imouse2

Q: Boot Camp

How do I install a version of win Pro to a boot camp partition in Mavericks?

Posted on Aug 27, 2014 9:47 AM

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  • by imouse2,

    imouse2 imouse2 Aug 27, 2014 9:50 AM in response to imouse2
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    Aug 27, 2014 9:50 AM in response to imouse2

    Let me be clear.  I have a MS version of XP Pro that I want to continue using, rather than give any more money to MS. I run OS 10.9.  Can I do this?  I sure hope so.

    Thank you,

    Jay

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Aug 27, 2014 11:07 AM in response to imouse2
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    Aug 27, 2014 11:07 AM in response to imouse2

    It appears you'll need to use a virtual machine.

     

    Boot Camp 5 - FAQ

     

    Check your computer against the table in this article.

     

    Bootcamp

     

    Or you can run Windows in a virtual machine, which saves having to reboot to Boot Camp. This allows you to access Mac OS and Windows from one boot.

     

    Parallels

     

    VirtualBox

     

    VM Fusion

  • by Allan Eckert,

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Aug 27, 2014 11:09 AM in response to imouse2
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    Aug 27, 2014 11:09 AM in response to imouse2

    Exactly what do you need to run that requires Windows?

  • by Kurt Lang,

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang Aug 27, 2014 11:28 AM in response to imouse2
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    Aug 27, 2014 11:28 AM in response to imouse2

    If you have previously installed this version of Windows under an older version of OS X, you are still using exactly the same Mac, and you still have the Windows drivers disk OS X created with the older version of Boot Camp; then yes, you can use that version of Windows.

     

    That's the only real difference between each successive version of OS X. Apple only writes Mac hardware drivers for certain versions of Windows supported by that version of OS X. For Mavericks, supported Macs only get drivers for Windows 7 or 8.

     

    Just run Boot Camp as always to create your Windows partition, ignore the step to create a drivers disk, and install Windows. Once Windows is installed and it boots to the Win desktop, then install the model specific drivers you already have.