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setting up windows 7 beta in boot camp

I just got the Windows 7 beta and I'm wondering how I go about installing it in boot camp. Could someone tell me step by step and (if possible) provide pictures or screenshots? I'm really new and I've never used boot camp before.

24" iMac 2.8 GHz 320 GB HD 4GB RAM 6 MB L2 cache, Mac OS X (10.5.5), This profile is MADE ON A MAC

Posted on Dec 28, 2008 3:32 PM

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Dec 30, 2008 1:08 AM in response to funman895

Hey,

I had already done this a few weeks ago. I think it was the first week the pre-beta was leaked.

You install it exactly the same way you would Vista. Burn the iso to a disc using disk utility, then start the boot camp utility(With the disk in your drive) and continue from there. Make sure you select the ultimate or whatever the highest level there is on the list(This is during the windows installer).

Oh and harris is wrong. It's likely to work because Microsoft made sure that there is backwards compatibility with vista. However, like Chuck, I vaguely remember having to download the Realtek vista drivers.

It ran pretty great for me until any web browser I used would crash and so would Visual Studio.

Smerky

Jan 2, 2009 11:40 AM in response to Chuck Bragg

*The main problem is:*

after you installed Windows 7 and boot it - you're inserting original MAcOSX DVD 1 to install BootCamp Panel and drivers - but it doesnt work - just a 2229 error...
i found the reason - http://techiemusings.typepad.com/techie_musings/2008/10/running-windows-7-pdc-bu ild-on-a-mac-with-boot-camp.html
but people still donknow how to solve it...

Jan 2, 2009 4:59 PM in response to yanisdesign

Well, I ran bootcamp and partitioned a 32gb drive ntfs. I ran the Windows 7 disc and installed without issues. I then inserted the OS X install dvd 1 and installed the bootcamp drivers with the only hiccup being no sound and no isight. I downloaded the bootcamp update 2.1 (I believe) and got the iSight working but still no sound. Then all I did was download and install the newest realtek HD sound driver r212 and everything so far is working great...

Jan 4, 2009 1:44 AM in response to funman895

OK, here's the fix from what I can see... Instead of editing the MSI and hacking it like that, I simply changed the registry setting to make it look like I was running Vista (Windows 6.0) instead of Windows 7 (6.1)

Open Regedit and navigate to:
HKEY LOCALMACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion

and then change the CurrentVersion key from 6.1 to 6.0

Run the bootcamp setup and you should be good. Don't forget to change the current version key back to 6.1.

Afterwards, download the bootcamp update from Apple for Vista and install (you don't need to change the version or anything for that to work).

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