Bootcamp and Vista

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mpw_amherstmpw_amherst
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in macOS edited January 2014
Ok, I've just upgraded to the new iMac. Now I want to install Vista. Can I just buy a full copy and install it or do I need to buy XP and then a Vista upgrade? I seem to recall at one point a suggestion that Microsoft was going to make it such that the full Vista would not install on a Mac.

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    zoczoc Posts: 77member
    I installed vista on my iMac last saturday without any problem (and without installing XP before).
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    filburtfilburt Posts: 398member
    My wife's MacBook is running Windows Vista Business via Boot Camp and Parallel just fine. You should be able to use any editions via Boot Camp, but I think Parallel and Fusion may require non-Basic edition.
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    mpw_amherstmpw_amherst Posts: 569member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zoc View Post


    I installed vista on my iMac last saturday without any problem (and without installing XP before).



    Thanks for this. Where can I get a full copy? Microsoft UK website only lists the upgrade.
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    filburtfilburt Posts: 398member
    A number of UK retailers, including Amazon, stocks full versions of Windows Vista. If you don't need to transfer license from one computer to another, you can save quite a bit of money by purchasing the OEM version.
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