HT3986 why can't my boot camp in mac system detect the win7 system i've installed

I try to use parallel in my macbook pro, but it can't show me the boot camp option that i used to intall win7.
when i click my boot camp assistance in mac system, it shows me only to continue to install windows. is it supposed to be like this?

Unclear what you did and askng your system to do.
Can you boot Windows natively now?
If you want to dual boot Windows and Mac, you use Boot Camp.
If you want to do all that, AND you also want to use your Windows as a guest OS under Mac using parallels you setup parallels after Windows was installed and functioning and fully updated first.
And Parallels has their How To, FAQ and support forum.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_VMware_Fusion_and_Parallels_Desktop
http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop?icid=1480

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Hi, I bought a Macbook air yesterday, which I guess could be the newest version.
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"Can't install Windows Support Software because it is not currently available from the Software Update Server."
I contacted phone support, the technican told me that apple update server is down, he don't know what to do.
I tried to use the boot camp in SnowLeopard disk, which gives me"the bootcamp doesn't support current model".
Now I'm lost, I don't know what to do with it. If I couldn't install the Windows on this Air, I wouldn't buy it.
I have other Macbook Air which I believe is 2010 model, works fine with dual boot, Lion and Windows 7.
Anybody has the direct download link for bootcamp that compatiable with my Macbook Air??
Please help me sovle this, I need this new computer for my next trip before Sunday.
Thanks.

really annoying issue. i have the same problem and looks like a million others who have posted in the past 2 days is about the same thing lol
yes they've not released the new package yet. BUT if you have the old package say from the 2011 MBA, then you can install drivers from the package manually (just explore a bit and you'll find them) and most things will work. i.e. i did the most basic things like wifi and display (! HD3000 drivers works for 4000) and it's all been fine for now.
obviously this is just a workaround but im sure once the proper package is out, you can just install it on top of your windows installation (with manual drivers) and everything will be as it should be.
quite irresponsible of Apple imo. everyone is stuck on this.
in the keynote, someone mentioned they "closed down apple just so they can run/staff WWDC". makes me imagine that those words literally, meaning we'll have to wait till the event ends before we can hope for anything lol.
i sure as **** hope they're not waiting till Mountain Lion before the new update is out....

Macbook Pro w/ Boot Camp - Best way to reformat the 32bit Windows 7 and install 64 bit version without affecting the Mac side?

Hi guys! I have a new Macbook Pro purchased from Best Buy yesterday. I had the Geek Squad upgrade the RAM to 8 gigs (They only had PNY brand, I was concerned but went with it anyway). I had them install Boot Camp Windows 7 Ultimate. Today I picked it up and when I started playing with it I learned that they installed the 32 bit version of Win 7 Ultimate instead of the 64 bit version, why, I have NO IDEA.
So, I want to replace the Win 7 installation with the 64 bit version but have read that this can be tricky. What is the proper way to do this? I'm not sure I trust the Geek Squad to do this for me.
I assume I need to reformat the Windows partition, defragment and then install the 64 bit version of Win 7 Ultimate, but am not completely sure. I want to be sure that I do NOT do anything that could affect the Mac side
What do you guys think?

yorkeystyl wrote:
Hi guys! I have a new Macbook Pro purchased from Best Buy yesterday. I had the Geek Squad upgrade the RAM to 8 gigs (They only had PNY brand, I was concerned but went with it anyway). I had them install Boot Camp Windows 7 Ultimate. Today I picked it up and when I started playing with it I learned that they installed the 32 bit version of Win 7 Ultimate instead of the 64 bit version, why, I have NO IDEA.
So, I want to replace the Win 7 installation with the 64 bit version but have read that this can be tricky. What is the proper way to do this? I'm not sure I trust the Geek Squad to do this for me.
I assume I need to reformat the Windows partition, defragment and then install the 64 bit version of Win 7 Ultimate, but am not completely sure. I want to be sure that I do NOT do anything that could affect the Mac side
What do you guys think?
I think you should take it back to the Geeks and tell them what you want, I also think you should backup before you do.
You do not need to reformat or repartition, you need to reinstall Windows from a 64bit copy, 32 & 64 have identical requirements as far as partition and format go, defragmenting has nothing at all to do with your needs.

I can't hear anything from my mac air .. the sound system doesn't seem to work, i can't hear anything from my mac air .. the sound system doesn't seem to work

what do i do to fix this ??

Have you checked System Preferences/Sound/Output to see if it is set to Internal Speakers and to make sure the Mute checkbox isn't checked?

Ok, so after I upgraded to ML I can no longer Boot camp...

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Get an account at
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   -- click on New icon
   -- See if you need to attach a log file or log files, clicking on Show instructions for gathering logs. Scroll down to find the area or application that matches the problem.
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Developers:
"Submitting Bugs and Feedback
Your feedback goes a long way towards making our products even better. With Apple Bug Reporter, you can submit bug reports or request enhancements to APIs and developer tools."
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After upgrading to Lion can't get Boot Camp to work! Just get "startup dusk cannot be portioned or restored to a single partition"?

After upgrading to Lion can't get Boot Camp to work! Just get "The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition". Anytone?

This message, and threads like yours got asked daily for over two years, now it is only a couple times a week!!
Is it so hard to follow through? you were to have backup already, clones are best, then erase/format and restore.
Then partition.
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I have Windows on here but I can not find Boot Camp l me at 229-300-8915 I need someone that I can talk to, so i can understan how to do boot camp 4.0 for windows installment

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HT5639 Can I use Boot Camp to install Linux on my MacBook Pro?

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