o ok i just wasnt sure i thought i heard somewhere that microsoft wouldnt allow it.
Microsoft is restricting vista use as a guest of virtualization software (like parallels or vmware). Bootcamp is NOT a virtualization software, but only a partitionning tool and a set of (win32) drivers. So there is no "licence" term preventing you for using vista natively on your mac.
Does anyone know how bootcamp is able to use EFI on a BIOS based operating system? Is there some sort of emulation layer? Does it actually have any effect once Windows is booted up?
Does anyone know how bootcamp is able to use EFI on a BIOS based operating system? Is there some sort of emulation layer? Does it actually have any effect once Windows is booted up?
AFAIK, the firmware for all Macs was updated to include bios support. Bootcamp only does partitioning and burning the CD. I know this because you can boot the Windows install CD without Bootcamp. There is no emulation and there is no effect on Windows booting. It functions just as well (or just as badly ) as on a PC.
AFAIK, the firmware for all Macs was updated to include bios support. Bootcamp only does partitioning and burning the CD. I know this because you can boot the Windows install CD without Bootcamp. There is no emulation and there is no effect on Windows booting. It functions just as well (or just as badly ) as on a PC.
you mean to say that with out OSX and BootCamp we can load windoze now???
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I've been using Vista with Boot Camp for months.
o ok i just wasnt sure i thought i heard somewhere that microsoft wouldnt allow it.
I've been using Vista with Boot Camp for months.
Really? I thought it didn't work for some reason? Or is it just that Microsoft doesn't WANT you to, but you CAN if you want to?
o ok i just wasnt sure i thought i heard somewhere that microsoft wouldnt allow it.
Microsoft is restricting vista use as a guest of virtualization software (like parallels or vmware). Bootcamp is NOT a virtualization software, but only a partitionning tool and a set of (win32) drivers. So there is no "licence" term preventing you for using vista natively on your mac.
Does anyone know how bootcamp is able to use EFI on a BIOS based operating system? Is there some sort of emulation layer? Does it actually have any effect once Windows is booted up?
AFAIK, the firmware for all Macs was updated to include bios support. Bootcamp only does partitioning and burning the CD. I know this because you can boot the Windows install CD without Bootcamp. There is no emulation and there is no effect on Windows booting. It functions just as well (or just as badly
AFAIK, the firmware for all Macs was updated to include bios support. Bootcamp only does partitioning and burning the CD. I know this because you can boot the Windows install CD without Bootcamp. There is no emulation and there is no effect on Windows booting. It functions just as well (or just as badly
you mean to say that with out OSX and BootCamp we can load windoze now???
you mean to say that with out OSX and BootCamp we can load windoze now???
a mac without OSX? just windows?
a mac without OSX? just windows?
thats is exatly my question are you answering or questioning?