<p>My E28 and E10 classes require Solidworks and AutoCAD which only seem to run on windows. Is there a provision (IST maybe?) that allows Berkeley students to get Windows through bootcamp on their mac through the university?</p>
<p>Have you tried the Windows 7 upgrade disc? I don’t think it actually checks for a preexisting Windows partition. But if it does, you can just try installing it twice.</p>
<p>EDIT: you can get the disc for free from school</p>
<p>Try not to dual boot windows on the Mac. <<em>< ></em>> It will crash, just like mine did :p</p>
<p>^Just because it happened to you doesn’t mean it will happen to everyone. Generally, it is very easy to install Windows on a Mac. </p>
<p>Heck, it is possible to install a Mac on Windows (but requires a very high degree of computer savy).</p>
<p>I believe there is a Mac version of Autocad (though it won’t run on Mountain Lion yet).
[Autodesk</a> - Mac-Compatible Products](<a href=“Autodesk | 3D Design, Engineering & Construction Software”>Autodesk for MacOS | Mac-Compatible Software | Autodesk)</p>
<p>Solidworks appears to be windows only, but apparently it won’t run with bootcamp.
<a href=“https://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/SystemRequirements.html[/url]”>https://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/SystemRequirements.html</a></p>
<p>Instead of bootcamp, look at VMWare Fusion
[VMware</a> Fusion: Run Windows on Mac, Virtualization for Mac Lion](<a href=“http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/overview.html]VMware”>Fusion - Run Windows on Mac | VM for Mac | VMware)
or Parallells
[Parallels</a> Desktop 7 for Mac - #1 rated utility to run Windows and Windows Applications on your Mac](<a href=“http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/]Parallels”>Run Windows on Mac - Parallels Desktop 18 Virtual Machine for Mac)</p>
<p>or it may just be cheaper to get a cheap PC to run the windows versions.</p>