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User profile for user: XENiCraft
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Use Existing Windows Install too boot up Mac using Boot Camp

Hello All


I have an iMac with 10.8.2 and a Windows laptop with Windows 7. The laptop is getting quite old and doesn't have the processing power for it to do what I need. I would like to know if it would be possible for me to boot from the windows harddrive in the laptop and use my iMac's processing power to let me do the things I need? So pretty much just using an existing Windows install and running the Mac from there. Is this possible with/without Bootcamp?

If not, are there any suggestions?


Thanks in advance,

xeni

Posted on Jan 11, 2013 2:55 AM

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User profile for user: saturnotaku
saturnotaku
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Posted on Jan 11, 2013 6:49 AM

Not possible. You need to install Windows directly onto your iMac and use the proper Apple support software to get the hardware working properly.

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Use Existing Windows Install too boot up Mac using Boot Camp

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