm curious if anyone else had any issues upgrading to Windows 7 from Vista on their Mac Pro, and if so how did you work through your issues?

 

[gugucom]

Your machine is running EFI32. This will cause issues with the ISO format Microsoft is using. I would stay away from downloadable upgrade versions and rely on DVD distributions for your model.

If you encounter problems with the EFI32 you can use a known work around. I would also follow the hint from Apple and wait for Bootcamp 3.1. The 3.0 version has some nasty bugs one of which causes blue screens from a bad HFS driver.