Re-installing Mac OS X leaving XP intact

france_54 · france_54 #1 (**permalink**)

03-13-2011, 03:43 PM

Hi all,

I have a dual boot mac pro, I am selling it and want to put a clean install of Snow leopard on the machine. I cant find the install disk for XP so I need to leave XP as it is.

If I install a clean version of Snow Leopard will this wipe/effect XP.

Regards

Craig

schweb · schweb #2 (**permalink**)

03-13-2011, 03:55 PM

How is XP installed? Is it via Bootcamp or something like Fusion or Parallels?

Also, moved to correct forum.

MYmacROX · MYmacROX #3 (**permalink**)

03-13-2011, 03:59 PM

If Windows is on a Boot Camp partition, reinstalling your Mac OS will not affect it. I just did this recently with Boot Camped Win XP.

france_54 · france_54 #4 (**permalink**)

03-13-2011, 04:15 PM

Awesome, Xp is installed via boot camp so ill whip a new copy of SL on now. Shame I lost my XP disks....let the search go to the basement!

CHeers Folks

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france_54 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 02, 2008 Posts: 20 Mac Specs: 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 6GB 800MHz Ram, 1Tb, OSX 10.5.8	03-13-2011, 03:43 PM Hi all, I have a dual boot mac pro, I am selling it and want to put a clean install of Snow leopard on the machine. I cant find the install disk for XP so I need to leave XP as it is. If I install a clean version of Snow Leopard will this wipe/effect XP. Regards Craig
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Member Since: Dec 02, 2008 Posts: 20 Mac Specs: 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 6GB 800MHz Ram, 1Tb, OSX 10.5.8	03-13-2011, 04:15 PM Awesome, Xp is installed via boot camp so ill whip a new copy of SL on now. Shame I lost my XP disks....let the search go to the basement! CHeers Folks
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