Installing and Configuring Windows in Boot Camp
Configure Boot Camp
Installing and using Boot Camp involves two steps: configuring Boot Camp and then installing Windows. After these steps are complete, you can run Windows on your Mac. Mac OS X Lion includes the Boot Camp Assistant application that guides you through the installation of Windows on your Mac. Here are the steps to prepare your Mac to receive Windows:
1. Open the Boot Camp Assistant application located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder. You see the first screen of the assistant.
2. Click Continue. You see the Download Windows Support Software screen.
3. Click Download the Windows support software for this Mac.
4. Click Continue. The Assistant downloads the software to your Mac. When the process is complete, the Save Windows Support Software screen displays.
5. Click Burn a copy to CD or DVD, insert a blank disc into your Mac, and click Continue. The Assistant looks for the drive.
6. When the disc is found, click Burn. The software is written to the disc. When the process is complete, the disc is ejected and you’re prompted to authenticate yourself.
7. Type your administrator password and click Add Helper. The Create a Partition for Windows screen appears. On the left is the partition for Mac OS X, while on the right the partition for Windows, which is a minimum of 20GB, is shown.
8. Set the size of the Windows partition by dragging the Resize handle (the dot) between the two partitions to the left to increase the size of the Windows partition, as shown in Figure. You can
set the partition to be any size you want, but you have to trade off disk space for Windows versus what is available for the Mac OS. I recommend that you allocate at least 50GB to Windows, but if you plan to install a lot of Windows applications and create large documents, you might need a larger partition.
9. Click Partition. The Assistant creates the Windows partition on
your Mac’s hard drive.
10. At the prompt, enter your Administrator password and click Modify Settings. When the process is complete, you’re prompted to insert your Windows installation disc. You are ready to install Windows.
Starting from the Insert Windows installation disc prompt, complete the installation of Windows with the following steps:
1. Insert the Windows installation disc.
2. After it is mounted on your Mac, click Start Installation.
3. Enter your Administrator password and click Modify Settings. The Mac restarts and boots from the Windows installation disc. The installation application starts installing files; the progress is displayed at the bottom of the blue Windows Setup screen. The Windows Starting message appears as the Windows Installer opens.
4. At the prompt, select the language, time and currency format, and keyboard method; then click Next.
5. Click Install Now. The Setup process begins.
6. Accept the license and click Next.
7. Select the new installation option.
CAUTION: Boot Camp Partition Please
Make sure you select the Boot Camp partition you created earlier to install Windows on. If you don’t, you might overwrite a partition with Mac OS X or your data on it, in which case that data is lost.
8. Select the BOOTCAMP partition. If an error message appears stating that Windows can’t be installed on the selected partition, you need to format the partition by performing steps 9 and 10; if this doesn’t appear, skip to step 11.
9. Click Format. A warning about files that might be installed on the partition pops up.
10. Click OK.
11. Click Next. The installation process begins on the partition you selected. Progress information is displayed in the Install Windows window and in the status bars at the bottom of the window. The install process can take quite a while, and your Mac might restart multiple times. Eventually, the Set Up Windows screen appears.
12. Work through the various screens of the Setup Windows application to configure Windows. For example, you need to create a username and password, type the Windows product key, choose how Windows handles updates, and set the time and date. When the process is complete, the Windows desktop appears.
13. Eject the Windows installation disc.
14. Insert the Support Software disc you created earlier.
15. Click Run setup.exe and click Yes to allow it to install software in Windows. The Bootcamp Installer application opens.
16. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation of various drivers and other software that Windows needs to work with the Mac hardware. You might be prompted to configure various
Windows options, such as choosing a network location, while the Bootcamp Installer runs. You can either minimize those until the Bootcamp Installer process is complete or just let the Bootcamp Installer run in the background and configure Windows while it runs.
17. When the Bootcamp Installer is complete, click Finish.
18. Click Yes at the prompt to restart your Mac. It starts up in Windows.
Windows is ready to use, but you should update it to ensure you are running the current version by performing the following steps:
1. Log in to your Windows account by typing your password and pressing Return.
2. Open the Windows menu, select Control Panel, and click the System and Security option.
3. Click Windows Update.
4. Click Check for updates.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions to install all the available updates.
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