when you do defrag and checkdisc, it only works on the windows partition. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tiffany D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 7:19 PM Subject: Re: Starting Bootcamp
Guess I'll have to do a defrag and install Cleanup! then. Can I do defrags and have it only look at the Windows portion of the machine? I don't want it wandering into Leopard and ruining my things there. On 7/20/08, David Poehlman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > windows makes messes and does not clean them up. it creates empty > temporary > files and doesn't keep track of data blocks so creates holes in the data > structure. 20 should be plenty. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tiffany D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 3:00 PM > Subject: Re: Starting Bootcamp > > > What do you mean by messes? And could I just set it to not update? > Like I said, all I really want it for is Greek internet access. So > I'll just be installing my screenreader/s (Hal and NVDA), WebbIE and > Realplayer 8. I might stick in Cicero or Kurzweil for scanning, > whichever does the better job and takes up less room, just incase I > need something quick to read a book or something. Could I use > wireless with it right? I mean, considering that my Macbook has > wireless built-in and that I'm using it on the Leopard side? And > again, lol, how do I actually start Bootcamp? > > Thanks, > Tiffanitsa > On 7/20/08, Cara Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Actually, in my last install of XP home, I alloted 20 gb and the >> entire install plus all of the apps I needed only ended up using 3 >> gbs. -Take it for what it's worth. >> >> Smiles, >> >> Cara :) >> >> >> On Jul 20, 2008, at 10:26 AM, David Poehlman wrote: >> >>> 15 seems a bit small to me because there is an 8 gb threshhold for >>> safe >>> opperation. >>> >>> To start bootcamp, open the boot camp utility in apps/utilities. >>> You can >>> print out the uide while you are in the utility and then there is a >>> buttton >>> that begins the install process. from there, it's streightforward. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Tiffany D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 1:23 PM >>> Subject: Starting Bootcamp >>> >>> >>> Well, I'm going to install Bootcamp today with sighted assistance. >>> The person helping me has never used a Mac. So can anyone please tell >>> me how to start Bootcamp? I'm assuming that the directions after that >>> will be pretty straight forward. She has installed Windows XP before, >>> though as a recovery disk for my HP laptop, not just the basic os. So >>> how long will this take and will she need to do alot of things this >>> time around? Also, is 15 gb enough space? I think it may be a little >>> too much, but I don't want my screenreader or web browser to run >>> slowly because I didn't give the thing enough space on the hd. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Tiffanitsa >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> --- >> View my Online Portfolio at: >> http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn >> >> >> > > > > >
