Windows 8 on Mac with Boot Camp

**b0redom** · 3 April 2013, 08:37

Not the question you asked, but have you tried Win8 yet? I installed it on my iMac (as a VM actually rather than Bootcamp) to try it out and was a little bit sick in my mouth. I would strongly recommend sticking with Win7 unless you have a REALLY compelling reason to go to Win8. Support on Apple kit is way more mature, and for work stuff (as opposed to play) I don't want to have to tinker too much.

**woohoo** · 3 April 2013, 09:44

Originally posted by Ignis Fatuus View Post

Is anybody using Windows 8 on a Mac with Boot Camp? How is it going?

Reason for question: I use a MacBook Pro. I want to run Sage payroll on it. So I need to buy Windows and install it. I want to know which version of Windows to buy.

I had a go at installing Windows 8 on my mbp, currently run Windows 7 on boot camp. I did manage to get it to install and run but had problems with locking up and I think the trackpad didn't work correctly (can't quite remember). I'm not running the latest mac os version so that may have had something to do with it (10.8.6).

Windows 7 runs fine on my mbp in bootcamp - no issues. I know several people that have decent mbp specs that run windows 7 in a VM, that's another option.

**woohoo** · 3 April 2013, 09:49

Originally posted by b0redom View Post

Not the question you asked, but have you tried Win8 yet? I installed it on my iMac (as a VM actually rather than Bootcamp) to try it out and was a little bit sick in my mouth. I would strongly recommend sticking with Win7 unless you have a REALLY compelling reason to go to Win8. Support on Apple kit is way more mature, and for work stuff (as opposed to play) I don't want to have to tinker too much.

Lack of mature support for Win 8 from Apple made you sick in your mouth? Really?

**b0redom** · 3 April 2013, 10:05

No Win8 made me sick in my mouth. The whole - touch interface on a desktop computer is just dumb in my opinion. Yes you can install a start bar, on the 'desktop view', but why should you have to. It's a retrograde step.

I'm not even vaguely surprised that Win8 does not have lots of support on Mac.

**stek** · 3 April 2013, 10:55

Windows 8 on Mac with Boot Camp

10.8.3 brought boot camp drivers for Win8 and that's the latest version though 10.8.4 is on the Dev site.

**Sysman** · 3 April 2013, 13:29

Why Boot Camp?

I have Windows 8 running inside VirtualBox on my Mac.

I will admit I haven't had much success getting it to print to the USB printer connected to the Mac, but I am going to convert it to run under Parallels, where I am hoping it won't be a problem.

**stek** · 3 April 2013, 13:31

Windows 8 on Mac with Boot Camp

Originally posted by Sysman View Post

I have Windows 8 running inside VirtualBox on my Mac.

I will admit I haven't had much success getting it to print to the USB printer connected to the Mac, but I am going to convert it to run under Parallels, where I am hoping it won't be a problem.

You just have to assign the USB port to the VM as far as I know they can't be shared.

Assign it back to mac later.

**cojak** · 3 April 2013, 13:58

I use CodeWeavers Crossover to run Windows programs (using with Enterprise Architect at the moment).

Run Windows on Mac and Linux, easily and affordably

**donglebot** · 3 April 2013, 14:23

yes, it works great - I installed the trial version of windows 8 on my MacBook pro. It's just a normal install, same as on any other pc and then install the bootcamp drivers. Be sure to get the bootcamp drivers whilst you are booted up into macos prior to installing windows, because there is no other way to get them.
I never use mac os on my MacBook pro, its a purely windows pc. Prior to windows 8, I ran windows 7 on it.

Windows 8 on Mac with Boot Camp