[Trainer-Talk] Putting Windows 10 on a Mac

[Andrews, David B (DEED)]

I could be wrong, but if you have a legitimate copy of Windows, installed on the Mac, and have access to the internet, it should be able to update itself like any other Windows installation.  If you have windows 7 on a disk, I would install it in Boot Camp, then let it update itself to Windows 10.

Dave



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From: Trainer-Talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Wayne Merritt via Trainer-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 8:28 AM
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Subject: Re: [Trainer-Talk] Putting Windows 10 on a Mac

Thanks all for the good responses. Maurice brought something up which I wanted to ask about. I understand that currently people can upgrade to Windows 10 for free. For some background, I have Windows 7 on a laptop which I got in 2011 and don't use anymore. Getting the laptop to do much of anything is an exercise in patience. Would I be able to upgrade for free to Windows 10, and if so what do I need to get from my Windows 7 laptop to prove that I have a licensed copy of Windows?
Can someone explain how that might work, such as what I would need to get from the laptop, and how I might get the ISO image? Would I get it from Apple or someplace on the Microsoft website? I know these are newby questions but putting Windows on a Mac is totally new to me.

Thanks,
Wayne

On 5/17/16, maurice.mines via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Good evening Wayne, hopefully someone has explained to you that 
> upgrading to Windows 10, is free. The only investment is the time that 
> it will take you to download the ISO image, and put it onto a suitable 
> DVD, or a flash drive etc. and since you are going to use boot camp 
> hopefully you already know that it would be a great idea for you to get the current drivers from Apple.
> Hopefully this helps
>> On May 14, 2016, at 10:31 PM, Wayne Merritt via Trainer-Talk 
>> <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Good evening. I am wanting to put Windows 10 on my Macbook Pro 
>> rubbing El Capitan. I will use bootcamp on the Mac. I have windows 7 
>> on a five year old laptop and I got the Macbook last fall. First off, 
>> how much would windows ten cost? Next, how do I get it on my Mac? 
>> Thanks for any and all information.
>>
>> Wayne Merritt
>> Sent from my iPhone 6S
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