Problem after Installing Vista - Anyone know how to make it Mac by default?

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Problem after Installing Vista - Anyone know how to make it Mac by default?

Sup everyone,

I have Leopard installed on my iMac (the new one), and i installed windows Vista, but now every time i turn on my iMac, it goes straight to Vista. I want it to start on Apple by default.
How do i do that exactly(step by step)? besides having to hold the option key at start-up...

Thanxz in advance to whoever helps me solve this...

Mac Book Pro & iMac, Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Oct 30, 2007 7:56 AM

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Answer 1

Fortuny

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Oct 30, 2007 8:00 AM in response to Javier Chorrillos

Hi Javier,

while in OSX:

Cick on the 'Apple' in the Top Menu
Go to 'System Preferences';
go to Startup Volume;
set your OSX partition as Startup Volume;
do the necessary reboot.

Regards

Stefan

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Answer 2

Oct 30, 2007 8:09 AM in response to Fortuny

Thank you very much. 🙂

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Answer 3

JLM222

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Oct 30, 2007 8:14 AM in response to Javier Chorrillos

While in Mac, go to System Preferences/Startup Disk - click on Mac OS 10xxx and if you want, in the lower left of this window you can lock your selection.

Also, there is an option while in Vista, open the Boot Camp tray. I would not select either Mac or Vista there, since if you have to restart Vista after a windows upgrade, it might restart in Mac. Then to get back to Vista, you would have to shut down Mac, then use the option key to get back into windows. (This part is a little iffy since I haven't had any upgrades in Vista yet)!

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Answer 4

Fortuny

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Oct 30, 2007 8:25 AM in response to Javier Chorrillos

You're welcome anytime.

Have Fun

Stefan

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