also a unattended install will not work with bootcamp
this is because you have to install on the third partition auto unattended
installation will not let you choose what partition to install on.
thanks
Hank
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dane Trethowan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by
theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 10:25 AM
Subject: Installing Windows without sighted assistance
Ok, well if this has been pointed out already then sorry but indeed you
can install Windows Xp and other versions prior to that without sighted
assistance though in the case of just installing from the CD- ROM (that is
booting from the CD and going from there) you need to know the exact
keystrokes to use to get the basics installed before you can run
Narrator.
The other method involves creating an "unattended" install which I've
done but several factors come into play here, firstly the unattended
installer does work but if Windows cannot find your sound card or drivers
for your sound device then? Well, you're up the creek without a paddle.
Now of course, you can modify the ""unattended install" procedure so it
looks for drivers for your sound card and other devices in a specific
location but why the bloody hell should a computer user go to all this
trouble?
On the other side of the coin as we all know, insert the Tiger or Lepard
DVD into the drive of your Mac and away you go <smile>, that's perfectly
logical and straight forward, even the latest versions of LINUX do this
much.
On 10/07/2007, at 3:05 AM, James Austin wrote:
You can install Windows without sighted help? I never knew this. Kept
that quiet didn't they?
James
On 9 Jul 2007, at 17:47, Richard Gardenhire wrote:
I suspect, though I can't prove, it may have something to do with the
ability to install Windows without sighted assistance, just as we can
with VoiceOver and the Mac. No details were given, but that's what I
suspect. The beef is a little off topic, I know; but somebody asked if
whether or not Microsoft was treated the same way in a resolution.
Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska.
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