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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1432709" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>One thing you need to understand about setting up a Boot Camp Windows installation on your Mac is that the Windows CD must be a <strong>FULL</strong> install version of at least XP SP2. Why? Because as you just found out, there is no way to eject the CD to insert another to prove that the upgrade is legal. (Mac optical drives are slot loaders not tray loaders.)</p><p></p><p>Also, the Windows CD or DVD must be either a Microsoft boxed edition or an OEM System Builder's edition. And again, must be a full install version. The same goes for installing Vista or Windows 7.</p><p></p><p>Reboot your machine and hold down the left mouse button and keep holding it during the boot cycle until the CD ejects.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1432709, member: 46727"] One thing you need to understand about setting up a Boot Camp Windows installation on your Mac is that the Windows CD must be a [B]FULL[/B] install version of at least XP SP2. Why? Because as you just found out, there is no way to eject the CD to insert another to prove that the upgrade is legal. (Mac optical drives are slot loaders not tray loaders.) Also, the Windows CD or DVD must be either a Microsoft boxed edition or an OEM System Builder's edition. And again, must be a full install version. The same goes for installing Vista or Windows 7. Reboot your machine and hold down the left mouse button and keep holding it during the boot cycle until the CD ejects. [/QUOTE]
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