What is wrong - i hate my new macbook - Page 2

nixgeek · #9 March 8th, 2007, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by maeveli

I dont know what that means - so how do I install an operating system - what disk do I use? I really am completely clueless... so the more step-by-step the better

On the Microsoft CD that you're trying to install, what does it say? Does it say "Windows" something-or-other, or does it say "Office" something-or-other? If it says "Office", then you're using the wrong disc. Office is the suite that brings Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. There is no "Windows" on that disc. Office is a suite of applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) that runs on Windows, which is the operating system.

If it says "Windows", then you're off to a good start. Windows is the operating system (desktop, icons, etc.). The version that you're going to need in order for Boot Camp to work is Windows XP with Service Pack 2. Earlier versions will not work. If you're installing through Parallels, it's possible that you can use any version of Windows, but don't quote me on that since I haven't had experience with Parallels yet.

knight885 · #10 March 9th, 2007, 07:52 AM

Windows 2000 works fine, but anything older is trickier because you need a bootable floppy image - Win98 CDs aren't bootable. It's certainly possible, it's been discussed on the Parallels support forum.

ApeintheShell · #11 March 17th, 2007, 01:50 PM

I would say its not the macbook you hate. It is your inability to understand Windows is not a replacement for Mac OS X. I think it is functioning just as it intended. Go get a winbook.

nixgeek · #12 March 17th, 2007, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ApeintheShell

I would say its not the macbook you hate. It is your inability to understand Windows is not a replacement for Mac OS X. I think it is functioning just as it intended. Go get a winbook.

I find responses like "I hate this computer" usually represent people that don't want to accept that they do now know how to use a particular object or device. I've lost count at how many times I've been chewed out by "my superiors" in the past and all because of their inability to perform the task which was quite simple to begin with. They just didn't want to admit to someone who knows computers but is subordinate to them that they themselves do not know how to do it and need to be taught.

Somehow I figure that this is very similar. The original posted did not want to admit that they did not know what they were doing and decided to take it out on the computer. It's obvious considering that this person was trying to use an Office installation disc (instead of a Windows installation disc) to install Windows on the Intel Mac.