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My legit copy of XP wont install on my iMac. Please help!
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<blockquote data-quote="thomas998" data-source="post: 1019505" data-attributes="member: 111388"><p>It sounds like you failed to let windows format the disk it was going to be installed to... </p><p></p><p>I had a similar issue before I reread the instructions.</p><p></p><p>as I recall... the steps are:</p><p></p><p>1. Use bootcamp to create a partition. Which you did.</p><p></p><p>2. Insert Windows install disk. Which you did.</p><p></p><p>3. Windows will show a list of drives to install on.... now this is where people tend to make a mistake... You will see a list of drives, in addition to selecting the right one you need to insure that windows reformats the drive before it installs... If windows does not reformat prior to installation then the drive will not function as a bootable disk. The problem is windows doesn't know the drive isn't bootable and will offer the option of just installing without formating and that is where I'm betting you messed it up. </p><p></p><p>So do as you were doing but this time make sure windows reformats the drive you are trying to use... this is also the best time to reformat into NTFS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thomas998, post: 1019505, member: 111388"] It sounds like you failed to let windows format the disk it was going to be installed to... I had a similar issue before I reread the instructions. as I recall... the steps are: 1. Use bootcamp to create a partition. Which you did. 2. Insert Windows install disk. Which you did. 3. Windows will show a list of drives to install on.... now this is where people tend to make a mistake... You will see a list of drives, in addition to selecting the right one you need to insure that windows reformats the drive before it installs... If windows does not reformat prior to installation then the drive will not function as a bootable disk. The problem is windows doesn't know the drive isn't bootable and will offer the option of just installing without formating and that is where I'm betting you messed it up. So do as you were doing but this time make sure windows reformats the drive you are trying to use... this is also the best time to reformat into NTFS. [/QUOTE]
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