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I've finished running the extended testing, however, there are still no problems found with my hardware. I do have an external display that I use with this MBP, but I disconnect it for the purposes of installing the new OS, on the chance that it could interfere. (I've attempted it with the...

I haven't changed the RAM in this MacBook, or any other hardware for that matter. As to the specific model, it's the 17", with the nVIDIA geForce 9400M and 9600M GT in it. I've run the standard test and I get an all-ok result. I'll run the extended test as well shortly and update this thread...

Yes, I installed Windows 7 with this same CD on this same MacBook Pro a few months ago. And the same thing happens, regardless of whether I let it boot from the BootCamp Restarter, or the Alt/Option-picker on startup.

It's a retail copy of Windows 7, not OEM. Completely separate from the OEM copy on the Dell I tested this separate disk on. If it helps, I was able to successfully install (with this same CD) a few months ago.

Hi, I have a late 2009 model MacBook Pro, and I'm extremely happy with it. Lately though, I've had the need to create and use a Windows partition to natively run apps that don't support Mac OS. I've used the Boot Camp Assistant and created a Windows partition, and I have no problems...