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1 To install Windows on your Mac using Boot Camp, follow the steps listed below in the order listed: Notes: Be sure to back up all your data before following the steps in this article. Print this article to use as a reference while installing Windows. 1. Open Finder and navigate to Applications -> Utilities and double-click Boot Camp Assistant. 2. Click Continue on the initial introduction window. 3. Set the partition size for the Windows installation. To change the amount of space to dedicate to Windows 7, click the small divider between Mac OS X and Windows, and drag it to the left. Note: Windows 7 requires at least 16 GB of hard drive space to install but keep in mind that the this space will also need to accomidate any applications installed and your saved documents. a good starting point might be to set the size 40GB or more (depending on the number of applications you plan to install). Example: Microsoft Office 2010 Professional requires aroud 3GB to install.

2 4. Once you ve determined how much space you want to dedicate to Windows 7, click the Partition button, or simply click the Divide Equally button to devide the partitions equally. 5. Once the partition is created, you will have a new BOOTCAMP drive icon on your

3 desktop. 6. Next, insert your Windows 7 DVD and click the Start Installation button. 7. Your Mac will restart and boot to the Windows 7 DVD. You ll be prompted with a window asking which partition you want to install Windows on. Select the partition labeled BOOTCAMP. Then, click Drive options (advanced).

4 8. With the BOOTCAMP volume still selected, click Format. 9. Click OK when notified that files will be lost. Note: (The new partition will not contain any files).

With the Windows 7 DVD removed, your Mac will automatically boot back into Windows 7, and the installation will continue.

5 10. Windows 7 will begin to install, during the installation your system will reboot, when this happens, you ll need to remove the Windows 7 DVD. 11. With the Windows 7 DVD removed, your Mac will automatically boot back into Windows 7, and the installation will continue. You ll be prompted to select your language, keyboard layout, Product ID, etc. Follow any additional instructions to complete the installation of the Windows When the Windows installation has completed, insert your MAC OS DVD and select RunSetup.exe when prompted.

6 13. Click Next when the Boot Camp installer launches. 14. Select I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next.

7 15. Make sure that Apple Software Updatefor Windows is checked, and then click Install. 16. The Boot Camp installer will install all the required drivers.

8 17. Notifications will pop up with each driver that gets installed. 18. Once the driver installation has completed, click Finish.

9 19. You ll be prompted to reboot, remove your OS X DVD from the drive, and click Yes to restart. 20. When your Mac boots, hold down the ALT key to select which Operating System you want to boot to. (If you don t press the Windows button, your Mac will boot to the Mac OS by default.)

10 Creating a Windows flash drive installer on an OS X computer 1. From the Finder, open the Applications folder, and then Utilities. 2. Open the Boot Camp Assistant, and then click Continue. The next screen should give you a list of options. 3. UITS recommends making the USB drive installer first. You don't need to install Windows or download the support software at this time, as it will be easier to do both later. To proceed: a. Verify that the USB drive you will be writing to is plugged in. b. Uncheck the Install Windows 7 or later version and Download the latest Windows support software from Apple options. c. Check Create a Windows 7 or later install disk and click Continue. 4. Your USB drive should be listed in the "Destination disk" area. Use choose to browse to your.iso file; after selecting it, click Continue. 5. If prompted, confirm your action and/or provide an administrator's password. The process of writing the.iso file to the USB drive can take 20 minutes or longer. Note:

11 In Mac OS X, the option to create a Windows flash drive will only appear if the computer you're using does nothave an optical drive. On Macs with optical drives, the option will be either missing or grayed out.

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