Installing windows programs with a disk

I have to use a program/software that is Windows only for a course I am taking.
I want to set up Windows on my macbook pro (1 yr old)...
My question is:
Once I have windows installed, and running... if I put in this Windows program (disk), will it work like it would on a PC?
Thanks,
Clueless

Once you have Windows installed and running, you will have a PC, so yes, it will work like a PC.
For clarification, you will need to have your Windows running when you put in your disc. I have seen some people who thought that they only needed to install Boot Camp to have windows compatibility with their Mac, and they didn't understand why their Mac wouldn't load the CD they just put in the drive. They had loaded Boot Camp so to was supposed to support Windows now (in their mind).

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I made another attempt but nothing goes productive.
One thing is clear that the recovery disks are ok because a few months back I used same disks to refresh my notebook and did it without any error.
There might be a chance of bios setting because in my absence my sister and her friend tried to install windows and I doubt her friend made some changes in bios but she says that she didn’t made any change except boot priority and during installation got the error.
I have already rest the bios setting to default and in SATA CONTROLLER MODE I changed it from AHCI into IDE.
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Please help me how to install mac drivers for windows7 64 bit???

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Boot Camp 4.0, OS X Lion: Frequently asked question
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4818
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.7.pdf
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4407
Installation Guide Instructions for all features and settings.
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Windows 7 FAQ Answers to commonly asked Windows 7 questions.
- support articles and tips, how to.
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Macs that work with 64-bit editions of Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1846
Step 4: Install the Boot Camp Drivers for Windows
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2 Insert the Mac OS X disc. If the installer doesn’t start automatically, browse the disc using Windows Explorerand double-click the setup.exe file in the Boot Camp directory.
3 Follow the onscreen instructions.
If a message appears that says the software you’re installing has not passed Windows Logo testing, click Continue Anyway.
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Install Windows 7 with Boot Camp 5

Hi, I have a mac book pro 15" retina display that I bought a few days ago.
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Now after downloading the drivers for windows and on the step that I have to give how much space to windows bootcamp tells me that it will only work with windows 8.
Thst's a pain cause I hate windows 8.
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Ma y thanks!! N

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Open the "steam.exe" and it will reconfigure steam
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How I would proceed -
Install Windows on its own drive.
Pull all the other drives.
Boot from Windows 7 Pro DVD
Forget Boot Camp Assistant, it doesn't do anything - unless you really want to install Windows on the SAME drive as Mac OS - not ideal and not what most of Mac Pro owners do.
Just insert your OS X DVD once Windows is up to date - helps to buy the SP1 OEM version $129.
Run Apple SETUP.exe (Boot Camp 3.0.x drivers) and update with ASU or manually to 3.2.
No you don't need to go back and use that ATI. And you dont' want to be in the situation of changing from ATI to Nvidia and all the hassle that adds. you are fine.
The Mac Pro is as close as anything to a standard Wintel workstation.
Add MS Security Essentials or KIS or whatever you favor. KIS2011 or NIS2011 are good, MSSE 2.0 is free and based on their enterprise product.
AV-Test.org Test Security-Software

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