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Help with Disk Permissions and repairing

Sep 22, 2007 3:31AM PDT

I have a problem, when I was trying to install bootcamp onto my iMac the installer told me I needed to verify the disc. So I did, the outcome of verifing told me that the disk needed to be repaired. So I look down at the button and it grayed out so therefore it will not let me repair it. Is there anyway to fix this?? I need help.

Thanks in advance,
Ian

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(NT) Did you select the disc to be repaired?
Sep 22, 2007 4:01AM PDT
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I don't think you can Repair the startup disk.
Sep 22, 2007 4:11AM PDT

... which is why that button was not active.

Boot the Mac with the System start-up disk, use Disk Utilities to Verify and Repair (might as well repair permissions while you're at it), then install BootCamp...

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Exactly right
Sep 22, 2007 8:25AM PDT

You cannot repair the disk you are booted from

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confused
Sep 22, 2007 11:06PM PDT

so your saying use the dvds that came with the mac to boot from and then open disk utility??

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Once again, exactly right
Sep 23, 2007 12:20AM PDT

Start your Mac from the DVD that came with it.
Once it is booted, it will start the installation process. Do NOT continue with it but go to the Menu bar at the top of the screen and find Utilities. Choose Disk Utility and run it from there.

It is not possible to make repairs to a disk that the machine is currently booted on, this applies to most OS's, which is why most Disk Repair/Utility applications come on a bootable CD/DVD

Once the repair has been completed, assuming that Disk Utility can repair it, you should be good to go.

Reboot and start again with the Boot Camp install

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