10-29-2006, 10:23 AM

after i do the partiton and proceed with bootcamp, it asks me to insert the win xp cd. i put it in the drive and bootcamp doesn't see it. i'm using Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2).

does anyone know if there's a way around this?

thanks.

10-29-2006, 11:46 AM

Did you make the slipstream disk, maybe it didnt burn correctly

10-29-2006, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by Guardian

Did you make the slipstream disk, maybe it didnt burn correctly

well the copy i have is sp2 so do i need to do that? how would i make that with toast anyways?

10-29-2006, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by Quertis

after i do the partiton and proceed with bootcamp, it asks me to insert the win xp cd. i put it in the drive and bootcamp doesn't see it. i'm using Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2).

does anyone know if there's a way around this?

thanks.

I found this:

http://forum.onmac.net/archive/index.php/t-730.html

10-29-2006, 05:25 PM

No, you do not need a SlipStreem CD. That is only if you have a say SP1 or lower CD. Is this XP SP2 CD a factory Microsoft CD or some copy? Also is it OEM?

10-29-2006, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by dtravis7

No, you do not need a SlipStreem CD. That is only if you have a say SP1 or lower CD. Is this XP SP2 CD a factory Microsoft CD or some copy? Also is it OEM?

ya, it's a copy of an sp2 cd. renaming doesn't make it work either.

10-30-2006, 05:59 AM

Originally Posted by Quertis

ya, it's a copy of an sp2 cd.

Therein lies your problem, Quertis, I'm afraid...

10-30-2006, 11:44 PM

will xp pro corporate work if sp2 is intergrated? i might be able to get a deal on it.

11-01-2006, 12:06 AM

i've figured it out. just so you all know. the key to making this work is burning the .iso file on a pc. i originally burned the .iso using toast and other mac os x methods, to no avail. but when i burned the exact file on my friends pc in nero burning rom, it worked.

so that's the key.