Macbook Pro 2.33Ghz 2Gb ram 120 Gb HD - Suggestions about O.S. I can install?

[DragonDF]

The complete specs of the machine:
https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-2-duo-2.33-15-specs.html

I am using the Mac Os Tiger (the same that came with the machine) in dual boot with Windows XP (boot camp).

I have had a lot of problems using Windows XP (yes, it has not support anymore).

So, I decided to install Windows 7 in my Macbook Pro.
After I had searched in google I could see it was not possible to install Win 7 using Tiger. I had to upgrade to Snow Leopard ($19.99) or Lion.


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'This model shipped with Mac OS X 10.4.8 Tiger and supports OS X 10.7 Lion, but not 10.8 Mountain Lion or later.

Macintel models are the only Macs that can boot OS X from a USB hard drive. That should make a lot of Mac users happy, although it may be the beginning of the end for external drives with dual FireWire 400/USB 2.0 support.


Requires Mac OS X 10.4.8 to 10.7 Lion, not compatible with 10.8 Mountain Lion
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard compatibility
Grand Central Dispatch is supported.
64-bit operation is supported.
OpenCL is not supported with the Mobility Radeon X1600 GPU.'
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After this search (and some others) I am thinking about to:

1. Remove Mac Os Tiger, format and Install only WINDOWS 7 in this machine (yes, I read it is possible in internet). I can get the drives in the Apple website.

2. Install Lion and Windows 7 (with boot camp). Inside Windows 7 I can install VMWare + linux (maybe Ubuntu).
So, I could had 3 O.S. in this machine.


3. Install Snow Leopard and Windows 7 (using boot camp).

4. Maybe install Mountain Lion (with I upgrade the RAM).


In your bigger experience, what do you suggest?

No, I do not have interest to use Mac Os. My main interest is to use WINDOWS 7. But as I can not use this Mac Book Pro to anything I am trying to make it to work. I will allow my son to use it to play games or learn something usefull.


If it was possible to install Win 7 using Mac Os Tiger it would be great.


I can not access websites using Tiger. It is horrible. Opera, Firefox, Safari.. do not work with Gmail, etc. ('your browser has an old version and it is not supported'). If I try to upgrade, it does not install new versions of brownsers.

Yes, I can try to upgrade RAM if necessary.

I could see you have a "Tiger Forum is for those using Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger."

Suggestions?

Thank you!

 

[ZapNZs]

Honestly, if you can potentially allow your son to use this, and you are not interested in macOS at all, have you considered giving him this system and purchasing a Win 7 laptop? I ask because, in the US, for the price of 8GB of RAM and Snow Leopard, you can purchase an older-but-solid used laptop with Win 7.

 

[DragonDF]

Honestly, if you can potentially allow your son to use this, and you are not interested in macOS at all, have you considered giving him this system and purchasing a Win 7 laptop? I ask because, in the US, for the price of 8GB of RAM and Snow Leopard, you can purchase an older-but-solid used laptop with Win 7.

Thank your for your reply.

I have a Core i3 with 6Gb ram running Win 7 Ultimate.

The Macbook pro is not working correctly. So, for this reason I am looking for options.

No, I do not live in USA. So.. the price here is different.

And I did not write I will buy 8 Gb ram.
If you search you can see this model can only get (use) 3Gb RAM (4 will use 3 GB RAM too).

It is not about memory. It is about O.S. to run Win 7.

I am trying to find ways to install Win 7 alone.

 

[Samuelsan2001]

Thank your for your reply.

I have a Core i3 with 6Gb ram running Win 7 Ultimate.

The Macbook pro is not working correctly. So, for this reason I am looking for options.

No, I do not live in USA. So.. the price here is different.

And I did not write I will buy 8 Gb ram.
If you search you can see this model can only get (use) 3Gb RAM (4 will use 3 GB RAM too).

It is not about memory. It is about O.S. to run Win 7.

I am trying to find ways to install Win 7 alone.

It is possible you still need bootcamp drivers though to set it up then you just update it in windows and it becomes a windows only machine, see some advice here.

http://lowendmac.com/2015/run-windows-on-your-mac-without-bootcamp/

 

[DragonDF]

It is possible you still need bootcamp drivers though to set it up then you just update it in windows and it becomes a windows only machine, see some advice here.

http://lowendmac.com/2015/run-windows-on-your-mac-without-bootcamp/

Thank you.

I could see 2 others tutorials here:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/guide-install-windows-7-on-air-2015.1961618/

https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...most-fully-support-include-track-pad.1992139/


It looks like a lot of steps. Not really 'easy'.



How can I update from Mac Os Tiger to LION direct, without to update to Snow Leopard and then to Lion?