Install windows 7 64 bit on an already created partition

Hi,
I'm new to bootcamp, and frankly having windows run on my macbook pro scares the **** out of me. I have to reformat my harddrive anyway, install OSX 10.6, docs & apps... since it's running too slow at startup by now. I want to take the opportunity to install windows on it as well now.
As i want to keep all windows related files etc... as far away from my mac files i'm thinking to reformat my hardrive in 2 partitions. One big partition for OSX 10.6 and everying else, and a small one lets say 25 or 30 gb for windows.
I looked around on this forum and elsewhere... is this the (save) way to go? I don't find any info regarding this approach, always is mention to start bootcamp and have it made a partition on your harddrive. If i understand this correctly, this is a buggy way to go, partitioning a bootable drive while data is still on it...

Hi Koen,
I can understand your concerns about the 'live-partitioning' approach of the BootCamp Assistant.
However I never had any problems when using it with my Macs and never had any kind of data-loss using it.
But since you seem to have some sort of backup od your important files (otherwise you won't start the 10.6 install..), you have done all that is neccessary in case of disaster.
Apples BootCamp Installation Guide can be found here http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Best practise is to print it out and follow it.
On the other hand if wanna go that route you outlined, you can do it with Windows 7.
Format the second partition with FAT32 (MS-DOS in OSX Disk Utility) and during the WIndows 7 installation reformat it to NTFS since that's what Windows 7 needs but OSX cannot do.
And think more in the area of 40GB or above for Windows 7. 25-30GB are a bit too small.
Regards
Stefan

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I have a late 2014 Retina Macbook Pro with 1TB SSD and Intel Iris Graphics (no nVidia). It has been updated to Yosemite 10.10.2.
So for I had good luck installing Windows 8.1 Professional on it via the bootcamp assistant from a USB key. Unfortunately, due to work requirements, I need Windows 7 (compatible VPN clients and proprietary software at a customer). Windows 7 Professional SP1 however won't cooperate. For the record, I off course removed Windows 8.1 first again via BCA.
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gpt show: /dev/disk0: Suspicious MBR at sector 0
gpt show: /dev/disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1
gpt show: /dev/disk0: Sec GPT at sector 1954210119
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1661924928     1269536      3 GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
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1663195136   291014656      4 GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
1954209792         295
1954210087          32         Sec GPT table
1954210119           1         Sec GPT header
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Disk: /dev/disk0 geometry: 121643/255/63 [1954210120 sectors]
Signature: 0xAA55
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1: EE 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [         1 -     409639] <Unknown ID>
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http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203913
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http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204009
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Remove the partition, change its size, or change its name.
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Hi, I have an early 2009 Quad Core Mac Pro which is running Snow Leopard. I have 4 internal drives in my Mac Pro. Does WIndows 7 have to be installed on the same drive I have Snow Leopard installed or can it be on any of my drives. My boot drive has 215 gb of free space. 2 of them have 100gb of free space and my 2 tb drive has 40 gb of free space. To install Windows 7, do I have to partition one of my drives which would mean erasing all my data? How much free space do I need for windows 7 and programs, etc? Would Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit work? Any info is greatly appreciated

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