MacBook Air (2009) with Windows 7

Hello everybody, I use my MacBook Air (2009,1.86GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB 1067 MHz DDR3, OS X 10.9.3), also with Windows 7 for a software design: ( Rhinoceros 4 (all original softwares). In my case, when I use Windows 7 the temperature of the hardware is very high, I can't touch the surface of my MacBook Air as it is too hot. Anyone has some suggestions?Thank you.

Flornes wrote:
Update: I went to a friends house that has internet, booted a fresh copy of windows 7, and checked the box where apple finds updates and installes drivers etc, but I still have the same problem..
This time I did everything correct...
Any tips?
You download the Windows Support Software for your installation while you are in Boot Camp Assistant (the program you used to create the partition) it is one of the very first steps you need to take: (see below)
Go back to Boot Camp Assistant and download the software.

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Hi Shubham Nahar,
The system requirements for Yosemite are listed here.
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Before you install Yosemite, make sure you have one of these Macs:
iMac (Mid-2007 or newer)
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
Xserve (Early 2009)
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I want to use the icloud features, therefore:
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Thanx very much for your help!
Steff

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