Bootcamp windows 7 how much disk space

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Download Available on TigerWare. After you have Installed Windows Install support software that lets Windows work with your Mac hardware. See Step 11 You can download the support software to an external drive. Installation Instructions 1. Check your Mac for updates. Select the Apple icon at the top left of your screen and click "Software Update Install any available updates. In the table, find the model and production date of your mac and then select the number that corresponds with the Windows 7 column.

An example image of the MacBook table is shown below. NOTE : If you do not know the model and production date of your Mac, it can be found by clicking on the Apple menu at the top left of your screen, selecting About this Mac , and then clicking More info.

Once you have selected the number like the one shown in the image above , download the Windows support software and follow the instructions to copy the.

Once you have done this, your USB thumb or external drive can be set aside as it will not be needed until later. Open Boot Camp Assistant. Select the magnifying glass at the top right of the screen and search for "Boot Camp Assistant". Select the program to open it. Click Continue at the bottom right corner of the window. Insert your Windows 7 installation disc. Apr 20, PM in response to jameykok In response to jameykok Conventional wisdom was to give your Windows partition about GB, and that would work for "ordinary" Windows tasks not for Video editing and such.

Reply Helpful 1 Thread reply - more options Link to this Post. User profile for user: turbostar turbostar. Apr 21, AM in response to jameykok In response to jameykok if windows is only being used for business stuff, relatively small docs and spreadsheets, 40gb will be fine but you have to disable hibernation and the pagefile google.

Reply Helpful Thread reply - more options Link to this Post. User profile for user: Csound1 Csound1. Apr 21, AM in response to turbostar In response to turbostar I use Windows in a Boot Camp partition for "business stuff" and and find that GB is adequate, not too much space.

Apr 21, AM in response to jameykok In response to jameykok OP, your understanding of 10gb is wrong. MS themselves lists it at a 20gb for x64 Windows 7 system requirements.

User profile for user: Roger Houghton Roger Houghton. User profile for user: jameykok Question: Q: how much space does Windows 7 take on bootcamp?