Dual Booting Mac & Vista.....Forget It!
OS wars at the top level...??
Tuesday, April 25, 2006 by starkers | Discussion: Personal Computing
Microsoft has announced that the upcoming Vista OS will never be compatible to boot on Intel Macs. Although Microsoft had earlier stated that Vista would support EFI booting, which the new Intel Mac's run on, the decicion is based on the limited availability of EFI ready machines.
See.....http://apcmag.com/apc/v3.nsf/0/E666E4A0A303D9AACA25712C008166C4
See.....http://apcmag.com/apc/v3.nsf/0/E666E4A0A303D9AACA25712C008166C4
starkers
Reply #2 Wednesday, April 26, 2006 12:46 PM
I tend to agree....when I can afford a new Mac (about a year), XP would be the preferable dual boot option, with Vista separate on its own machine. However, I've heard talk of people wanting Mac/Vista dual boots and thought the linked article would be of interest to those thinking of it.
Reply #2 Wednesday, April 26, 2006 12:46 PM
| I think the real story here is that Microsoft will not replace the aging BIOS with something new. When I buy my new Mac, XP will do just fine for dual-booting. |
I tend to agree....when I can afford a new Mac (about a year), XP would be the preferable dual boot option, with Vista separate on its own machine. However, I've heard talk of people wanting Mac/Vista dual boots and thought the linked article would be of interest to those thinking of it.
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Reply #1 Wednesday, April 26, 2006 6:07 AM
I think the real story here is that Microsoft will not replace the aging BIOS with something new. When I buy my new Mac, XP will do just fine for dual-booting.