Windows 10 technical preview on a early 2006 iMac?

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Windows 10 technical preview on a early 2006 iMac?

I have read that you can install the Windows 10 technical preview on a Mac. I downloaded the x84 and the x64 ISO files and burned them each to a separate disk using an ISO burner. The computer that I am installing it on is a 20 inch Early 2006 iMac. I run Bootcamp, the computer restarts, but no matter which disk I use, I always get the infamous "select cd rom boot type" error message. Any suggestions?

Hardware:

iMac4,1

Intel Core Duo

2 GB Memory

Boot ROM Version: IM41.0055.B08

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Mar 20, 2015 11:07 AM

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mende1

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Mar 20, 2015 11:10 AM in response to luigiman2018

Looking at the hardware of your iMac, Microsoft supports it without any problem in order to run Windows 10, but not Apple, as there are no recent Boot Camp drivers for that computer.

I'd recommend you to install Windows 10 on a virtual machine if you want to try it, but you need to increase the RAM before. If not, try downloading Windows 10 and burning it with a different computer, as the ISO image is probably not burned properly, but remember that you may have serious issues.

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KiltedTim

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Mar 20, 2015 11:11 AM in response to luigiman2018

The Windows 10 technical preview is not supported by Apple on Any Mac. I've successfully installed it in a VM using Virtual Box. If you want to play with it, you may want to try that.

Until it's actually released, I wouldn't expect Apple to support it at all.

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Kappy

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Mar 20, 2015 11:12 AM in response to luigiman2018

That model only runs 32-bit software and is 32-bit hardware. You cannot run a 64-bit version of Windows on it.

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luigiman2018 Author

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Mar 20, 2015 11:37 AM in response to Kappy

I thought that x86 was another name for 32 bit.

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luigiman2018 Author

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Mar 20, 2015 11:40 AM in response to mende1

The DVDs were burned using a computer by Gateway running Windows 7.

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Kappy

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Mar 20, 2015 11:41 AM in response to luigiman2018

The latest Windows is 64-bit if you downloaded 64-bit ISO files as you stated. X86 doesn't mean 32-bit or 64-bit hardware.

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luigiman2018 Author

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Mar 20, 2015 11:51 AM in response to Kappy

Does Microsoft have a download for a 32bit version? The only downloads I see are Windows 10 Technical Preview (x64) and Windows 10 Technical Preview (x86)

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KiltedTim

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Mar 20, 2015 11:59 AM in response to luigiman2018

Ask Microsoft. This is an Apple forum.

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Kappy

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Mar 20, 2015 12:00 PM in response to luigiman2018

As far as I am aware it's 64-bit only. You just need a much newer computer or you will need to stick to older versions of Windows. You might look at the chart in this link: Boot Camp- System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems.

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Mar 20, 2015 12:15 PM in response to Kappy

OK, thanks.

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Mar 20, 2015 12:18 PM in response to KiltedTim

Thanks. I installed it using Virtual Box and will wait for Microsoft to release Windows 10 to play around with a full install.

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