Help me, major error with new MBP

jhartford6 · jhartford6 #1 (**permalink**)

06-11-2007, 03:23 AM

So I installed BootCamp and it burned me the drivers CD. Installed Windows XP (non Service Pack 2, but I had a SP2 CD so I THOUGHT that would be OK)

But now it just boots into Windows XP instantly. How do I go back to OS X?

Also, when I try to install SP 2 it says there is not enough hard drive room (4MB neccessary) in some C

Windows\ folder to install it, so it fails and I can't install the SP2. When I run the Drivers CD it says:

"This package requires a newer version of the Windows Installer. Do you want to update the version of the Windows Installer on your system?"

I click Yes.

"The required resource 'UPDATE' is missing."

What should I do?

jhartford6 · jhartford6 #2 (**permalink**)

06-11-2007, 03:27 AM

http://discussions.apple.com/thread....89957&tstart=0

Might be impossible.

New question. How can I uninstall this version of XP?

jhartford6 · jhartford6 #3 (**permalink**)

06-11-2007, 03:35 AM

Meh, Restored Mac to single partition. I guess I just solved my own problem. I'll go get an SP2 install CD.

MaDDoG · MaDDoG #4 (**permalink**)

06-11-2007, 03:56 AM

Glad you fixed it...I did read that it had to be XP SP2 somewhere.

SYK0TK · SYK0TK #5 (**permalink**)

06-11-2007, 06:34 AM

Another solution (and quicker) is to download a program called "nLite". Basically, you copy the XP cd to your hdd, then run nLite and you can add SP2 to your original XP. You can also configure all sorts of handy options and make the installation unattended by adding your serial, username, passwords and time zone.

jhartford6 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 19, 2006 Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 51 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro - 2.2GHz, 2GB RAM, 128MB 8600M GT	06-11-2007, 03:23 AM So I installed BootCamp and it burned me the drivers CD. Installed Windows XP (non Service Pack 2, but I had a SP2 CD so I THOUGHT that would be OK) But now it just boots into Windows XP instantly. How do I go back to OS X? Also, when I try to install SP 2 it says there is not enough hard drive room (4MB neccessary) in some CWindows\ folder to install it, so it fails and I can't install the SP2. When I run the Drivers CD it says: "This package requires a newer version of the Windows Installer. Do you want to update the version of the Windows Installer on your system?" I click Yes. "The required resource 'UPDATE' is missing." What should I do?
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Member Since: Jan 01, 2007 Location: Oz.....near the Wizards home Posts: 1,918 Mac Specs: iMac 24' 7 Snow Leopard + Parallels and Win 7 \| 30 Gb iPod \| Canon EOS 400D	06-11-2007, 03:56 AM Glad you fixed it...I did read that it had to be XP SP2 somewhere. "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain." MaDDoG's Photo Gallery - http://mcarfa.smugmug.com/
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jhartford6 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 19, 2006 Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 51 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro - 2.2GHz, 2GB RAM, 128MB 8600M GT	06-11-2007, 03:27 AM http://discussions.apple.com/thread....89957&tstart=0 Might be impossible. New question. How can I uninstall this version of XP?
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SYK0TK #5 (permalink)
Member Since: May 04, 2007 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 3 Mac Specs: 15-inch MacBook Pro, 2.33GHz Core2 Duo, 2Gb RAM, ATi Mobility Radeon X1600 256Mb	06-11-2007, 06:34 AM Another solution (and quicker) is to download a program called "nLite". Basically, you copy the XP cd to your hdd, then run nLite and you can add SP2 to your original XP. You can also configure all sorts of handy options and make the installation unattended by adding your serial, username, passwords and time zone.
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