You can download the free Microsoft Security Essentials if you cannot afford one: Running Windows on your Mac, is like running it on any other PC, it needs security software: Windows 7 installation frequently asked questionsĪs for drivers, I suggest you check the manufacturers website for updated drivers first to find out if there are native drivers for Windows 7, if there aren't any, you can try using Windows Vista drivers. Please note, if you want to install Windows 7 in either a virtualization software or on a Boot Camp partition, you need a full version license:īoot Camp (and Run Win 7 on a Mac) - Gizmodo The Boot Camp drivers will ensure that all components in the MacBook is working. This guarantees the best performance and you will be taking advantage of all If you want the native speed of running Windows 7 on the hardware, then I suggest you use the free built in Boot Camp that comes with Mac OS X and setup a partition to run Windows 7. If you want the convenience of seamlessly switching between Windows and Mac OS X without rebooting everytime, then I strongly recommend you work with VMWare Fusion or Parallels. Windows runs very well on Apple Intel hardware, in fact, its a great experience based on my experience setting up a few MacBook Pro's in the past with Windows 7. You have the option of running Windows 7 either through Boot Camp on your Mac or through a virtualization program such as Parallels or VMWare Fusion.
