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How To Install Windows On Mac

Apple has gone out of its way to make a simple process of learning how to install Windows on Mac. Several years ago they introduced an emulator called Boot Camp that runs in OS X that allows the user to use their favorite Windows programs on their Mac.

The installation process is very simple, and so long as you have a modern model of Mac, should run with little or no slowdown. Boot Camp is a free program that can be downloaded from Apple's website or through their App Store.

Because it is custom built to operate on Mac computers, installing it is no more difficult than any other program. Just click install and sit back for a minute while it works its magic.

In order to run Windows you are going to need to install it, and that requires having a Windows CD. This can either be the CDs bought directly from Microsoft, or you can download a disc image from them, burn it yourself (on your Mac no less) and install it through there.

Either way, you need a copy of Windows and a license key in order to put it on your Mac. Once you have this installed, you will be set to go.

Boot Camp will handle the communication between Windows and the hardware on the Mac, so Windows will be able to connect to the internet, print papers, and anything else that a computer typically can do. Thanks to the fact that modern Macs use Intel processors, this emulation process is not expensive, and so there is little slow down when operating Windows.

There are a couple things to be aware of. One is that you must have Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed to run Boot Camp.

Earlier versions of Windows do not work. Windows XP is a simpler operating system than Windows Vista or 7, and so will run faster overall.

Games may have difficulty operating under any of the operating systems however.