Bootcamp and windows 7 on 2006 Macbook 1.8

I was wondering if Windows 7 will work if installed via Bootcamp on a 1st gen Macbook White 1.8 Core Duo?
Thanks

Hi Stan,
according to Apple all Macs released prior to 2007 are not eligible to install Windows 7 with BootCamp.
However, there are some reports of success doing this so the mileage may vary.
If you wanna try use the 32-bit version of Windows 7 since your MacBook only supports 32-bit operating systems.
Plus have/make a backup of your OSX before trying, just in case.
Regards
Stefan

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