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Bootcamp and Parallels on the same partition?

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Posted 01 February 2009 - 08:24 PM

Hello,

I recently purchased a MacBook (Aluminun 2.0 GHz). I require Parallels for work, but I would also really like to use Bootcamp for gaming.

I created a partition with Parallels and I am able to use it. However, I can not bootCamp into Windows and the only option under the bootcamp assistant has only one option which is to create a new partition.

My previous MacBook Pro was originally configured for BootCamp and then someone (not me) added parallels and used the same partition (or so I think). It's my wife's computer, and her ex-boss configured it so I have no idea how he did it!



Thanks in advnace for any advice.
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Posted 02 February 2009 - 07:23 PM

What you need to do is partition your drive with Boot Camp (Use the Boot Camp Assistant in /Application/Utilities/) and install Windows. After Windows and the drivers are installed, open Parallels, create a new virtual machine, and select the option to use the Boot Camp partition. In this way you can both use Parallels and boot into Windows as necessary.
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Posted 04 February 2009 - 06:12 AM

Thank you!
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