Hello Phil and Others, I have a group of DVD-R's, and also CD-R;s. I burned the Windows ISO file onto a DVD-R and then realized the DVD was in Mac Extended format. However, it doesn't show up in the Disk Utility when it is just blank, so I can't seem to format it to FAT32 or whatever format I need. I have Dropboxed the Windows ISO file to have a person using Windows put it on the DVD, but is there anything special I need to do in either case to make it a bootable DVD so I can install Windows? The Windows drivers and support files it wanted me to install on a USB flash drive formatted as FAT32, which I have done, and they are on there with no problem.
I really appreciate any help. It is very kind and really useful. Once this is done, I understand that Windows will run at native speed without the delay of a virtual machine? But also if I understand correctly, I will still need to reconfigure my capslock key to work as an insert key, or a similar key to do the same? Thanks so much, Hary On Jun 18, 2013, at 6:28 AM, zoe <fiog...@rogers.com> wrote: > Hi Phill, all of you have been so helpful and I appreciate it so much, and I > think you guys have saved me some money as well. When I'm ready I would > really appreciate that website so I don't make any mistakes. I will save > this message and refer back to it when I'm ready and if you can send me that > link that will be great. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phil Halton" <philh...@gmail.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 9:59 PM > Subject: Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel > > > 1) no, they won't help you with bootcamp > 2) Hold down the option key for around 10 seconds more or less after the > boot sound > 3) Yes, burn the windows7 iso so you can insert the disk when asked by > bootcamp utility. > 4) I have a website address that has the steps (screens) involved in > installing windows7, and I'll shoot it over to you when you're ready to get > into the details of installing windows. They're pretty much right on the > money as far as what order what screens appear and what you need to enter on > them. When I did my bootcamp install, I had a sighted friend sit here and > read the screens and do some of the typing and mouse clicking to make the > process go faster and easier. > > After windows7 is installed and rebooted, then you install the bootcamp > drivers that you burn previously from the bootcamp utility. Then you can > install your screen reader and take over from there. I had three disks ready > at hand, windows7 ISO, Bootcamp drivers, and Jaws setup.exe > The whole process went smooth as warm milk through a puppy. > > the only tricky part in the windows install was selecting the bootcamp > partition, and telling windows to format the partition before installing, If > you don't do that step, windows will be installed on an unformatted > partition and obviously won't work. > > Before I did any of this, I got the bootcamp installation instructions from > the bootcamp utility and read it thoroughly, then I read thoroughly the > website that I mentioned to understand what was essentially involved in the > windows install part. I think the reading is important - you don't want to > make any mistakes because you didn't know what you were doing. > > BTW: I agree with you about the superb accessibility of MS Office and Jaws, > That combo can't be beat for productivity work. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Harry Hogue" <harryhog...@gmail.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 3:07 PM > Subject: Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel > > > Hello Guys, > > As regards VMWare Fusion vs. Bookcamp, here are my thoughts: > > I am running 4gb of ram with VMWare Fusion (Windows 7 and JAWS 13), and > despite the fact that it works okay, not counting the problems I wrote about > most recently on this list, I am going to switch to Bootcamp for the > following reasons: > > 1. Productivity and stability. I need Windows to run as if it were the > only operating system, and I need to be ale to take full advantage of MS > Word, Excel, and the accessibility of JAWS with these programs, as well as > running Kurzweil 1000 v. 11 with a scanner. My work will soon be requiring > me to have the ability to do track changes, leave comments on files I edit, > and all without the need t oworry about mistakes with formatting due to > converting from pages back to Word. > > All-in-all, I think it is all very individual. It sounds like if I want to > use Bootcamp that I should get a blank CD to burn my Windows ISO file for my > copy of Windows that I still have availabe through the Microsoft Store. > Then basically it sounds like I should get someone with a little more > computer knowledge than I have to get things up and running for me. I also > like the idea of using Boocamp so I don't have to worry about JAWS > authorization problems -- authorize it once and I should be good to go, > regardless if I create different user accounts on the Windows partition. > > The process gets confusing because there are so many different things to > consider. For example, do I still need to remap an insert key when using > Bootcamp, or do the Bootcamp drivers take care of those issues for me with a > laptop keyboard? Also, I like the idea of holding down the option key and > selecting the operating system at the boot screen -- is it difficult to knwo > when to hold the option key down or how long to hold it down for? > > Thanks for your thoughts. I wonder if people at an Apple Store woudl be > able to help me with the Bootcamp installation. > > Thanks, > > Harry > > On Jun 17, 2013, at 9:58 AM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Phil, >> Yes you did say no cd/dvd drive on the iMac. I didn't look at the hard >> drive spec for all flavors of iMac. I looked at the cheapest 21-inch >> model, and in the configuration section, it is listed as 5400 rpm, and >> then there are upgrade choices, including a fusion drive and various sizes >> of ssd. They don't say if the fusion drive is also based on that 5400 rpm >> drive or not. Maybe it is a misprint?? Since I have a monitor, keyboard >> and magic track pad, I'm thinking the mewer mini that starts at 800 bucks >> is a better way to go than the iMac, although the greater ram possibility >> in the iMac is a good argument for that one for future proofing, I >> suppose. >> >> Mary >> >> >> Mary Otten >> motte...@gmail.com >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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