No. The mouse is not necessary to install Windows 7. Sent from my mac
On 28 Sep 2012, at 23:52, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you esther, > > I've read the guide and read through the various apple documentation. My > question is whether the mouse is "absolutely" necessary to the install - e.g. > you can't complete the install of windows7 without using a mouse at some > point where the keyboard won't suffice. > > Or, if there is the assumption that everyone uses a mouse, and that you'll > have to use a wired mouse if indeed the assumption is true (which we all > know, as blind people, that a mouse is at best minimally useful, and that > most everything can be done with a keyboard that could be done with a mouse) > > PHEW! > > I hope I finally made this clear. I never use a mouse if I can avoid it, and > I'm just wondering if those of us who have installed bootcamp windows found > it absolutely necessary to the install process to move and press a mouse > button at some point. Otr, if they managed just fine with the keyboard alone. > > I think I know the answer (the mouse is not necessary), but I want to be sure. > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Esther" <mori...@mac.com> > To: "MacVisionaries" <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 5:38 PM > Subject: Re: Windows7 bootcamp and JAWS > > > Hi Phil, > > I've never done anything with Boot Camp, but a search of Apple's own > documentation pulls up the following (with source locations so you can > check this yourself): > Source: Boot Camp Installation & Setup Guide > http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/boot_camp_install-setup.pdf > <begin quote> > Under "What you need" section > A USB keyboard and mouse, or a built-in keyboard and trackpad > <end quote> > Also, the Apple Knowledge base has an entry, > "Boot Camp 4.0, OS X Lion and Mountain Lion: Frequently asked > questions" > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4818 > > One of the questions is about why using a wireless mouse doesn't work > with the installation, and the answer is that there are not wireless > mouse drivers in this version of Boot Camp, so you have to use a USB > mouse. I suspect the "built-in" keyboard and trackpad alternatives > refer to laptops. My reading of this is that you need to use a USB > mouse to do your setup. On the other hand, I've never done this > installation myself. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Sep 28, 11:16 am, "Phil Halton" <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> "I've always used a wired mouse." >> >> Great, but do you need a mouse to install windows7 in bootcamp? That's all I >> want to know, is a mouse necessary? Can the installation be done by keyboard >> alone? >> >> Please anser this one question. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
