Struggling to come to terms with what Bootcamp is all about

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Struggling to come to terms with what Bootcamp is all about

There is a pc game I would really like, however I am told it only runs on windows

so I did some research and people have recommended bootcamp

but I don't know what bootcamp is . I have never used it and never heard of it until now.

what I want to make sure of is that it won't harm my computer or slow it down in any way

i do not want to take any risks with my laptop . So if there are any small risks that may be involved I would like to be aware of them

if they're is anyone who has tried bootcamp to play a windows game , if you could please advise me on what i should do

MacBook Pro with Retina display

Posted on Dec 23, 2014 3:39 PM

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Answer 1

Allan Jones

Level 9

79,718 points

Dec 23, 2014 4:11 PM in response to TimeyWimeyTimeLords

Here you go:

http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/

You also may wish to check out teh BootCamp forums at this link:

Boot Camp

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Answer 2

Dec 23, 2014 4:22 PM in response to TimeyWimeyTimeLords

Boot Camp Assistant is provided by Apple and is already on your computer. BC allows you to set aside a portion of your hard drive - a partition - where you can install Windows. That is really all it does.

You will need a copy of Windows to install in the BC partition. When you want to run your Mac as a Windows machince you restart and select the BC partition as the boot drive. When you do that, to all intents and purposes you have a Windows box.

Boot Camp

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Answer 3

Dec 23, 2014 4:24 PM in response to Allan Jones

Sorry Allan, your response was not showing when I did mine.

best wishes for the holidays!

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Answer 4

dalstott

Level 4

2,639 points

Dec 24, 2014 8:25 AM in response to TimeyWimeyTimeLords

I have used Boot Camp with 3 Mac laptops since 2008 (MacBook Pros (2008 and 2010) and MacBook (2006) mainly for playing Windows games. I have used Mac OS X 10.6 to 10.9 with Windows XP, Vista, and 7. I have had no problems with installation or functioning mainly because I followed the directions explicitly. As you have a retina display MacBook Pro you will only be able to use Windows 8 and Windows 7 (you may need a retail Win 7 DVD). Also since Windows runs natively a anti virus/malware program is necessary.

Get the instructions and read then print them. https://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/

Boot Camp 5.1: Frequently asked questions - Apple Support

Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems - Apple Support

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