Hi, It was well publicised that Macs don't support Windows 7 on bootcamp anymore, actually they stopped support before Windows 10 came out. Is there any reason you are sticking with Windows 7? As you said, the virtual machine is the only other route open to you. Andrew. ________________________________________ From: Blind-sysadmins [blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] on behalf of George Bell [george@techno-vision.co.uk] Sent: 05 October 2015 11:40 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Latest MacBook ProMac For some of you Mac enthusiasts, this may serve as a warning. If you have already come across the problem, and solved it, I'd love to hear from you. I needed a new laptop, and as I require access to administer our server from abroad, I wanted one with Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate. I also require access to a Mac to test and show people a newly developed version of some software. So, the MacBook Pro with dual boot using Boot Camp, was about my only choice. I'll spare the details of a completely wasted day, which concluded with a call to Apple UK, only to be told that the latest hardware and Boot Camp no longer supported Windows 7 - period! So that's the warning if you are considering a dual book Mac. Have therefore acquired a month trial version of VMware Fusion Pro, I do at least have Windows 7 installed, though it sure balked at having to install 321 Windows updates, reporting that memory was low. (The machine itself does have 8 GB of RAM and a 500 GB SSD drive) I'll spare details the specific problems I'm having, and simply ask if anyone has found themselves in a similar position, and might be will be chat off list about all this. Regards, George W F Bell Managing Director Techno-Vision Systems Ltd 76 Bunting Road Ind. Est. NORTHAMPTON NN2 6EE, U.K. Tel: +44 (0) 160 479 2777 Fax: +44 (0) 160 479 2726 Email: George@techno-vision.co.ukmailto:George@techno-vision.co.uk Web: http://www.techno-vision.co.uk _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins