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Possible to install Windows on Mac Book Pro
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Sep 4, 2007, 09:18 AM
 
If I don't want to use Mac OSX, can I wipe it out and install Windows Vista on it? (i don't mean through bootcamp, i mean completely wipe out mac os and install windows).
     
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Sep 4, 2007, 09:19 AM
 
Yea, just pop in the Windows disk and install.

BTW this topic is in the wrong forum.
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Sep 4, 2007, 02:19 PM
 
Prepare to take some heat here. But yes, it's doable.
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Sep 4, 2007, 02:35 PM
 
Disturbing.

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Sep 4, 2007, 03:43 PM
 
Yes, if you want to do this, you have issues, but they are not technical ones.
     
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Sep 4, 2007, 04:22 PM
 
Originally Posted by Big Mac View Post
Disturbing.
Agreed! I can only withstand 30 min segments on my bootcamp partition.


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