Which Windows version for MacBook Air?

I need to run an existing PC data base program on my new MacBook Air. I have been told I need to buy and install a previously unregistered copy of Windows and a Windows compatible antivirus program. My question is will the new Windows 8.1 be the best choice? And what is a acceptable antivirus program for this application?

hi there,
depends on how old your MacBook Air is. You need the correspondig Bootcamp utilities. There seem to be some problems with Windows 8.1 on several generations of MacBook (Pro and Air), not sure whether the Bootcamp driver set from OS X Mavericks has solved those problems yet. So installing Windows 7 or 8.0 might be safer.
There are many AntiVirus programs for Windows to choose from varying in bpth price and functionality.

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I just spent several hours figuring out what is a bug in the Broadcom WiFi drivers for my new MacBook Air, and thought I would post how I fixed it for others until Apple can get Broadcom to fix their drivers.
Virtual WiFi:
First, what is Virtual WiFi. Virtual WiFi is a feature in Windows 7 that allows a single WiFi adapter in a computer to look like more than one adapter. The most common use for this is for software like Connectify that allows you to use your laptop as a wireless access point (AP) when you travel. For example, you might settle into a hotel room, pay for an Internet connection for your MacBook, and then want to share that connection with your iPhone, iPad, and other devices. For Virtual WiFi to work, the WiFi drivers for your WiFi hardware need to indicate that they support the feature, and then in Device Manager in Windows Control Panel, under Network Adapters you will see the "Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter" listed. Notably, this adapter was missing after installing Windows 7 and BootCamp 3.1 on my MacBook Air (Late 2010).
Why it Doesn't Work:
The strange thing is, this was working fine on my wife's MacBook from 2008, with similar Broadcom WiFi hardware. It turns out that whoever made the Broadcom driver file made a small copy-and-paste error, and neglected to support Virtual WiFi for the slightly different chip that is in the MacBook Air versus the MacBook. By fixing the driver file, the issue can be fixed. The problem is right here in the file, which we'll get to more below:
%BCM430N_DeviceDesc% = BCM43XNM_NT61, PCI\VEN14E4&DEV432b
%BCM430N_DeviceDesc% = BCM43XNG_NT61, PCI\VEN14E4&DEV432c
%BCM430N_DeviceDesc% = BCM43XNM_NT60, PCI\VEN14E4&DEV4353
My wife's MacBook uses the first line with DEV_432b at the end. Note that it uses the installation section BCM43XNM_NT61 which refers to Windows 7 and correctly installs Virtual WiFi. The newest MacBook Air uses the last line with DEV_4353 at the end (a slightly different chip). Note that it incorrectly refers to the installation section BCM43XNM_NT60, which is Windows Vista with no support for Virtual WiFi.
How to Fix It:
1) You first need to extract the Broadcom drivers that are in the latest version of BootCamp so that you can modify the INF file. To do this, I followed all of the instructions in the BootCamp Assistant from Mac OS X on my MacBook Air to download the WindowsSupport folder with BootCamp drivers, which you can save to the hard drive or burn to a CD. Once you have this, open the folder "Boot Camp\Drivers\Broadcom". We need to extract the file BroadcomNetworkAdapterWin7_32.exe or BroadcomNetworkAdapterWin7_64.exe depending on whether you are using a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows 7. I was able to do this with WinRAR installed, by right-clicking and selecting to extract the file to a folder.
2) In the folder from the last step, there are 31 files on my installation, but the one we want is bcmwl6.inf. If you open that file the first two sections (BROADCOM.NTamd64.6.1 and BROADCOM.NTx86.6.1) are the ones with the error as reproduced above. The first section is for 64-bit installations, and the second section is for 32-bit installations.
3) Modify the last line of each section to change BCM43XNM_NT60 to BCM43XNM_NT61, and save the file.
4) Now we need to install the driver from this folder onto the MacBook Air. I did this by opening Device Manager from Control Panel, right-clicking the "Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter" under Network Adapters, and selecting "Uninstall" followed by "Update Driver Software". Point the update dialog to the folder where you modified the driver, and let it install.
5) Note that because the INF file is modified the driver is no longer correctly signed. You will see a warning to this effect, and you should select to install the driver anyway.
6) You should now see the "Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter" in Device Manager, and software like Connectify should work to share your WiFi connection.
Hopefully Apple will fix this the correct way soon, by getting Broadcom to fix their driver and updating BootCamp to include it. At the time of this writing, the Broadcom driver version is 5.100.57.8 so anything later than that may be fixed.
Good Luck!

That is one heck of a post for a newcomer here. Your instructions worked like a charm, with one exception:
When uninstalling the Broadcom Device, I had to check the box to delete the driver, and then had to scan for new hardware to get the device to show back up. Then I was able to load the edited driver software.
I am not complaining, but very grateful, as I was pulling my hair out on this one.

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I have a 13" 2012 Macbook Air and want to buy the best monitor I can for my budget, which is around £175. It only has a lightning adaptor.
I've just started a 2 year masters degree and will be doing a lot of working from home, so would like the best quality/size I can afford.
Any personal recommendations?
Thanks in advance!

Actually it's called a Thunderbolt port, and you can use any monitor with a Thunderbolt input. You can also purchase an inexpensive Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter, and use any monitor with an HDMI input. There are many more of them to choose from.
Here is one place to start: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords =hdmi+1080p+monitor&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ahdmi+1080p+monitor
Here is an adapter: http://www.amazon.co.uk/quality-DisplayPort-cable-Apple-MacBook/dp/B00841JTI6/re f=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1412289695&sr=8-6&keywords=thunderbolt+to+hdmi

How to buy windows 7 for macbook air?

Hello everyone,
I want to finally buy and install windows 7 Home premium 32-bit or 64-bit so badly but i don't see the way of doing it.
Since my Macbook air 13" (mid 2012.)" doesn't have a CD slot i guess i have to buy it online and download it, but i don't see that option on microsoft windows site. I just see the option for buying a Windows 7 CD...
So please someone tell me how to buy this OS for installing on Macbook air 13"?
If i can use Windows 7 CD and install it on macbook air, how do i do it? What am i supposed to do with that CD, when i don't have CD slot?

I found the answer on my own again.
Just need to buy USB SuperDrive and that's it.

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Hi Syednz,
If you are looking for the BootCamp Support Software for your MacBook Air, you may find the following articles helpful:
Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5634
Apple Support: Boot Camp Support Software 4.0.4326
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1636
Regards,
- Brenden

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I do need it desperately

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The instructions don't mention anything about Support Software.
How to install Windows using Boot Camp - Apple Support
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Apple list of HP printer software included with 10.7:
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Epson's 10.7 page:
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supportLion.jsp
HP's 10.7 page:
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Is it safe to install windows 7 in macbook air which just have 128gb of memory with vmware?

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Buy a real NAS.. synology or QNAP are the standard... although companies like Netgear and Western Digital and Seagate make them as well.
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http://www.stratospherix.com/products/filebrowser/
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You simply plug it into the current wireless router.. it is a network device and assessable over the network. It is not necessary to buy another router.. in fact that is a waste.

HT3986 Can anyone help me to get the Tack pad drivers for windows 7 on mAcBook Air..

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If you've created the Windows 7 Drivers CD/USB drive, using Boot Camp Assistant in OSX, the drivers should be on there. My MacBook Pro (2010) touchpad works fine with those drivers installed, and I think it's identical to the Air's.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4407 for info on how to create this drive.

I had macbook pro and would like to install windows OS. Which window version is suitable 32bit or 64bit. And which window is common install in mac. Need helps

I had macbook pro and would like to install windows OS in it. I had install desktop parallel and need help which windows version is suitable. Windows vista, 7 or 8 and either 32 or 64 bit.

The answer is it depends on which model of MacBook Pro you have. This article has a table that shows you which versions of Windows you can install.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5634 (click 'MacBook Pro')

Windows for macbook air

If u i purchase the windows for macbook air, is that just like the normal laptops aswell as the benefits of the macbook aswell?

Hi PaulaMcc13,
If you are interested in using Windows on your MacBook Air, you may find the following articles helpful:
Mac Basics: Using Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1461
MacBook Air Support - BootCamp
https://www.apple.com/support/macbookair/bootcamp/
Cheers,
- Brenden

S apple coming out with a new version for Macbook Pro MD101HN/A ? what should i go for Macbook Pro or Macbook air since my usage are basic mainy internet , word , excel , powerpoint etc.

Is apple coming out with a new version for Macbook Pro MD101HN/A ? what should i go for Macbook Pro or Macbook air since my usage are basic mainy internet , word , excel , powerpoint etc.

souvikfromKolkata,
you’ll know as soon as the rest of us do if Apple decide to produce a new non-Retina model. My guess would be that they won’t do so, but that’s only a guess.
With Internet, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint representing your main usage, either a MacBook Pro or a MacBook Air would be suitable for you.

Windows 8 on macbook air

Anybody aware of any challenges installing Windows 8 on Macbook Air? Just want to ensure that all audio, video and all ports continue to work when installing Windows 8. Don't want to take the plunge without getting some advice, since the system requirements don't list Windows 8 as supported.

The best way I got windows 8 to work was to install windows 7 and all the bootcamp drivers etc as directed by Apple, then install windows 8 and select keep previous programs
You may still get a couple of errors (bluetooth/trackpad and maybe video) but you can fix these simply by reinstalling the drivers, or rollback if a windons upgrade has over written the previous ones or by manually selecting your old windows 7 area that is kept when you upgrade to 8 (only delete windows 7 once you are happy)
If you try and do a clean install of windows 8 bootcamp will not be installed (in the system tray) so none of the keyboard options or remapping will work or your backlight keyboard, even if you edit the bootcamp file so it will run in windows 8 to fix some of the drivers, bootcamp will not be installed
You will not have the option to change some of the options in bootcamp system tray in windows 8 as it will show an error so only the default 2 finger scrolling etc is available, but it's enough for the function keys, sound, dimmer etc all to work ok
How do I know this? I upgraded from 7 to windows 8 and had no problems, I then upgraded my SDD and had to reload everything from scratch, it took me several permutations (only windows 8, windows 7 then 8, IOS and windows 8) till it was ok with IOS, windows 7 then 8. I also ran the system speed test on each permutation and the last one was the best which had something to do with Apple video drivers and chipset drivers IMO opposed to the ones windows 8 installs

App similar to stay focused for MacBook Air

Is there an app similar to stay focused for MacBook Air?

There is a way to see (in small window) short bits and parts of video movies, where they exist, in the iTunes application from the store page in there. My older Mac with earlier version of iTunes lets me browse Music, Movies, TV stores, from the sections on the iTunes application; years ago there was more direct content. They used to have a site page for some of those clips... I haven't looked lately.
A screenshot of a video clip ^ from the iTunes Movie store, via iTunes in my Mac.
If you browse the items for sale/rent, a few have a tiny triangle on them and this opens the little window where a preview runs. A few actual movies will have an option to see a preview or trailer-like video in a similar small window that opens up over the store screen.
The older iTunes application in earlier Mac systems had various other features. In order to view movie trailer kinds of content streamed from the internet, you may have to look into a third party application or a web page.
There may be a list of applications included with certain models of Mac portables
and if you can find that name, that may be a talking point. The Store has lists of
what software may be included in the most recent Macs in each products info.
{There was no mention prior to your reply...
that you did not want to make movies, btw.}
Good luck & happy computing!
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Which Windows version for MacBook Air?

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