is there a way to have windows on a mac and be able to switch from mac to windows and windows to mac?

Question

I have a macbook pro and i want to have windows on it aswell and be able to switch from mac to windows and windows to mac

Answer 1

If you want to be able to switch back and forth without rebooting the notebook, you would use Parallels.

http://www.parallels.com/



Otherwise, you would just use Bootcamp (which came with your Macbook Pro) to partition some space for Windows, and then install Windows on that partition. Then, when you turn the notebook on, you choose whether you want to boot to Windows, or MacOSX. With Bootcamp, when you want to change, you just reboot the notebook.

http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/

Answer 2

Yes. There is a program called Boot Camp installed on your Mac that allows you to run Windows applications, or you could buy Parallels which lets you run Windows side by side with OSX

Answer 3

Install Windows via Bootcamp.