Bootcamp with Windows 7 Home Pro on a Mac Mini 2.26...

Forgive me if a similar thread is posted somewhere with the same topic.
I just recently installed this, actually over the weekend to expand my gaming library not wanting to buy a PC. It seems to work remarkably well and runs Steam and the games that aren't native Mac well! It works so well, that I'm thinking about doing the same to my MBP which is slightly higher in specs...
I use my MBP for music/work and I'm just a little concerned it may cause issues... Any feed back would be great.... I'm just wondering if I was extremely lucky to not run into issues.

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Last night I bought the Mac mini with DVD SuperDrive, 120GB hard drive, 1GB RAM, 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and Leopard. At the Apple Store. Got an adapter so I can hook the mini up to my 23" Cinema Display (1998 vintage). Also got Fusion.
At another electronics store, I got Windows XP Home. I want to be sure the "home" version is OK on the mini. I have Windows XP Pro on a Dell laptop, but it came pre-installed, and I don't have a copy. I am told the Dell version wouldn't work on the mini anyway.
I got the mini because I rely on Adobe FrameMaker to make my living. Adobe has chosen not to upgrade Frame for Mac OS X, so I've been using it in Classic mode on my G4 Cube (currently running OS X, v 10.4.11). But Frame is seriously misbehaving now, and Apple no longer supports OS 9 Classic, even though it's associated with OS X. So my brilliant solution to the Adobe Frame problem is to RUN the Windows version of FrameMaker 7.2 (which I own) on the mini in Windows.
I'm looking for advice, if any, about what to do first, second, etc. And an answer about Windows XP Home being OK.
BTW, I have skimmed through this forum about 20 pages, and it's great. --Spot

That is a very good question, Dino, and I don't know the answer. This thread doesn't seem to be getting much attention and you might have better luck posting your question at the boot camp forum. I'm sure one of the veteran members will have an answer for you any time now.
Of course you could experiment and just try installing it; if your computer is relatively then it's not a big deal; you can back up your files on a flash drive and reconfigure you machine quickly. Reinstalling OSX takes awhile if you FUBAR your mini but I've done it once already. Still I wouldn't recommend anything that risky until you've got an answer from someone who knows.

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Does installing bootcamp with Windows Vista significantly slow down a mac with a noticeable difference? I have a pretty new mac and am thinking about using this function. Does it make more sense to install windows xp? And what is a good amount of space to leave for the windows side to have?

Does installing bootcamp with Windows Vista significantly >slow down a mac with a noticeable difference?
What do you mean by this? Slows down the whole system? Or the performance of windows?; since you mentioned XP on your later question.
I have tried both windows (vista & xp) on a macbook, and for performance, xp is faster.
as for the whole system (macosX & windows) no diffrence in boot up and speed
as for partition size of windows... that would depend on you whether your mp3, pics, videos would be used on windows or mac... mine is 20gb with no problem

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Can I run a windows software program that is on a CD on my macbook pro after I install bootcamp and windows xp home?

genepaquin,
the last MacBook Pros that supported installing Windows XP in a Boot Camp partition are the Mid 2010 models. If your MacBook Pro is newer than that, and you don’t have a newer version of Windows to install into a Boot Camp partition on your MacBook Pro, then you might consider an alternative such as running Windows with the help of programs such as VirtualBox or Parallels Desktop rather than through Boot Camp.

Pre Pro CS3 compatible with Windows 7 Home?

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My computer with Windows 7 Home updated to Firefox v34.0.5 but my two computers running Windows 7 Pro haven't yet updated beyond Firefox v34.0. Something wrong?

See info above. I have re-run the update process at least 10 times on both machines running Windows 7 Pro (most recently this morning), and each time both machines running Windows 7 Pro (one is 64-bit, one is 32-bit) say that Firefox v34.0 is "up to date". I checked Mozilla.org, which states that Firefox v34.0.5 was released in mid-December, but it didn't say anything about whether that update was only for certain OSs. I have also run multiple anti-virus scans from different providers on both machines running Windows 7 Pro, and all scans indicate no issues.
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Hello StevenBeary, the 34.0.5 release it is for all users who download a fresh version of Firefox, or download it for the first time. This release will NOT be found via Firefox's update.
Firefox 34, it is the latest release via update. You are OK.
see [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/contributors/710905?last=63447#post-63027 Tyler Downer's explanation].
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MacBook Pro with Window XP Home...

Hi,
Once we disable Norton Internet security for 10 minutes it seems that my wife's Windows XP/Aim can initiate/invite me to video chat but I am unsuccessful when I try to initiate video chat.
1) How can we make it so that my wife (Windows XP Home) does not have to manually shut of the internet security temporarilly?
2) How can I successfully initiate the vid chat calls?
3) Will the solutions to the above questions allow us to successfully pass along pictures and music files?
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HI SC00,
Welcome to the Apple Discussions
Ok to pass pics and files the modem and the Mac firewall need to have port 5190 open to the UDP protocol.
Have you done this ?
The Linksys can use UPnP to open the ports.
The Mac firewall settings are like this http://www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com/page4.html (Tiger and Panther versions shown)
iChat sends and receives invites on port 5678 but as your can see invites this appears to be open.
AIM needs the same port 5190 open to UDP and TCP for the same functions as iChat uses this port for.
To allow incoming Video chats AIM needs ports 1024-5000 opened in her Modem.
The Xp firewall at Service Pack 2 can be opened like this
http://www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com/page12.html#_Service which should be the same ports in the Norton when the XP firewall is Off.
More info http://www.mvldesign.com/videoconferencetutorial.html
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Bootcamp and windows 7 home premium

I am planning on installing windows 7 home premium with bootcamp for my macbook pro retina display (mid2012) OSX 10.8.2
The question is which version will work?
I have looked on amazon and there is the normal version that was 199.99 and they droped to around 160 something
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Formatted HP dm4-3099se with Windows 7 Home Premium and Would Want to Re-install the Home Premium

My laptop is HP Pavilion dm4-3099se and it came with Windows 7 Home Premium. The password was misplaced and I was advised to format the system. The system was formatted (all the disks were deleted except the C: drive) and a Windows 8 pro OS installed. Shortly after the formatting, the misplaced password was found. If it is possible, I would love to revert to the OS that came with the system (i.e Window Home Premium) and also recover all the drivers that came with the system.
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Hi,
There are Two options available.
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As a temporary workaround, I believe this Adobe management page allows you to clear your "Flash cookies": [http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html Adobe - Flash Player : Settings Manager - Website Storage Settings panel] (hosted on macromedia.com -- Macromedia was the original developer of Flash).
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