Macintosh installation instructions for Windows 7 Ultimate

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MacintoshinstallationinstructionsforWindows7Ultimate

AlthoughtheVanderbiltCampusAgreementMediareferstoanupgradelicense,itcanbeinstalledasa

cleanloadonaMaccomputerusingBootCamporothervirtualmachine.Belowyouwillfindthesteps

toinstallWindows7usingBootCamp.Youmustfollowthesestepsinorderfor

thelicensetobe

acceptedandregisteredcorrectly.

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*Note:YouwillneedyourMacOSinstallationDVDandACAdapterduringthisinstallationpro cess.A

DVDcompatibleopticaldriveisrequiredforinstallation.

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1.BootcomputerintotheMacOS.

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2.Clickon“go”andselect“utilities”.

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3.LaunchBootCampAssistant.

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4.Clickcontinue

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5.CreateBootCamppartition;adjustthedesiredsizeallocationandclick“partition”tobegin

(Recommendedpartitionsizeis>

20GB)

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*Note:Atthispoint,shouldmultiplepartitionsalreadyexistonthisdrive,yourcomputermayaskyouto

insertyourMacOSfactoryCDandreformatyourmachine.BesuretobackupyourHarddrivebefore

doingso!Reformatingyourcomputerwilldeleteallsavedfilesandreturnthesystemtofactory

defaults.

6.InsertyourWindows7diskandclickon“startinstallation”

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7.ComputerwillrestartandlaunchtheWindowsinstaller

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*Tip:WhenrebootingaMacintoshmachine,uponhearingthebootupchime,pressandholdthe

OPTIONkeytoselectwhichpartition/bootablediskyouwouldliketoload.

8.Selectlanguageoptionandclicknext

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9.Clickon“Installnow”button

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10.Accepttermsoflicenseagreementandclicknext

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11.Choosecustom(advanced)installoption

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12.Clickondriveoptions

13.Withthebootcampdrivehighlightedclickon“delete”

14.Click“ok”towarning

15.Highlight“unallocated”spaceandclicknext.ThiswillcontinueWindowsInstaller.

16.ComputerwillrebootandlaunchesWindowssetup.Followinstructions.

17.Whenaskedtotypeproductkey‐‐‐DO

NOTENTERPRODUCTKEYatthispoint, simplyclicknext.

18.ContinuetofollowWindowssetupinstructions

19.Whensetupiscomplete,machinewillbootupintoWindows

20.FromWindowsdesktop,goto“Computer”viastartcircle

21.DoubleclickonWindows7iconwhichopenstheDVDinWindows

Explorer.Doubleclicksetupwhich

launches

Windows7installeragain.Click“yes”towarningbox. 

22.Clickon“installnow”tab

23.Selecttogetimportantupdatesifinternetaccesswillallow

24.Agreetolicenseterms‐‐‐clicknext

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25.ClickonUpgradeOption‐‐‐thisre‐launchestheWindowsinstaller,proceedthroughWindows

installation

26.AtProductKeyprompt‐‐‐ENTERPRODUCTKEYatthispoint,donotincludedashes.Beforehitting

“next”,besureto

checkboxthatautomaticallyactivateswindows.Clicknext.

27.Clickon“userecommendedsettings”

28.

Windowswillre‐launch

29.EjectWindowsinstallationDVDbyopeningComputerandhighlightingopticaldriveandselecting

eject.

30.InsertMacOS10installdiskintodrive.ThiswillautomaticallylaunchtheBootCampDriverInstaller

31.Runsetup.exe

32.Followinstallationcues.Wheninstallcompletesclick“finish”and

restartmachine.

33.ToselectwhichOSatboot,poweroncomputerandholdOptionkeyuntilMacandPCiconsappear

onscreen

34.Youhavesuccessfullyinstalledandconfiguredwindows.PleasebesuretoinstallallWindows

updates.

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AdditionalInstructions

ClickhereforMacintosh’sofficialBootCampInstallation&SetupGuide

ClickhereforAppleSupport’sWindows7installationfrequentlyaskedquestion s

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ClickhereforinformationonUninstallingWindows 7onamulti‐bootsystem

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ClickhereforinformationonHowtodeleteaBootCamppartition

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*SeeingonlyablackscreenwhenlaunchingtheWindows7MediaDisk?Thisismostlikelyduetothe

disknotrecognizingsecondarydevices(e.g.externalmonitors,KVMswitches).ConnectyourMonitor

directlyintoyourMacintoshandrebootholdingtheOPTIONkeytoresolve.AlsoseeAppleSupport’s

documentationonthisknown

issue:iMac(27‐inch,Late2009)displaysablackscreenduringinstallation

ofWindows7usingBootCamp