Hi David:
Thankss for the info. Yes, when I asked my
question, I didn't know you could run the
operating systems side by side. If you run them
at the same time, could you access the windows
environment easily and does that mean that you
need to have a windows screen reader installed in
the Windows environment? I am so new to the MAC
environment so I am probably asking what seems to
be obvious questions. In fact, I am still waiting
to receive my MacBook which should hopefully
arrive in the next couple of days. It has been
very helpful to join this list as I have already
learnt a lot just by reading your emails.
Thank you,
Kamal
At 02:00 PM 26/10/2008, you wrote:
Hi Kamal and all,
>From your message below, I am going to do a dangerous thing and assume that
you want to run windows alone when you run it and not have both operating
systems running at the same time. If this is not correct, delete this
message; but if so, read on for a tip or two.
You will need sighted assistance if you want to set your partition size to
anything but the defaults provided by bootcamp and you will need sighted
assistance once the windows installation starts. There is a guide for using
bootcamp to install windows, but essentually, you start the process by
launching the booot camp assistant from the utilities folder. follow the
onscreen instructions. I can send you the guide if you don't have it. When
the windows installation is finished, insert your leopard cd while windows
is running and install the drivers for supporting windows on your mac, this
is sound video, wireless bluetooth and a host of other things. you will
have no sound till this is done.
Once windows is installed, you can choose which os you want to run by
default from either windows or mac os sides. It's easiest to do it from the
mac os side though. To select an os, you hold down the option key as the
mac chimes at start up, release it after a few seconds and then right arrow
to choose the os that is not chosen as default. To run the default os you
have chosen to have run automatically at start up, just start the mac in the
normal way.
HTH!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kamal Haffar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by
theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 1:22 PM
Subject: Installing Windows XP on the MacBook
Hi all:
Just wondering if someone could explain how to
install Windows XP on a MacBook as a second
operating system. Also do you need sighted
assistance to choose which operating system you
want to boot from when you start your notebook. ?
I am assuming that I am able to use my windows
screen reader when i load Windows OSÉ
Thanks,
Kamal
