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Help: Windows won't install and MacBook wont start in OS X anymore :(
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 614950" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>First off, the disc must meet specific criteria. It must be a retail or non-branded OEM version of Windows XP (a "branded" OEM copy would be one with a Dell, HP or other vendor label on it). In addition, the disc must have SP2 integrated into it. Also, if you've used the disc to install Windows on another machine, be aware that Windows XP and newer versions have protection measures that will keep that disc from working on more than one machine at a time.</p><p></p><p>My guess would be that the disc is damaged in some way. There are times that a certain optical drives will be more sensitive than others. </p><p></p><p>With that said, the Boot Camp assistant will automatically set your system to boot from the CD and later from the Windows partition to finish the install. You can eject the disc by holding the mouse/trackpad button when the machine starts. If the machine still won't boot, you can choose your OS X partition by holding the Option key during startup, which will allow you to choose which partition to boot from.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 614950, member: 24098"] First off, the disc must meet specific criteria. It must be a retail or non-branded OEM version of Windows XP (a "branded" OEM copy would be one with a Dell, HP or other vendor label on it). In addition, the disc must have SP2 integrated into it. Also, if you've used the disc to install Windows on another machine, be aware that Windows XP and newer versions have protection measures that will keep that disc from working on more than one machine at a time. My guess would be that the disc is damaged in some way. There are times that a certain optical drives will be more sensitive than others. With that said, the Boot Camp assistant will automatically set your system to boot from the CD and later from the Windows partition to finish the install. You can eject the disc by holding the mouse/trackpad button when the machine starts. If the machine still won't boot, you can choose your OS X partition by holding the Option key during startup, which will allow you to choose which partition to boot from. [/QUOTE]
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