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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 728016" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>Paul88:</p><p></p><p>By genuine XP Pro SP2, are you referring to a full install version - either a MS boxed copy or a system builders OEM version? Either will work. If that's what you have I suggest you start over. If not, post back and let us know what it is you do have.</p><p></p><p>Go back to OS X, run the Boot Camp assistant again, select create partition, select <strong>RESTORE</strong>. That will remove the BC partition and restore the entire drive back to OS X. Reboot the machine.</p><p></p><p>Restart in OS X and run the Boot Camp assistant again. Select create partition and choose how much space you want for XP. I suggest something less than 32 GB unless you plan on playing very large games like the latest Flight Simulator from MS.</p><p></p><p>This time when you start the XP install, be careful to choose the partition labeled "Boot Camp" NOT drive C or anything else. Format as FAT-32 or NTFS. Allow the Windows installation program to reboot the machine. Do NOT press enter or anything else when the "boot from CD" message comes up on the screen. Windows will do its thing by itself.</p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 728016, member: 46727"] Paul88: By genuine XP Pro SP2, are you referring to a full install version - either a MS boxed copy or a system builders OEM version? Either will work. If that's what you have I suggest you start over. If not, post back and let us know what it is you do have. Go back to OS X, run the Boot Camp assistant again, select create partition, select [B]RESTORE[/B]. That will remove the BC partition and restore the entire drive back to OS X. Reboot the machine. Restart in OS X and run the Boot Camp assistant again. Select create partition and choose how much space you want for XP. I suggest something less than 32 GB unless you plan on playing very large games like the latest Flight Simulator from MS. This time when you start the XP install, be careful to choose the partition labeled "Boot Camp" NOT drive C or anything else. Format as FAT-32 or NTFS. Allow the Windows installation program to reboot the machine. Do NOT press enter or anything else when the "boot from CD" message comes up on the screen. Windows will do its thing by itself. Regards. [/QUOTE]
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