Installing Windows 7 x64 on a MacBook Pro Using Bootcamp

Posted by Paul Lefebvre in Macintosh, Windows Oct 5th, 2009 | 9 Comments I have been running Windows 7 RC x86 (the 32-bit version) in Bootcamp for several months now. It’s worked well, but I really didn’t like that it couldn’t see the full 6GB of RAM in my MacBook Pro (Late 2007). Snow Leopard comes with new Bootcamp drivers that support 64-bit Windows and adds a new file system driver to allow you to read your OS X files while in Windows. So I decided it was time to upgrade. I quickly learned that I would need to to a complete reinstall. Microsoft doesn’t let you do an in-place install from a 32-bit version of Windows to a 64-bit version. Understandable....

A Quick and Easy Way to Try Windows 7

Posted by Paul Lefebvre in Windows Dec 30th, 2008 | 1 Comment Mac OS X is my primary OS these days, but I still use Windows (XP on my Netbook, XP and Vista in VMware Fusion) for testing software that my company builds for our clients. I had recently heard that Windows 7 was available for some to play around with, but I hadn’t paid much attention. However, it turns out you can get a fully configured VMware virtual machine with Windows 7 Ultimate Beta Build 6956 pre-installed. For free! I found this while perusing the VMware Appliances at the VMware site. It’s provided by TuxDistros and is available here: http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/61622 I...

Using an Asus Eee PC as a 2nd computer

Posted by Paul Lefebvre in Windows Dec 16th, 2008 | 1 Comment Main main computer is a MacBook Pro. I love it, but even though it is a laptop it is unfortunately quite tied down to my desk. I have two monitors plugged into it, a firewire hard drive and both USB ports are filled. When I need to go portable, I have to unhook all that stuff, which is sometimes more hassle than its worth. Additionally, the MacBook Pro is just a bit too big and heavy to be as portable as I might like. It’s only about 5 pounds, but that starts to add up after a while. And lastly, sometimes I just want to use a computer outside my office, but I don’t want to leave...