Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Windows 7 running well on rMBP

Installed Windows 7 using bootcamp. Bootcamp package took a long time to download from the Apple servers. After a few failed attempts at burning it to a CD, I used a USB3 hard disk formatted as FAT32; turns out the files are over 1GB so they won't fit on a CD. All drivers installed once I ran the bootcamp package in Windows 7. The Nvidia driver was 296.xx and I updated it to the new 304.48 using the package on Laptopvideo2go with the modded nvwi.inf file.

Screen resolution is currently set to 2880x1800 with text scaling at 150%. It looks great. I previously had the HP Envy 15 with its 1080p Radiance display, and am very pleased the rMBP panel display red beautifully; I returned the HP as incredulously could not display red properly.

Windows 8 Release Preview can easily be installed from Windows 7, if desired.

Only think really missing is Optimus or display switching. The Intel graphics are nowhere to be found in Windows. Hopefully there will be a utility from Apple, Nvidia, or a third party that ultimately will enable use of the integrated graphics on battery which will considerably prolong life. In the meantime, OSX will be used whenever longer battery life is needed.

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