I just purchased a MacBook two weeks ago (my first apple ever) and I am still learning the OS. My wife, however, wants the iMac but has no plans of learning Leopard. Can't argue with Apple's hardware design...and that's the only reason she wants the iMac. So, I bought her one yesterday.
Anyway, my plan is to install Windows XP on the iMac once I receive it. My concern is, if I use Boot Camp and successfully install and boot to Windows XP, can I format the OS X partition to NTFS and still be able to safely boot to Windows again or will I need to make other changes so my MBR is correctly configured for Windows?
OR
Can I simply boot from a Windows XP CD, reformat the entire hard drive to NTFS and install the OS or will the iMac not let me boot from a Windows XP CD?
If I am way out of my league, what is the best method I can do to be able to use the entire hard drive for Windows XP only.
Thanks!
-Newbie
Anyway, my plan is to install Windows XP on the iMac once I receive it. My concern is, if I use Boot Camp and successfully install and boot to Windows XP, can I format the OS X partition to NTFS and still be able to safely boot to Windows again or will I need to make other changes so my MBR is correctly configured for Windows?
OR
Can I simply boot from a Windows XP CD, reformat the entire hard drive to NTFS and install the OS or will the iMac not let me boot from a Windows XP CD?
If I am way out of my league, what is the best method I can do to be able to use the entire hard drive for Windows XP only.
Thanks!
-Newbie