Targeting MacBook Air (Late 2010) and MacBook Pro (Early 2011) systems, the document was updated on February 25 to outline that said computers support 32 and 64 bit versions ofWindows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, or Windows 7 Ultimate.
Apple notes that Windows XP andWindows Vista drivers are not supplied for these computers andare not supported.
Specifically, the documentation lists Windows 7 installation requirements for MacBook Air (Late 2010), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011), MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011), Apple says.
As expected, MacBook Air users still need an external optical driveto get Windows 7 on their laptops’ SSD mediums, whereas MacBook Pro users can skip this step to proceed with inserting a storage device (compact disk or flash drive) which contains the Windows drivers created by the Boot Camp Assistant.
“To use Boot Camp with with Windows 7, you need the following,” Apple says.
· An optical drive (MacBook Air computers require an external optical disc drive to install Windows 7).
· A blank CD or USB storage device to contain the Windows Drivers created by the Boot Camp Assistant.
· For 32-bit versions of Windows,at least 16 GB of free space.
· For 64-bit versions of Windows,at least 20 GB of free space.
· Boot Camp Assistant, which is pre-installed in /Applications/Utilities/ .
· An authentic, 32-bit or 64-bit
HomeMac Apple Updates 'Requirements' for Windows 7 on MacBooks

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