What do I need to install Windows 7?
Windows 7 requires Mac OS X v10.7 Lion or Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard and the Boot Camp 3.1 Update. For complete system requirements information, see Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows.
What types of Windows 7 installations are supported?
Both new installs and upgrade installs are supported.
How do I install Windows 7?
If you are installing Windows 7 using Boot Camp with Mac OS X v10.7 Lion, see
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/...setup_10.7.pdf for step-by-step instructions. If you are using Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard, the Boot Camp Installation & Setup Guide provides step-by-step instructions.
Do all Intel-based Macs support Windows 7?
All Intel-based Macs 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 Windows 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) or iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) 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. See this article for more information.
Are 64-bit versions of Windows supported?
Yes. For a list of supported Macs, see Boot Camp: Macs that work with 64-bit editions of Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7.
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