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Is it possible to format a macbook pro and replace with Windows OS?

Hi There - i have a client who is fed up with Mac OSx and wants to format his drive so that only Windows 7 is on it - Can it be done and if so , does anyone have any good pointers?
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MrMintanet

Just use Boot Camp Assistant. Go to the search icon on the top right of the screen. Type Boot Camp Assistant. Open it up, and follow the instructions. It's pretty self explanatory.

Or... I'll trade your client. I have an HP 8150w that I'll trade for his MacBook Pro. :P

zejarra

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Ok cheers for that - i was aware of bootcamp but i am not sure if Dualbooting is what he wants (Bootcamp still retains MAC OS i presume?)- I think he wants to scrap MAC OSX altogether. But i will check .

MrMintanet

Yes, Craigslist is a great place for something like this. If I was going to 100% scrap OSX, I'd probably just scrap the Mac too. You're only risking more issues by keeping the Apple hardware with Boot Camp.

zejarra

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Hmmm , the thing is , the client loves the slick look of the Mac (which is what prompted his foolishness to buy one in the first place) so are you saying that running Windows 7 say , on the Macbook pro can have stability issues? Now that they have Intel chips i thought the Macs were not so platform specific?

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strung

This has been discussed here before:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/25007057/Mac-Mini-with-ONLY-Windows-XP.html

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/25020152/boot-windows-only-with-boot-camp.html

zejarra

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Ok thanks for all the tips , i reckon i will go for it and see what happens -