Tech-Angels

Installing Windows 7 is pretty easy, at least if you’re using the 32bits version. Things get complicated when it comes to the 64bits version. Boot Camp installer won’t warn you about the upcoming (after reboot) problem :

Boot Camp is not compatible with 64 bits versions of windows !

Anyway, there’s a way to install boot-camp on this installation, in a few steps. You will need your Snow leopard DVD (not tested with Leopard, but I doubt the files were available for leopard shipment).

1. Insert your Snow Leopard DVD
2. (maybe optional, I had problems running the installer from the DVD) Copy the content of “Boot Camp” on the hard drive.
3. Execute “Command Line” as Administrator (requires admin account, of course !)
4. Go to Boot Camp -> Drivers -> Apple and run BootCamp64.msi from the command line
5. That’s all !

I’ve tested these steps on a 24” imac core 2 duo 3.06Ghz with success, and the partition is also recognized and used by Parellels Desktop now.