Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 Bootcamp help?

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Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 Bootcamp help?

On my previous Mac, I was able to partition my harddrive and run Windows, including games and programs based exclusively for Windows.

I attempted to do that with my newer Mac (Late 2011 model), with OS X Lion installed (Windows XP), and I seem to have lost my disc to install the lion drivers on the Windows partition, meaning I can't get internet or use any programs.

Is there any way to order a replacement disc?

Thanks!

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5), Late 2011 MbP, Attempting Win XP

Posted on Dec 6, 2012 5:01 PM

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Courcoul

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Dec 6, 2012 5:06 PM in response to ZMarebeaux

Ah, there's the rub! On Lion Macs and later only Windows 7 is supported on BootCamp. More so now that XP is EOL'd and not supported even by its maker.

The virtualizers (VMWare Fusion, Parallels Desktop, Oracle VirtualBox) support a far wider range of Windows versions, but performance will be reduced.

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CMCSK

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Dec 6, 2012 5:05 PM in response to ZMarebeaux

US (800) 767-2775

If you're not in the US, you may need to go through the regional Apple Store that serves your location to find the contact number - http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/intlstoreroutingpage.html

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Kappy

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Dec 6, 2012 5:06 PM in response to ZMarebeaux

First, if you are using the Boot Camp Assistant installed by Lion, then you cannot run XP. Only Win7. Support drivers are downloaded from Apple. You can read about this by opening Boot Camp Assistant and click on the large Print Documentation button.

Mac 101- Using Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1461?Boot Camp 4.0, OS X Lion and Mountain Lion- Frequently asked questions

Mac OS X Lion, Snow Leopard, Leopard - Download Bootcamp Drivers | Chris F Carroll

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ZMarebeaux Author

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Dec 6, 2012 5:29 PM in response to Courcoul

Haha that might have been good for me to look at before going through all of that work... Don't I still need the drivers after I get windows 7/ partition it that way?

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Courcoul

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Dec 6, 2012 5:36 PM in response to ZMarebeaux

Yeah, you do. That's why the BootCamp Assistant leads you to creating a drivers CD or USB flashdrive with them at the very start of the process. But they're still Win7 specific.

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