Life isn’t easy for those who have an iMac and want to install Windows 7 64 bits. Apple decided that the 64-bit drivers couldn’t be installed on iMacs, only on MacPros, but everything has a way :-D. In this other post, I described how to install the 32-bit version of Windows 7 RC, but with Boot Camp 2.1 from old Leopard.

The problem is that I liked the new toy and bought the Windows 7 Home Premium Edition. I already knew that the RC would be destroyed, so I started prepared. The box arrived on Monday, I bought it for $56 in a super promotion still in July at PixMania.be! For $56 it’s an interesting option, I don’t know if I would have done the same if I had to pay the $99 that Microsoft asks today. Backup made, starts the adventure!

Life isn’t easy for those who have an iMac and want to install Windows 7 64 bits. Apple decided that the 64-bit drivers couldn’t be installed on iMacs, only on MacPros, but everything has a way :-D. In this other post, I described how to install the 32-bit version of Windows 7 RC, but with Boot Camp 2.1 from old Leopard.

The problem is that I liked the new toy and bought the Windows 7 Home Premium Edition. I already knew that the RC would be destroyed, so I started prepared. The box arrived on Monday, I bought it for $56 in a super promotion still in July at PixMania.be! For $56 it’s an interesting option, I don’t know if I would have done the same if I had to pay the $99 that Microsoft asks today. Backup made, starts the adventure!

I wanted to play on the Mac and ended up downloading the Windows 7 RC from Microsoft. The question was whether you could install it with BootCamp, I found out that you could here.

The most important things to do before starting are:

1. Find the installation discs for Mac OS X
2. Make a backup of the system
3. Print the BootCamp instructions

The Mac OS X discs are needed for the driver installation. Backup is always good and Time Machine helps. The BootCamp instructions have about 20 pages, but you can print 4 pages per sheet and save some trees.

I wanted to play on the Mac and ended up downloading the Windows 7 RC from Microsoft. The question was whether you could install it with BootCamp, I found out that you could here.

The most important things to do before starting are:

1. Find the installation discs for Mac OS X
2. Make a backup of the system
3. Print the BootCamp instructions

The Mac OS X discs are needed for the driver installation. Backup is always good and Time Machine helps. The BootCamp instructions have about 20 pages, but you can print 4 pages per sheet and save some trees.