Hi Chris! Sorry but someone else posted about the sighted help! They snuck in and if you still have the older post's you can see who it was I think it was someone called Cody! hth Colin
On 16 Aug 2011, at 19:11, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > OK, so here's my thing, here is where I am getting stuck: > > You initially said: > > this next screen will be for the >> partition chooser, and for me I had to have someone click advanced, then >> format, on the bootcamp partition, which I think is where the fire wire >> thing came into play. for me the bootcamp partition was the last in the >> list, and I don't remember the command to hit advanced I think it is alt+D > > So I'm kind a confused here. > > Do I need to go into alt+D for advanced? And once in there do I need to tab > around to get to the list of Partitions? > > If not, then how do I make absolutely sure I am not going to format my OSX > volume, thus totally blowing Lion outta the water like I've been doing every > blasted time I try in the past. > > I'm sorry but there is no margin here for error. I've gotta do this > correctly first go. > > Also once in the list, you said the last option was the bootcamp partition. I > will only have 2 partitions once I use the assistant to create the partition. > > I'll have the main extended journaled which is my startup partition for Lion, > then I'll have the other partition which I'll make for Windows 7. > > So do I need to some how tab to the list, then down arrow to get to the > bootcamp partition? See, this is where I'm really getting myself very > confused. > > Do I even need to fool with the advanced button. > > further, you didn't say how to next my way past the partition screen, unless > I over-looked it, which is possible. > > Thanks. > > Sorry if I'm being annoying, I just really wanna do this badly, and with your > help, I'm so close, it's just this one part of your directions that is still > a bit grey to me. > > Thank you ever so much for your continuing help. > > Chris. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Georges Zaynoun" > <humorlessg...@samobile.net> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 6:09 AM > Subject: Re: Installed Windows7 Alone. > > > Maybe you are mixing me with somebody else, I did it completely alone. >> From an earlier experience when I had sighted people I knew that it is > impossible to format with my oem dvd that's why I used firewire to > accomplish the goal. > Original message: >> Two questions, which key's gonna be my alt key? Command? or, option? > >> Secondly, you said you didn't need any sighted help, yet now you say you >> did, as you had to have someone click advanced. Please don't take this >> rudely, but what the heck. I'm confused, did you or did you not need >> sighted help. Sorry, but I'm not doing this, until I know I can do it 100% >> on my own. Your instructions are great, but when I get to the partition >> manager, that's where I'm getting stuck. I'm not getting what then I gotta >> do. > >> Chris. > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Georges Zaynoun" <humorlessg...@samobile.net> >> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 1:37 AM >> Subject: Re: Installed Windows7 Alone. > > >> The firewire came into play in my case because I couldn't find a way to >> format the bootcamp partition whatsoever and windows refused to install >> to a none-formatted bootcamp partition. Bare in mind I am using the >> oem version win7 home premium 32bits. >> Original message: >>> You can install 7 no problem without a firewire port. you just open >>> bootcamp >>> assistant, split your hard drive in half, because 20gb will not be enough >>> for windows. When the system reboots, it will automatically boot into the >>> windows setup so wait until you stop hearing the drive spin and the first >>> screen will probably be the language chooser or the installer. In any >>> case, >>> press enter, then alt + I. the next screen is the license agreement, press >>> alt + A and then alt + N for next. this next screen will be for the >>> partition chooser, and for me I had to have someone click advanced, then >>> format, on the bootcamp partition, which I think is where the fire wire >>> thing came into play. for me the bootcamp partition was the last in the >>> list, and I don't remember the command to hit advanced I think it is alt+D >>> but don't hold me to that. then the format button I'm not sure of. After >>> that you can press alt + N to go to next and the install should continue. >>> This will take a while, and if you've got no vision, I'm not sure how >>> you'll >>> know you're at the setup screen, but at that point you may be able to use >>> narrator, but in my case I couldn't because I didn't have any sound >>> drivers >>> installed. Maybe if you left a USB headset plugged in windows would detect >>> it and install the drivers and then you could use narrator that way. > >>> HTH >>> Cody >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Christopher-Mark Gilland" <cgilla...@carolina.rr.com> >>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 11:44 PM >>> Subject: Re: Installed Windows7 Alone. > > >>> Oh my god, you gotta tell me keystroke by keystorke how to do this as I >>> don't have anyone sighted near me who is savvy enough to help with this, >>> and >>> everyone I've asked to read the screen seems to think I'm gonna break my >>> system and thus won't help me. > >>> If you can tell me step by step what to do, I do have a retail copy of 7 >>> Ultimate, and would absolutely love! to get this working, but every time I >>> try, I wind up crashing things. > >>> So, yeah, if you can tell me how to do this, it would be awesome! > >>> BTW, I do not have a firewire port on my macbook as it's a white 13 inch >>> mid >>> 2010 model. > >>> I'm running OSX 10.7, Lion. > >>> Thanks. > >>> Chris. > >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Georges Zaynoun" <humorlessg...@samobile.net> >>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 11:35 PM >>> Subject: Installed Windows7 Alone. > > >>> Hi! > >>> Using BootCamp and without sighted help and totally alone I did it and >>> not using the unattended way. > >>> I made the partition using BootCamp then using a firewire cable I >>> accessed the empty BootCamp partition in target mode and from a Windows >>> XP machine I used the quick format to format the BootCamp partition. >>> Finally held c down while powering the normal way and pressed enter a >>> couple of times and then continued my way with space then enter to >>> accept the license, c for custom and confirmed it with enter. The >>> instructions I have for installing a retail version didn't work exactly >>> on the oem version dvd I used since I had to repeat the installation >>> several times before it worked, I didn't have anybody to read me the >>> screens but I relied on my previos knowledge, anyhow it worked. On >>> second restart it is totally unattended by itself and I already had usb >>> headset, third restart came the speech with command-u. I used BootCamp >>> to download the drivers and burn them to a cd and it was a MacBook >>> 13inch white from February 2009. > >>> -- >>> Georges Zeinoun >>> Timmerv. 6A, SE54163 SKÖVDE >>> Tel: +46500201623, +46500482929 >>> Mobile: +46707567315 >>> E-mail: humorlessg...@samobile.net > >> -- >> Georges Zeinoun >> Timmerv. 6A, SE54163 SKÖVDE >> Tel: +46500201623, +46500482929 >> Mobile: +46707567315 >> E-mail: humorlessg...@samobile.net > > -- > Georges Zeinoun > Timmerv. 6A, SE54163 SKÖVDE > Tel: +46500201623, +46500482929 > Mobile: +46707567315 > E-mail: humorlessg...@samobile.net > > Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. 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