Boot Camp 3.1 For Mac
What is Boot Camp?Boot Camp a utility in Mac OS X that facilitates the installation of Microsoft Windows operating system on Intel-based Macs. Following the repartitioning of the Mac hard drive and subsequent Windows installation, an Intel Mac can be booted into either Mac OS X or Windows. Thus, it provides a dual boot option for Intel-based Mac users.About Boot Camp 3.1The update adds support for Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate), addresses issues with the Apple trackpad, turns off the red digital audio port LED on laptop computers when it is not being used, and supports the Apple wireless keyboard and Apple Magic mouse.Boot Camp 3.1 (in and and versions) requires an authentic copy of Microsoft Windows 7 (or Microsoft Windows 7 upgrade), Windows Vista SP2, or Windows XP. Apple highly recommends the update for all Boot Camp 3.0 users.Boot Camp Utility for Windows 7 UpgradeIn a related download, Apple has created a utility to help address a Windows Vista to Windows 7 upgrade for Boot Camp users.
Image: Applehas been allowing Mac users to run Windows natively on their Apple computers for several years. While virtualization apps like or allow for installing just about any version of Windows to a virtual machine (VM), there are times when the additional resources required to run the host OS and VM could be better devoted to running one OS natively without the performance hit.Certain applications, such as multimedia and CAD or high-end gaming, benefit from as much of the computer's resources as available. With this in mind, running the latest version of Microsoft's OS, has been hamstrung by Apple for older Mac hardware.SEE: (Tech Pro Research). On older Macs, when launching your duplicate of Boot Camp, the second wizard screen will have a checkbox titled Install Windows 7. If you see this screen, your Mac is restricted from installing any Windows OS beyond Windows 7 ( Figure B).Figure B3. Quit Boot Camp and launch Terminal.app.
Then, enter the command below to edit the plist file, which controls the configuration of the Boot Camp app. Sudo nano /Applications/Utilities/Boot Camp Assistant2.app/Contents/Info.plist4. Scroll down the file until you find the section Win7OnlyModels and delete the entire section ending in the ( Figure C).Figure C5. To save your changes, press Ctrl+X. At the exit prompt, type Y to acknowledge you'd like to save, and then press Enter to save the file. The file will be closed upon saving, and you'll return to the Terminal prompt ( Figure D).Figure D5. Launch Boot Camp.
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You may receive a warning message-this is due to the changes made requiring the app to be resigned. Click the Open button to proceed. To sign the code and remove the message in the future, enter the command below: sudo codesign -fs - /Applications/Utilities/Boot Camp Assistant2.appOnce Boot Camp is open, you'll notice the restriction has been lifted, and the checkbox is now titled Install Windows 7 Or Later Version ( Figure E).Figure EYou are now free to install Windows 10 from optical media by completing the Boot Camp Assistant process. If you lack an optical drive or have removed it in favor of a secondary HDD/SSD, you will receive a warning message when launching Boot Camp that an optical drive is required to install Windows ( Figure F).Figure Fand requires further editing of the Boot Camp app's plist file, but the end result will be the ability to create a Windows 10 USB installer that can be used with Boot Camp.