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Installation overview, Step 1: check for updates, Step 2: prepare your mac for windows – Apple Boot Camp MacBook Air (Late 2010) User Manual

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Installation Overview

Installing Windows on your Mac computer involves the following steps:

Step 1:

Check for updates

Step 2:

Prepare your Mac for Windows

Boot Camp Assistant (in the Utilities folder in your Applications folder) prepares your
Mac for Windows by downloading Windows support software, creating a partition for
Windows, and then starting the Windows installer.

Step 3:

Install Windows

Step 4:

Install the Windows support software

Important

: Before you begin, make sure you have a backup of the important

information on your computer.

Step 1:

Check for Updates

Be sure to install all Mac OS X updates so Windows installs successfully.

To check for updates:

1

Log in to an administrator account on your computer, quit all open applications, and

log out any other users on your computer.

2

Choose Apple () > Software Update.

Install all available updates. If your computer restarts after installing an update, choose
Apple () > Software Update again to install any additional updates.

3

Go to http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp and check whether you need

additional updates.

Step 2:

Prepare Your Mac for Windows

Boot Camp Assistant helps prepare your Mac for Windows by downloading Windows
support software, creating a new partition for Windows, and then starting the
Windows installer.

Make sure you have a blank CD or DVD or an external drive formatted as MS-DOS (FAT)
where Boot Camp Assistant can save the Windows support software, which you’ll later
install on your Windows partition. To format an external drive as MS-DOS (FAT), use
Disk Utility in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.

Important:  

If you’re using a portable computer, connect the power adapter before

continuing.