Thank you esther,
I've read the guide and read through the various apple documentation. My
question is whether the mouse is "absolutely" necessary to the install -
e.g. you can't complete the install of windows7 without using a mouse at
some point where the keyboard won't suffice.
Or, if there is the assumption that everyone uses a mouse, and that you'll
have to use a wired mouse if indeed the assumption is true (which we all
know, as blind people, that a mouse is at best minimally useful, and that
most everything can be done with a keyboard that could be done with a mouse)
PHEW!
I hope I finally made this clear. I never use a mouse if I can avoid it, and
I'm just wondering if those of us who have installed bootcamp windows found
it absolutely necessary to the install process to move and press a mouse
button at some point. Otr, if they managed just fine with the keyboard
alone.
I think I know the answer (the mouse is not necessary), but I want to be
sure.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Esther" <[email protected]>
To: "MacVisionaries" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: Windows7 bootcamp and JAWS
Hi Phil,
I've never done anything with Boot Camp, but a search of Apple's own
documentation pulls up the following (with source locations so you can
check this yourself):
Source: Boot Camp Installation & Setup Guide
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/boot_camp_install-setup.pdf
<begin quote>
Under "What you need" section
A USB keyboard and mouse, or a built-in keyboard and trackpad
<end quote>
Also, the Apple Knowledge base has an entry,
"Boot Camp 4.0, OS X Lion and Mountain Lion: Frequently asked
questions"
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4818
One of the questions is about why using a wireless mouse doesn't work
with the installation, and the answer is that there are not wireless
mouse drivers in this version of Boot Camp, so you have to use a USB
mouse. I suspect the "built-in" keyboard and trackpad alternatives
refer to laptops. My reading of this is that you need to use a USB
mouse to do your setup. On the other hand, I've never done this
installation myself.
HTH. Cheers,
Esther
On Sep 28, 11:16 am, "Phil Halton" <[email protected]> wrote:
"I've always used a wired mouse."
Great, but do you need a mouse to install windows7 in bootcamp? That's all
I want to know, is a mouse necessary? Can the installation be done by
keyboard alone?
Please anser this one question.
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