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Installing Windows(any version from 8 onwards) on MacOS
Posted: 14. Jun 2017, 11:52
by PleaseHelp
Hi, I really need help installing a version of windows on my 2017 MacBook Pro. I have the most recent version of MacOS Sierra 10.12. ant help would be greatly appreciated.
I don't need it to be really powerful, its just that I have a program that can only run on windows and didn't realise this was the case when I purchased my MacBook
Re: Installing Windows(any version from 8 onwards) on MacOS
Posted: 14. Jun 2017, 11:56
by mpack
It's simple. (1) Buy Windows license. (2) Install. Installing into a VM doesn't significantly change the procedure.
Re: Installing Windows(any version from 8 onwards) on MacOS
Posted: 14. Jun 2017, 11:59
by PleaseHelp
you have to buy a windows license? I assumed that you would just be able to download a program and run windows through that for free?
Re: Installing Windows(any version from 8 onwards) on MacOS
Posted: 14. Jun 2017, 12:58
by mpack
PleaseHelp wrote:I assumed that you would just be able to download a program and run windows through that for free?
You assumed that
Oracle can give away
Microsoft software for free? ... That would be an incorrect assumption.
VirtualBox provides a free virtual machine: the hardware of the PC. The Operating System is real (not simulated), and is covered by real copyright laws and license fees. If you want a free OS you can install Linux, and perhaps Wine on Linux (or OS X for that matter) would work for you, but if you want genuine Windows then you have to pay genuine money for it: unless of course a friend wants to donate an old license to you.