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Need some help using BootCamp on MacBook Pro 2011

Hello,


I have just bought a CD which is not compatible with MacBook's, and can only use Windows operating system. I have been direceted to use the BootCamp application, when I load the app, it comes up with two options, to download something or buy Windows 7, which I dont have, therefore I chose the first option. I was told to put in a USB drive in, which I have done, and a load of files have been downloaded to my USB drive, but what do I do next?


Thanks.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on Mar 22, 2013 1:00 PM

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Mar 22, 2013 1:06 PM in response to ollieman1998

As you are using OS X Mountain Lion and looking at the MacBook Pro you are using, you can install a 64-bit Windows 7 or 8 version, but you can't use Windows XP or Windows Vista. If you haven't got Windows yet, buy Windows 7 on a DVD in Amazon or eBay, or Windows 8 from the Microsoft Store or Amazon (make sure that you buy it on a DVD).


What you have downloaded to your USB drive are the Boot Camp drivers. Those drivers are for all the hardware of your Mac, because Windows doesn't detect everything, so you need those drivers to run Windows properly and get the maximum performance of the MacBook Pro. You have to install them just after installing Windows.


If you need help installing Windows with Boot Camp, see > http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.8.pdf

Mar 22, 2013 1:17 PM in response to ollieman1998

Windows 7 has dropped its price a lot because of the Windows 8 release. For example, this is the price of Windows 7 Home Premium on Amazon > http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-7-Home-Premium/dp/B002DHGMK0 Unfortunately, Windows 7 isn't available as a download anymore, but it was before the Windows 8 release.


Windows 8 is available as a download and on a DVD. As a download, you can get it from the Microsoft Store > http://www.microsoftstore.com. However, only the upgrade version is available as a download, so you have to get the full Windows 8 version ("System Builder") on a DVD in Amazon or eBay. Its price is similar to the Windows 7 price

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