Parallels can now run your boot camp partition!

Having seen this question many times in this forum, I thought I'd let people know that the new beta of parallels can boot from your existing boot camp partition. It also has a few other features with some major cool factor. Check it out here.
MacBook Pro - 2.0 GHz - 2GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.7)

unforunately it won't work if your bootcamp partition is fat32, however they said it will be fixed in the next release!

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Can I erase the boot camp partition and dual boot snow leopard and mountain lion instead

Can I erase the boot camp partition and dual boot snow leopard and mountain lion instead

Please don't double post. Look at your other thread.
If you want to get rid of Windows and the BC partition use the Boot Camp assistant program to remove the Win/BC partition. Don't do it manually with Disk Utility Use the BC A program.

Can i adjust the boot camp partition after xp install

can i adjust the boot camp partition after xp install

Hi,
Paragons CampTune http://www.paragon-software.com/home/camptune/ can do this.
Mac OSX and its BootCamp Assistant or Windows cannot.
Regards
Stefan

How can I get my Boot Camp partition off my old drive?

I swapped out the stock 160gb drive that came in my MacBook Pro since it was acting up. I installed a new drive and restored it with Time Machine, but now my Boot Camp partition is still on my old drive. I slipped my old drive into a usb sata enclosure and tried booting from it in hope I could back it up with Winclone. When I went into the startup disk selector the drive would not show up (but it sounded like it was trying to spin up). Earlier when I pulled the drive out of my MacBook Pro it was still functioning fine, so I do not think the drive has failed.
Any ideas on how I can get the Boot Camp partition off the old drive? Thanks for your help.
-Ryan

Some drives require more current to spin-up from a "cold start" than most USB ports put out, even if the port supplies. Additionally, if the drive is failing, it may require even more power for the startup.
I have a couple USB enclosures with external AC power that I keep around in case I run into drives like this. Failing that, I also have a couple of USB cables which use 2 ports to provide additional current. Also the cable length, and gauge makes a difference.

Can no longer see Boot Camp Partition

Hello all,
I was having problems with booting into Boot Camp/Windows 7 (I was just getting a black screen), so I attempted to delete the boot camp partition and reinstall it. When I did that, the program hung for a while, and finally said there was an error deleting the partition. However, it appears it like halfway deleted it, as it no longer shows up! When I go into disk utility, Macintosh HD shows blue, and then there is a 50 GB partition (the size of my bootcamp) that is white, but it is unlabeled. I cannot adjust the partition to make it the whole HD, and if I go to boot camp assistant, and try to make a new bootcamp partition, it bounces back with an error message as well. I am wondering how I can restore the partition back to the original all mac hd partition..ANy help would be greatly appreciated!!
Kevin

WinClone 3 $20
When you move to a new OS: clone your system, make sure you have backups you can use - for each - the partition table "rules" change with each new OS. And you want to reformat a drive from time to time especially then.
Carbon Copy Cloner 3.4 is a good way to clone your OS X partitions.
Basically, "start over" and restore to one HFS volume with OS X then run Boot Camp Assistant, then restore with Winclone image you made easier.
www.apple.com/support/bootcamp
Find CCC and WinClone www.macupdate.com

Can you create a boot Camp partition on a Fusion Disk?

Can I install a BootCamp partition on a fusion disc?
Can I install a BootCamp partition (Wndows 7) on a 1 TB on which OSX mac Yosemite or Mavericks has been installed first? I have a 2012 MacBook Pro, that already has a 400 GB Boot Camp partition, but I am considering replacing it with a fusion disc or an SSD since I shall have to install a windows compatible medical dictation application that could use a speedier disc. Will Mac OS and Windows interfere with each other on the SSDpart of a large fusion disc ( 1 TB) if I switch back and forth from rebooting on Mac OS , then on Windows and vice-versa? Does the SSD part of the fusion disc get confused, and will the fusion disc tolerate the installation pf a Boot Camp partition in the first place, or just give a stretch of plain 5400 RPM disc without the SSD part ?Can I

1. On single-disk Macs, you can use an SSHD (as a single physical disk), but not an SSD/HDD. There is a no single physical unit which is a Fusion drive. A Fusion drive consists of a physical SSD and a physical HDD. MBPs on which the Optibay has an SSD/HDD and main bay with SSD/HDD will support a Fusion (aka CoreStorage volume). Yosemite supports a Fusion drive, which has an internal SSD and and external HDD (the reverse makes no sense, but is possible).
2. On newer Macs, with 1TB PCIe flash, you have an SSD as your whole drive.
3. The two environments, OS X and Windows are self-contained, on separate partitions. The underlying hardware is common.
4. On a Mini, which supports two drives, I have a 256g SSD/1TB HDD, in a DIY Fusion drive, with Windows on the SSD part. Bootcamp Assistant does not support this, but third-party tools can be used. The other option is to install OS X and Windows on a SSD, and later add an HDD and include into a CS volume. This is what I would recommend for you.
5. The 13-in 2012 MBP will allow you use a USB installer, without the need for an Optical drive, so it is possible to replace the Optibay with an HDD, create a Fusion drive. If BCA is used, it will put Windows on the HDD on this specific machine if the Fusion drive is created first.

Can VirtualBox use a Boot Camp partition for a virtual machine?

Can Sun VirtualBox be pointed at a Boot Camp partition to use it as a virtual machine, much like VMWare Fusion can?
-John

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtualbox
http://blogs.sun.com/fatbloke/entry/windows7_onvirtualbox
Check the FAQ
http://www.virtualbox.org/

Can't update Windows XP SP1 to SP3 via CD to run on Boot Camp partition

I have just partitioned my Mac HD via Boot Camp - with a 42GB Windows XP partition to run a program not available for Mac. The Windows XP (retail version with license) I purchased came with SP1 "upgradeable to SP3 for free" after purchase.
Now the conundrum: I can't get online via Windows XP to upgrade the SP without installing the Boot Camp files from the OSX DVD. The Boot Camp files won't install onto the SP1 partition. And I can't upgrade to SP3 from a CD. (When I download the SP3 (have also tried SP2) onto my Mac HD, copy to CD, start the Windows XP partition, and attempt to install — I get an error: "setup requires 4 additional MB of of free space...") The installation is trying to go onto the C: drive that is 42GB, so the 4MB error can't be the real problem. I have tried installing to several other folders besides the default (ServicePackUninstall) folder, all on the C: drive and got the same error.
Any suggestions would be welcome.

XP SP1 will not install on bootcamp, SP2 is the minimum. As your upgrade is 'post-install' it won't work. May I ask why you are installing a largely unsupported 10 yr old OS? Win7 is really much better.

How small can I make the boot camp partition on my MacBookPro internal drive?

it seems that in order to get Windows7 on to my old non supported MacPro 1.1 that I need to firist install onto this mid 2009 MacBook Pro I want to do the install onto an external firwire800 hard drive which I have formater and Downloaded and installed the Windows support folder using the boot camp installer but the installer wants to grab 20 gig of my internal drive for the win 7 install what is the minimun that I must have on the internal drive to install and use win 7 on the external drive?
is ther annother way to get Win7 onto my MacPro1.1 where it can live on an internal drive of its own. I do not have have it running on this MBP5.3 other than to get it running (64 mode) on the old tower In addition to the MBP I have at hand the esternal drive a blank 16 gig thumb drive and a firewire800 external DVD drive that I use mostly as a burner on the macpro as it is faster than the internal superdrive that it came with

I assume that is a product so then I can remove the bootcamp partition from my internal drive and boot to the firewire 800 drive or do I need to have a SSD drive inside the macbookpro first?

Can vmware run on Boot Camp?Please Help as soon as possible

I recently installed vista ultimate through vmware, but is it possible in any way to boot this vista OS I installed through vmware fusion through boot camp?
Please help as soon as someone finds a certain answer.
Thanks

Running Windows (Vista or XP) is somewhat slower in virtualization than in BootCamp. If this is an important issue for you - and particularly if you are going to be running programs that benefit from fast screen updates - then you want BootCamp. If you need BootCamp then install it and afterwards install VMWare Fusion and use the BootCamp installation rather than a virtualized disk.
If you are satisfied with the performance of virtualization there is no benefit from having BootCamp installed in terms of running VMWare. This is a disadvantage though - you have to shut down, you cannot save an instance, at least with version 1. I haven't downloaded version 2 to see if this has changed. It is much faster to resume an instance than to restart Windows and then your applications.

I have an iMac 8.1, OSX 10.6.8 with XP running in Boot Camp partition. My USB keyboard (MB110LL/A) was damaged by water. I ordered a new keyboard from the Apple Store. I was sent model MB110LL/B. Special function keys will not work in XP. Any Ideas?

I have an iMac 8.1, OSX 10.6.8, Boot Camp 3.2 running Windows XP. My original keyboard (MB110LL/A) was damaged by a water spill. I ordered a new one from the Apple Store. They sent me MB110LL/B, function keys need updated drivers (Boot Camp 3.3) which will only install if Windows 7 is installed. I have a large amount of older software that runs under XP but not Windows 7. The Apple support team basically said "too bad". If they replace a keboard model with a new model, they should at least make it backwards compatable or provide a Boot Camp update that will allow this model to work on older iMacs. Reloading Bootcamp 3.3 several times has no effect because it does not detect Windows 7. Any Ideas or help would be appreciated.

It is free. It is beta. It works well - I use it on mine and two PCs as well...
MS Security Essentials will no longer install due to compatibiliity issues - that is the idea of a beta - and the RC could be out in June.
Windows 7 doesn't work great on any Mac, or Apple drivers, fan cvontrol to manage heat, and other issues.
Put 8 in and get to know it, then when the RC comes out you'll be ready

Can't format former Boot Camp partition [Thread II]

Erased my partition and now Im left with 370Gb of Macintosh HD and 130 of free space, I want to go back to my 500Gb, please help me Loner T

If you are booted in Recovery console, some CS verbs may not be available.
$ diskutil cs
Usage: diskutil [quiet] coreStorage|CS <verb> <options>,
        where <verb> is as follows:
     list                     (Show status of CoreStorage volumes)
     info[rmation]            (Get CoreStorage information by UUID or disk)
     convert                  (Convert a volume into a CoreStorage volume)
     revert                   (Revert a CoreStorage volume to its native type)
     create                   (Create a new CoreStorage logical volume group)
     delete                   (Delete a CoreStorage logical volume group)
     createVolume             (Create a new CoreStorage logical volume)
     deleteVolume             (Delete a volume from a logical volume group)
     encryptVolume            (Encrypt a CoreStorage logical volume)
     decryptVolume            (Decrypt a CoreStorage logical volume)
     unlockVolume             (Attach/mount a locked CoreStorage logical volume)
     changeVolumePassphrase   (Change a CoreStorage logical volume's passphrase)
diskutil coreStorage <verb> with no options will provide help on that verb
$ diskutil cs decryptVolume
Usage: diskutil coreStorage decryptVolume
        lvUUID|MountPoint|DiskIdentifier|DeviceNode
        [-stdinpassphrase | -passphrase passphrase]
Start a background decryption process that will convert the on-disk bytes which
back the given logical volume from encrypted back to plaintext. You must supply
a passphrase interactively or with one of the above parameters. After this
command completes, the conversion process will be ongoing; you can check
progress with `diskutil coreStorage list`. The volume must be unlocked.
Example: diskutil coreStorage decryptVolume
                  11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555
One option is to install OSX on an external volume - OS X: Installing OS X on an external volume - Apple Support and booting from it to erase the internal disk without using the Recovery Console.

I can`t see my boot camp partition in windows 7 insataller

I upgrade a 500GB samsung HDD recently,after that I u restore my system via time machine(10.6.5),I try to install a windows 7(anyway I have to use windows cause my work).But in the windows installer,where warning me that "can not find my disk".
Before that,I used to install windows xp.I could finish the first step(copied the files),but after restart,I select windows partition,the screen just show me a flashing mark("?")
so what can I do?please help me ,thx.

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Parallel runs slow on Boot Camp partition and other questions...

Hi all,
I have had my MBP santa rosa for about 3 weeks. I love it. Everything is super fast and responsive on this thingy. I have parallel running on Boot Camp partition and it is slow. I mean its not awfully slow but when I click start (the play button of Parallel), I see the spinning beachball for 0.5 to 1 min. When I get to Windows XP or Vista (I tried both of them), there is no way parallel could perform up to "near native" speed, I get a lot of sand-clock and it takes 1 mins or so to boot up MS SQL server 2005. When i tried to open lots of windows at once, it freezes for a while then all the windows pop up. I dedicated 1gb of ram for parallel. I am thinking of removing boot camp and use parallel virtual drive on which to install windows. Would that make the performance any better?
I have another question. I bought Disk Warrior 4 but my lovely cousin broke the disc into half coz he thought it was a cheap toy. Is there anyway I can make another bootable CD for disk warrior? I know BootCD only works on Panther. Can I use SuperDuper to clone my MBP and put the image file on a PC-formated external hard drive to bootup from there to run Disk Warrior?
Thank you so much for your help. I gotta say this MBP is the best laptop I have ever used in my entire life. VEry happy with the purchase so far. Thank you Apple.
MacNo0b
p/s: Any recommendation on how to keep the Mac running well without slowing down? Cheers

I have to say, I have never used Parallels in a system with 2GB. I don't feel that it's worth it given Boot Camp is available. That said, if you run nothing else it should run quite happily.
If you're having problems getting through the installation try setting it up with a virtual environment that has no drive. That way you should be able to get through the installation/setup and then you can add your Boot Camp partition after that.
As for transferring files, I will either use Parallels folder sharing else a 1GB DOS formatted USB flash drive.
PS You're right, I certainly can't complain about the equipment I get to play with. I've had to fork out quite a bit of money for the privilege but it's all been worth it.

Why is Winclone Needed? Can't Disk Utility Restore a Boot Camp Partition?

Hi. Could we just use Disk Utility to create a backup the Boot Camp Partition running Windows 7 64-bit for example and then just use Disk Utility to restore it if you need to replace your Boot Camp partition?
Why is Winclone the tool use to create an image of Boot Camp partition as well as to restore a Boot Camp partition? Thank you in advance.
Gbu.

Thanks for the reply. How about if you opt for the non compressed image, the DVD/CD Master option (Image Format) when you do the New Image in Disk Utility? Would choosing the DVD/CD Master option be cloning it instead of archiving it? If the images created by Disk Utility are not the exact copy or clone then, it won't be bootable I believe but how come when you create an image of a DVD (to back it up for example) and burn that image, it is bootable which mean it copies it exactly (clone it in effect)?
What does WinClone do or copy exactly that Disk Utility can't?

Parallels can now run your boot camp partition!

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