Boot Camp Asistant problem

difredencial · difredencial #1 (**permalink**)

03-01-2008, 01:07 PM

I'm on my MacBook and I want to install windows XP (I have an original copy of the CD). On my Macbook I have already installed Mac OS and Ubuntu. I was going to follow the boot camp assistant guide to install windows XP. The problem appears when I open the Boot Camp assistant, I click on continue and a message appears saying that:

The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition.
The startup disk must be formatted as single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume or already partitioned by Boot Camp Assistand for installing Windows.

What can I do? I don't understand the problem because my Mac OS partition is already Extended(Journaled).

So, is there any other way to install windows without using boot camp assistant (i mean make a new partition and then put the windows cd and so on) ?

nospamboz · nospamboz #2 (**permalink**)

03-03-2008, 07:48 PM

Look at:

http://refit.sourceforge.net/

Be sure to read their "Myths and Facts".

If you've got Leopard, the new Disk Utility has an interactive
way to non-destructively resize Volumes, including adding and
deleting volumes. Maybe that will help.

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difredencial #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 15, 2008 Posts: 3	03-01-2008, 01:07 PM I'm on my MacBook and I want to install windows XP (I have an original copy of the CD). On my Macbook I have already installed Mac OS and Ubuntu. I was going to follow the boot camp assistant guide to install windows XP. The problem appears when I open the Boot Camp assistant, I click on continue and a message appears saying that: The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition. The startup disk must be formatted as single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume or already partitioned by Boot Camp Assistand for installing Windows. What can I do? I don't understand the problem because my Mac OS partition is already Extended(Journaled). So, is there any other way to install windows without using boot camp assistant (i mean make a new partition and then put the windows cd and so on) ?
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nospamboz #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 15, 2007 Posts: 7	03-03-2008, 07:48 PM Look at: http://refit.sourceforge.net/ Be sure to read their "Myths and Facts". If you've got Leopard, the new Disk Utility has an interactive way to non-destructively resize Volumes, including adding and deleting volumes. Maybe that will help.
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