Trouble installing Windows via Boot Camp

OK, I did what iwas supposed to, I made a partition for 20 gb, and then it told me to put the windows disk in, so I put my xp pro in and then I got to the point where I was supposed to pick a partition, but there was only C.Partition1 Unknown, thats it. I stopped there, I ejected the disk and put in the OS X installer but that did nothing, so now when I start my mac, it shows up w/ a black screen with a blinking white line on the top left, when I did the hold option thing it only showed Windows...someone...anyone...help!


if u can show me how to restart everything, that works!

Just for you.

i Cant get there on my mac, the start up screen is pitch black with a tiny white line thats blinkning on the top left.

Have you tried setting windows as the default on boot (holding down Option)? A slight side note, you need Windows XP Service Pack 2.

how would i do that?

DrPhil321 said:

how would i do that?

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Restart your computer, while it's booting up hold down option. It will give you the option to select windows or mac.

I tried that, all i got to chose from ,was windows, when i pick it, the screen goes black and theres a little blinking line on the top left corner.


at this point i just want my mac back...

Okay try this. If this doesn't work I'm out of ideas.

Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. Keep holding it until the computer restarts and you hear the chime for the second time, then you can release the keys.

I restarted, heard the chime, the screen turned white, then it went to the black screen again..

If you guys have a way so I can go back to OSX and forget this whole thing, I'm ok with that, I have all my music and videos on my ipod, I'll lose a couple apps and all my documents *sob*, but all I really need i my mac back.

Boot from your Leopard/Snow Leopard disk and see what you have there; you may have inadvertently loaded (or started to load) Windows on your OSX partition. Bad things happen when you do that.

You may have to reinstall OSX.

When you're back with the Mac side, go to the Apple website, print out the Boot Camp Setup and Installation Guide and follow it to the letter. Much that happens is counter-intuitive but following the guide EXACTLY will get you where you want to go.

Good luck!