1) no, they won't help you with bootcamp
2) Hold down the option key for around 10 seconds more or less after the
boot sound
3) Yes, burn the windows7 iso so you can insert the disk when asked by
bootcamp utility.
4) I have a website address that has the steps (screens) involved in
installing windows7, and I'll shoot it over to you when you're ready to get
into the details of installing windows. They're pretty much right on the
money as far as what order what screens appear and what you need to enter on
them. When I did my bootcamp install, I had a sighted friend sit here and
read the screens and do some of the typing and mouse clicking to make the
process go faster and easier.
After windows7 is installed and rebooted, then you install the bootcamp
drivers that you burn previously from the bootcamp utility. Then you can
install your screen reader and take over from there. I had three disks ready
at hand, windows7 ISO, Bootcamp drivers, and Jaws setup.exe
The whole process went smooth as warm milk through a puppy.
the only tricky part in the windows install was selecting the bootcamp
partition, and telling windows to format the partition before installing, If
you don't do that step, windows will be installed on an unformatted
partition and obviously won't work.
Before I did any of this, I got the bootcamp installation instructions from
the bootcamp utility and read it thoroughly, then I read thoroughly the
website that I mentioned to understand what was essentially involved in the
windows install part. I think the reading is important - you don't want to
make any mistakes because you didn't know what you were doing.
BTW: I agree with you about the superb accessibility of MS Office and Jaws,
That combo can't be beat for productivity work.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Hogue" <harryhog...@gmail.com>
To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel
Hello Guys,
As regards VMWare Fusion vs. Bookcamp, here are my thoughts:
I am running 4gb of ram with VMWare Fusion (Windows 7 and JAWS 13), and
despite the fact that it works okay, not counting the problems I wrote about
most recently on this list, I am going to switch to Bootcamp for the
following reasons:
1. Productivity and stability. I need Windows to run as if it were the
only operating system, and I need to be ale to take full advantage of MS
Word, Excel, and the accessibility of JAWS with these programs, as well as
running Kurzweil 1000 v. 11 with a scanner. My work will soon be requiring
me to have the ability to do track changes, leave comments on files I edit,
and all without the need t oworry about mistakes with formatting due to
converting from pages back to Word.
All-in-all, I think it is all very individual. It sounds like if I want to
use Bootcamp that I should get a blank CD to burn my Windows ISO file for my
copy of Windows that I still have availabe through the Microsoft Store.
Then basically it sounds like I should get someone with a little more
computer knowledge than I have to get things up and running for me. I also
like the idea of using Boocamp so I don't have to worry about JAWS
authorization problems -- authorize it once and I should be good to go,
regardless if I create different user accounts on the Windows partition.
The process gets confusing because there are so many different things to
consider. For example, do I still need to remap an insert key when using
Bootcamp, or do the Bootcamp drivers take care of those issues for me with a
laptop keyboard? Also, I like the idea of holding down the option key and
selecting the operating system at the boot screen -- is it difficult to knwo
when to hold the option key down or how long to hold it down for?
Thanks for your thoughts. I wonder if people at an Apple Store woudl be
able to help me with the Bootcamp installation.
Thanks,
Harry
On Jun 17, 2013, at 9:58 AM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Phil,
Yes you did say no cd/dvd drive on the iMac. I didn't look at the hard
drive spec for all flavors of iMac. I looked at the cheapest 21-inch
model, and in the configuration section, it is listed as 5400 rpm, and
then there are upgrade choices, including a fusion drive and various sizes
of ssd. They don't say if the fusion drive is also based on that 5400 rpm
drive or not. Maybe it is a misprint?? Since I have a monitor, keyboard
and magic track pad, I'm thinking the mewer mini that starts at 800 bucks
is a better way to go than the iMac, although the greater ram possibility
in the iMac is a good argument for that one for future proofing, I
suppose.
Mary
Mary Otten
motte...@gmail.com
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