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Running Windows on your Mac
Trouble with Boot Camp (disc problem)
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<blockquote data-quote="recon731" data-source="post: 561545" data-attributes="member: 45036"><p>In regards to step 1, it can be from a disk installed on another computer. The disk is not registered to that computer. Only the CD-Key is, and XP CD-Keys can be activated on 2 computers, 1 PC and 1 laptop (microsoft's logic of 1 person owning both).</p><p></p><p>In regards to step 2, it CAN be an OEM disk, there is a free program called nLite that will strip the "branded" files, ie all the stupid stuff dell etc put on their installs of XP, and will slipstream SP2 (downloaded for free from microsoft) and makes it all easy and user friendly to do.</p><p></p><p>If you would like help I can talk you through it. Just PM me here.</p><p>I've installed XP again on many computers, and for work had to make a CD for use on all our systems to insure compatability and uniformness across the board.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Foot in mouth, didn't see the part about using that website. So if your CD does not match that criteria, you can still make an XP w/ SP2 disk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recon731, post: 561545, member: 45036"] In regards to step 1, it can be from a disk installed on another computer. The disk is not registered to that computer. Only the CD-Key is, and XP CD-Keys can be activated on 2 computers, 1 PC and 1 laptop (microsoft's logic of 1 person owning both). In regards to step 2, it CAN be an OEM disk, there is a free program called nLite that will strip the "branded" files, ie all the stupid stuff dell etc put on their installs of XP, and will slipstream SP2 (downloaded for free from microsoft) and makes it all easy and user friendly to do. If you would like help I can talk you through it. Just PM me here. I've installed XP again on many computers, and for work had to make a CD for use on all our systems to insure compatability and uniformness across the board. EDIT: Foot in mouth, didn't see the part about using that website. So if your CD does not match that criteria, you can still make an XP w/ SP2 disk. [/QUOTE]
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