Boot Camp Assistant, which is installed by Leopard in (/Applications/Utilities/).

2 GB or more of memory (RAM) if using Windows Vista on a Mac Pro computer.

At least 10 GB of free space on the disk you’re installing on (for Microsoft Windows and Windows-based applications).

A USB keyboard and mouse, or a built-in keyboard and trackpad.

This can be either a Mac OS X Leopard disc included with a purchased copy of Leopard, or a Mac OS X Install Disc 1 from a Mac that had Leopard preinstalled

A Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard installation disc.

To use Boot Camp with Mac OS X 10.5 you need the following: To run the other operating system (not currently in use), the user has to restart the computer. If the user boots into Windows, Mac OS X is not in operation, thus not consuming any system resources, and vice versa. With Boot Camp, a user chooses which operating system to boot upon start-up. It was available as a free beta download on Apple's website, and the final version of Boot Camp is featured in Mac OS X Leopard, released on October 26th, 2007. Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages, and this thread will detail what each method is, their advantages/disadvantages, why one should choose one over another and little notes of interest.Īpple's Boot Camp allows an Intel Mac user to run Windows like any other PC. Meanwhile, two third-party developers have also released applications that allow Mac users to run Windows virtually. Apple announced Boot Camp Beta on April 5, 2006, and the final version is found in Apple's latest operating system, Mac OS X Leopard (10.5), released on October 26th, 2007. The announcement of Apple's transition to Intel processors back in June of 2005 has allowed Macs to run Windows natively. This sticky last updated on Novemby Budding

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