New mac book pro - to run boot camp or not?
hi,
im a brand new mac user and have had a brief browse of some problems that others have encountered with boot camp and possible crashes during partitioning...
i'm not sure if anyone can help but i was wondering if it would be safest to run boot camp and partition my hard drive before i even use my new mbp? or to not run it at all - i will only be using windows to play the odd computer game, for everything else i will use my mbp as it was originally intended.
what is the level of risk involved with boot camp? ...should i just run it before any data is saved onto the drive and hope for the best...?
or fork out the cash for the mac versions of the each game (3 max)?
i just don't want to screw it up, as my brother has had similar problems with his... and i've been saving for months!
thanks for reading this far and thankyou for your help in advance!
Boot Camp works beautifully if you follow directions. BC is merely an installer (and a good one). Windows works perfectly well on a Mac (better than some PCs). Windows is Windows - it has it's needs. If you are familiar with Windows no problem. Or - if you are willing to learn - no problem. There IS wisdom in installing BC right away. I found that if I install BC right after OS X, it is a good idea. As soon as I loaded the OSX updates there was potential trouble in that the updates were placed right in the spot where I needed my partition to go - requiring the Apple equivalent of a defrag. This happens rarely, but it does happen. Install OS X > Open BootCamp & Install > Partition for Windows > Update OS X - you'll be fine.
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