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Hi, I've been a long time PC user but I'm about to purchase the 13-inch (white) 2.0ghz macbook model with 2gb ram. I have a few questions:
a) Macbook and Aero; does it run since macbook doesn't use a dedicated vid card? Are there any driver issues involved here?
b) Is it possible to install vista home premium (non-upgrade OEM) under bootcamp?
Many thanks for your help.

While the MacBook does not have a dedicated video card it does have a a dedicated video processor; the Intel GMA 950 / 945, which is capable of DirectX 9.0c and hence Aero. Apple's Boot Camp software provides BIOS emulation, allowing any version of Windows to run, as well as partitioning your hard drive without loss of data (non-destructive). Boot Camp will also burn a CD with drivers for the hardware within your MacBook (not ordinarily supported by Windows). I've found it to be unreliable as far as bluetooth is concerned running Windows XP. Windows Vista Advisor software indicates that those drivers will work fine with any 32-bit version of Windows Vista.
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