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Hi guys just bought a imac g5 with no hard drive and was going 2 fit 1 can i install windows xp on it if not what do i need?
Cheers Jay.:)
 

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Hi guys just bought a imac g5 with no hard drive and was going 2 fit 1 can i install windows xp on it if not what do i need?
Cheers Jay.:)

If you want to install Windows on a Macintosh computer...you are really MUCH better off with a Mac with an Intel cpu. iMac G5's do not have an Intel cpu.

- Nick
 

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Windows will not run natively on a Power PC processor which an iMac G5 is.

The newest OSX that will work is Leopard 10.5.8.
 

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