Xp/os x

my imac is running windows xp right now and i want to get snow leopard on it, im not too sure how to do this can any one help me out?

I'm not going to ask why you have windows XP and no OS X on your Mac.

You need to purchase OS X.
If your Mac meets the min requirements for Snow Leopard, you can get it for around $25-30 from Apple, Apple resellers, Amazon, etc.
You could also ring Apple and have them send you out the original install discs for a little less than that
Snow Leopard requirements:
Mac computer with an Intel processor
1GB of memory
5GB of available disk space
DVD drive for installation

Clean install is what you will need to do.


-Boot from the install disc holding C while booting until you see the spinning gear.
-Select language and click continue.
-Select utilities>disk utility in the menu bar (this takes a few seconds to appear).
-Select the HD at the top of the list on the left.
-Click erase tab.
-Format Mac Os Extended (Journaled).
-Name Macintosh HD.
-Click erase.
-Quit disk utility menu, and continue with installation.



This is what you'll need to

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A clean reinstall of OSX will get rid of your Windows installation; you will have to reinstall it using Boot Camp or via a virtual machine. As a result, you'll need to back everything up on an external media to avoid losing all your programs and data.

Cheers