Hoping your Intel Mac will easily run Windows Vista? Don’t bet on it, one Apple Computer engineer said Thursday. One of the big obstacles is that although both the Macintosh OS and Windows now use Intel chips, the two operating systems have different ways of booting up.
Microsoft revealed today that it will not support EFI booting for Windows Vista on its launch. The news will be a shock for owners of Intel Macs who had hoped they would be able to dual-boot between Windows Vista and OS X. Intel Macs only support booting via EFI.
“FINALLY!!! A Windows Vista tour. Patrick spent the weekend making sure the install worked. Needless to say, he was was able to get a teeny, tiny bit of sleep.” The problem was “a bad install disc.”