Help with Boot Camp/Windows

before I ordered my new iMac, I did some research on the Apple website and found out that I can run windows programs on my new computer. So, I start up my new computer and pop in Microsoft Office, but I can't figure out how to install it. Do I have to have Boot Camp to run Windows programs?

If it's Office for the Mac, you simply install it on your iMac and it will run in Rosetta since it is not a universal binary app yet.
If it's Office for Windows, you need to install Boot Camp first and then add all the apps you want on the HD partition.
Vist the Apple Boot Camp Forum.
Antonio

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    Mike,
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    Message was edited by: Pyrojoe

    I can't answer all your questions, especially not anything having to do with CAD.
    I still imagine that [Windows] would be encoded somewhat differently then normal,
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    Message was edited by: Mr.Lobotomy

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    This may be just a Boot Camp issue, if no one here can help you may also want to post in the Boot Camp forum.

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  • Help with Boot Camp Internet Drivers (Mac Mini 2011)

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