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Boot Camp: Putting Windows on your Mac?

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~EtherealMotives:iconEtherealMotives: Apr 28, 2008, 7:49:29 AM
Okay, so I just ordered an iMac. And after much much talk with people at apple.com, I found out that my Windows version of PhotoShop won't work unless I use Boot Camp and a windows install disc to put windows on the Mac.

Just typing that out is confusing to me.

So I ordered a Windows... something. One person at apple.com said I was ordering the correct software, but I'd like a second opinion just to make sure. The thing I ordered was called...

"Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM"

Is that the right thing?

And also, is it hard to do that whole Boot camp process???

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=Prince-Charles:iconPrince-Charles: Apr 28, 2008, 8:15:56 AM
You need the "Full" version of whatever you get. Otherwise, it doesn't matter. It's not hard, it walks you through it.

I put XP on mine because Vista was the reason I got a Mac in the first place, and I wouldn't sleep well with that on it. :bucktooth:

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~capnhack:iconcapnhack: Apr 28, 2008, 10:36:36 AM
yea the process is quite simple. youll find an app called boot camp assistant in your utilities folder on the mac and you just need to launch that and itll take you through it step by step. the version of doze you have should work no problem, but be aware of vistas compatibility problems and make sure that the version of photoshop youve got will run on it.

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~EtherealMotives:iconEtherealMotives: Apr 28, 2008, 3:29:59 PM
Well, how would I check which version of PhotoShop it is? All I have left is the case. It just says "PhotoShop CS2 Windows"...
~EtherealMotives:iconEtherealMotives: Apr 28, 2008, 3:33:28 PM
I actually looked it up, and wikipedia had a list of programs that work with Vista. PhotoShop CS2 was on this list:

Photoshop CS2 - (x86 and x64)

Is how it was displayed. What do the x86 and x64 mean?
~EtherealMotives:iconEtherealMotives: Apr 28, 2008, 3:35:24 PM
iexbeta.com not wikipedia. Sorry.
~EtherealMotives:iconEtherealMotives: Apr 28, 2008, 3:56:00 PM
Hmm... well the people at apple.com said I needed Vista. I hope it doesn't mess anything up. =__=
~capnhack:iconcapnhack: Apr 28, 2008, 5:06:09 PM
yea that should work without problems then. x86 generally means your standard 32bit processor (intel or amd) and x64 means a 64bit version of them (such as the xeons and turions).

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~EtherealMotives:iconEtherealMotives: Apr 28, 2008, 6:52:56 PM
Great great news. Thanks!
=Prince-Charles:iconPrince-Charles: Apr 28, 2008, 7:09:43 PM
You don't.

Even CS3 is compatible with XP.

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~kmkl:iconkmkl: Apr 28, 2008, 7:43:46 PM
congrats on the mac! and thx for listening to the mac peeps!

just get any version of windows xp, read the instructions, popit in the drive, and bootcamp will guide u rit through...

o btw did u get the new iMacs? the ones that just came out today? with the faster processors? and better mem. options? fill me in on the details!

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