Hats off to anyone who is brave enough to do this. I know it is possable it can 
be done. It just I like more control of what I want to do.

Chris, thanks for the write up. Who know, I may one day do that. lol.
Daniel Hawkins
- Posted from my Macbook Pro

iPhone 4S, 16GB, Jailbroken IOS 7.0.4
iPad 2nd Gen, 32gb
iPhone 3gs 8gb, as media player
2012 15in. Macbook Pro
2.3 Quad-core i7, Turbo to 3.3Ghz
4GB Dual Channel DDR3
500GB HDD

Dual Boot:
Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit
NVDA installed

Phonak Compilot





On Feb 27, 2014, at 6:10 AM, Scott Berry <[email protected]> wrote:

> I am brave enough to try this but where is the write up is tat in the 
> archives of the list?
> 
> 
> On Feb 26, 2014, at 6:37 PM, Daniel Hawkins <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
>> There was a write up about this. It pretty much count the times you hit 
>> enter and left and right arrows. But if you forget a step, you will get 
>> stuck.
>> 
>> Technically to answer your question, installing Windows is not accessable. 
>> You can do Bootcamp untill you hit the Install Button. After that it is 
>> sighted required. Unless you are brave enough to follow exact directions and 
>> try it out.
>> Daniel Hawkins
>> - Posted from my Macbook Pro
>> 
>> iPhone 4S, 16GB, Jailbroken IOS 7.0.4
>> iPad 2nd Gen, 32gb
>> iPhone 3gs 8gb, as media player
>> 2012 15in. Macbook Pro
>> 2.3 Quad-core i7, Turbo to 3.3Ghz
>> 4GB Dual Channel DDR3
>> 500GB HDD
>> 
>> Dual Boot:
>> Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit
>> NVDA installed
>> 
>> Phonak Compilot
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Feb 26, 2014, at 7:13 PM, Ray Foret Jr <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Question.  Is there any way to set up Bootcamp without sighted assistance?  
>>> Seems to me I remember seeing something about that.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind 
>>> built-in!
>>> 
>>> Sincerely,
>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user!
>>> 
>>> On Feb 26, 2014, at 6:32 PM, Daniel Hawkins <[email protected]> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Yes, that is why Apple have the App called Bootcamp. When you go to 
>>>> Bootcamp and start the process, it will require a usb drive to download 
>>>> the latest drivers.
>>>> 
>>>> Also, keep in mind, many sighted people use Options to pick which 
>>>> operating system to boot from, but with Bootcamp you can go to Preferences 
>>>> then to Startup, and say restart in Bootcamp. Then in the Windows side, in 
>>>> the system try, there is a bootcamp icon there, click that and click 
>>>> restart in OSX. Pretty nifty.
>>>> Daniel Hawkins
>>>> - Posted from my Macbook Pro
>>>> 
>>>> iPhone 4S, 16GB, Jailbroken IOS 7.0.4
>>>> iPad 2nd Gen, 32gb
>>>> iPhone 3gs 8gb, as media player
>>>> 2012 15in. Macbook Pro
>>>> 2.3 Quad-core i7, Turbo to 3.3Ghz
>>>> 4GB Dual Channel DDR3
>>>> 500GB HDD
>>>> 
>>>> Dual Boot:
>>>> Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit
>>>> NVDA installed
>>>> 
>>>> Phonak Compilot
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Feb 26, 2014, at 4:10 PM, Traci <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you for the advice so far.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I don't know why I said parallels, what I really meant was Boot Camp. I 
>>>>> do want the experiences to be separate.
>>>>> 
>>>>> If I have a windows installation cd and I'm using boot camp, are the 
>>>>> drivers found automatically for me?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Traci 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Feb 26, 2014, at 10:03 AM, Cameron Strife <[email protected]> 
>>>>>> wrote:I
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi. I've had no trouble running windows seven ultimate 32 bit or 64
>>>>>> bit via bootcamp. It'll most likely be the best option. You're going
>>>>>> to have an easier time using a native install as opposed to a virtual
>>>>>> machine. And as for hardware/driver/application conflicts, I've had
>>>>>> none to speak of with my native windows install and that is on five
>>>>>> different macs at this point.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If you can afford the new mac mini server edition, that gives you two
>>>>>> 1tb internal hard drives, an Intel I7 quad core processor, and more
>>>>>> ram than you'll probably need with the ability to add more later on if
>>>>>> required.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Just my two cents...
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cameron.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 2/26/14, Deb Lewis <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>> Well at times running windows on a mac is more a nightmare than a day 
>>>>>>> dream
>>>>>>> in my experience. But once you work through all the headaches, it can be
>>>>>>> done pretty well.
>>>>>>> First, you won't be using Parallels. It's not accessible. You'll have 
>>>>>>> to use
>>>>>>> VMware fusion if you want a virtual machine or of course you can use 
>>>>>>> Boot
>>>>>>> Camp if you don't mind separating your Windows and Mac experience.
>>>>>>> The biggest problem with VMware fusion is that most of my sighted 
>>>>>>> friends
>>>>>>> using Macs don't use it. It doesn't have nearly the ratings of Parallel 
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> except for accessibility doesn't seem to be of interest to people I 
>>>>>>> know. So
>>>>>>> getting help is sometimes challenging.
>>>>>>> If you want your experience to be particularly snappy in windows, you'll
>>>>>>> have to have at least three cores to dedicate to the Windows box.
>>>>>>> Fortunately the Mac doesn't need so much.
>>>>>>> I had mine on a Mac Air but it was pretty sluggish and crashed a lot. I
>>>>>>> finally wen to a Macbook Pro with maximum specs and it's running quite 
>>>>>>> well.
>>>>>>> But that doesn't address your interest to do this on the cheap.
>>>>>>> I think your copy of WindowEyes will run in the virtual machine with
>>>>>>> Windows7 but check with them to be sure. NVDA certainly will of course.
>>>>>>> be prepared for headaches though. You have to map some keys, resolve
>>>>>>> whatever conflicts arise about hardware and applications etc. I've 
>>>>>>> found it
>>>>>>> to be pretty challenging at times. Reliability of help from the lists 
>>>>>>> has
>>>>>>> been hit and miss too.
>>>>>>> Having said that, I'd probably do it again.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Feb 26, 2014, at 8:53 AM, Traci Duncan <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I have a day dream/goal to happen before the end of the year. I'd like 
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> have a Mac to run Windows via parallels.  We are on a budget, so 
>>>>>>>> buying a
>>>>>>>> super duper iMac is not doable. I was wondering about a Mac Mini for
>>>>>>>> running Windows.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> We have a TV that can be used as a monitor and we have a Zagg bluetooth
>>>>>>>> keyboard.  We also have a Microsoft connection, so fingers crossed on a
>>>>>>>> good deal for a Windows CD.  BTW, I want the best bang for my buck.  
>>>>>>>> :)  I
>>>>>>>> want OSX & Windows to run smoothly, if not snappy.  :)  No 
>>>>>>>> sluggishness.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I'm open to any advice you have for me.  Here are a few questions off 
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> top of my head.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 1. Which Windows Oporating system should I go for?
>>>>>>>> 2. Will NVDA run on that system.  I'm guessing that my copy of window 
>>>>>>>> eyes
>>>>>>>> is too far out of date.  I think I have 7.2
>>>>>>>> 3. I'm going to paste a link of a local Mac store that sells pre-owned
>>>>>>>> Macs.  Will you offer up your knowledge on the best deal?  If there is
>>>>>>>> one.  Power of the machine, price, etc.
>>>>>>>> http://www.themacstore.com/parts/code/PM_CU_MM_IN
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I currently have a MacBook Air, which I believe has enough oomph to it,
>>>>>>>> but the SSD isn't very large, 128GB.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this topic.
>>>>>>>> Traci
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