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**snazzy** · 04-08-2009, 11:57 PM

is anyone able to tell me if its possible to install an apple operating system onto a pc that originally come installed with vista ?

thanks

**LeviD** · 04-09-2009, 03:29 PM

As long as you have all the right drives for your machine in case the OSX (or any OS for that matter) does not detect them...you can install any OS onto any machine.

**mtand01** · 04-22-2009, 06:00 AM

there could be hardware compatibilty issues.

**Brian07002** · 04-22-2009, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by snazzy

is anyone able to tell me if its possible to install an apple operating system onto a pc that originally come installed with vista ?

thanks

Sure it is

**wild20** · 04-23-2009, 08:09 AM

Yes, it is definitely possible. You could use dual hard drives and boot from whichever one you wanted to run, or you could use an emulator, or you could even crack/hack Vista (definitely not recommended). Good luck!

**shoaaib** · 04-23-2009, 10:04 AM

Yes I think it is possible but for full functionality you should use Mac recommended hardware (which is off course apple machine) lol

**techfundoo** · 05-07-2009, 03:53 PM

I have tried doing it by Hackintosh, but it doesn't run smoothly, errors keep showing up. I would not advise it..

**~ServerPoint~** · 05-12-2009, 05:45 AM

Depends on the hardware as you might have have some problems with driuivers which are not designed yet

**adsm0k0** · 05-15-2009, 02:41 PM

Hackintosh will probably run 90% smoothly(There will be error cases or bug in the OS but this is only a minor problem). Here is a basic guide for building a Hackintosh. You can also use PearPC to Virtualize a Mac OS into a Windows(though it can be slow).

**jusvie** · 05-26-2009, 10:26 PM

Mac or apple to vista OS? You'll have to consider the compatibility first, if you'll have enough memory or amount of free space in your drives..

**Brian07002** · 05-29-2009, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian07002

Sure it is

I usually never quote my own message, but, it's not actually possible to do this. I've already tried it. Sorry, don't bother trying, just saving you a headache.

**eollis** · 05-30-2009, 12:02 AM

You are in a gray area in terms of legality. There are also performance issues if you don't have supported hardware. Take a look here to see if your hardware is supported.If you need any installation guides take a look here.

**~ServerPoint~** · 06-01-2009, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian07002

I usually never quote my own message, but, it's not actually possible to do this. I've already tried it. Sorry, don't bother trying, just saving you a headache.

But through tries and own mistakes you will be able to have what you need

**Leon Dudovich** · 06-03-2009, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by ~ServerPoint~

But through tries and own mistakes you will be able to have what you need

Thats correct, but better learn what are you doing before then cry after.