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Boot Camp: Windows 7 installation frequently asked questions for Macbook Pro
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• Last Modified: January 19, 2010
• Article: HT3986

 

 

Summary

Find answers to questions about installing Microsoft Windows 7 on your Mac via Boot Camp. More details about some of the topics discussed in this article can be found at (www.apple.com/support/bootcamp).

Products Affected

Boot Camp, Windows 7

What do I need to install Windows 7?

Windows 7 requires Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard and the Boot Camp 3.1 Update. For complete system requirements information, see this article.

What types of Windows 7 installations are supported?

There are two types of installations, a new install and upgrade install.  See the Boot Camp Installation & Setup Guide for information about both kinds of installations.

How do I install Windows 7?

First, use Software Update to ensure your computer's Mac OS X operating system, Boot ROM, other firmware and software are up-to-date before installing Windows 7.

You'll need both your Mac OS X v10.6 installation and Windows 7 installation discs. Here is the general process:

1. Install Windows 7 using the Boot Camp Setup Assistant (located in /Applications/Utilities), which partitions your hard drive and walks you through the installation process. The process differs depending on whether you are performing a new install of Windows 7 or an upgrade install from an earlier version of Windows (see Boot Camp Installation & Setup Guide for more information).
2. After completing the Windows 7 installation, install the Apple Boot Camp Windows drivers from your Mac OS X v10.6 (or later) Install DVD.
3. Upgrade the drivers to Version 3.1 with Windows Apple Software Update, or manually download them from here.

Do all Intel-based Macs support Windows 7?

All Intel-based Macintosh computers support Windows 7 using Boot Camp 3.1 except these:

iMac (17-inch, Early 2006)
iMac (17-inch, Late 2006)
iMac (20-inch, Early 2006)
iMac (20-inch, Late 2006)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2006)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2006)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2006)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2006)
Mac Pro (Mid 2006, Intel Xeon Dual-core 2.66GHz or 3GHz)

A "code: 0x80070005" alert appears when upgrading from Vista to Windows 7.  How do I fix it?

This happens when the Windows 7 installer is attempting to write to a read-only Macintosh volume. See this article.

My iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) displays a black screen during installation of Microsoft Windows 7 using the Boot Camp Assistant.  How do I fix it?

The Windows 7 installer does not include required graphics or Bluetooth drivers for this computer.  To obtain the necessary drivers and resolve the issue, see this article.

A blue screen appears when installing Windows 7 on my iMac computer with NVIDIA GeForce 7300 or 7600 GT, or Mac Pro with NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT or Quadro FX 4500 graphics cards.  How do I fix it?

Update your graphics card firmware. Please see this article for more information.

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