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My legit copy of XP wont install on my iMac. Please help!
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<blockquote data-quote="EndlessMac" data-source="post: 1020315" data-attributes="member: 140470"><p>Well the question still stands. Was this XP copy from your Windows computer or from someone else's? Once it's been used by one computer then it is forever linked to that computer meaning you can't install it onto another computer. It doesn't matter if it's a legal copy or not. Windows prevents you from installing onto another computer using the same product key.</p><p></p><p>Instead of paying the high price for a full retail copy of Windows you can get a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JTFVME/?tag=macforums0e4-20" target="_blank">System Builder</a> version. The main difference between this and a full retail version is that you can't transfer ownership from one computer to another. It's just like the original OEM Windows discs.</p><p></p><p></p><p>First off you said you didn't have a service pack version. You need either XP service pack 2 or 3 in order to install XP through Boot Camp. As long as you get a service pack 2 or higher then you are good.</p><p></p><p>As to the formatting part, yes you need to format the partition you created through Boot Camp when Windows asks you to. It sounds like you don't understand what a partition is. Boot Camp basically divides your computer into two sections so in other words it's like having two hard drives but on one hard drive. One for your Mac and the other for Windows so it's safe to format the partition you created for Windows. You can delete, add, make funny faces at it and it will do nothing to your Mac side.</p><p></p><p>The trick is that you need to pick the right partition because yes you can delete your Mac side if you choose it. Most people give Windows a smaller amount of hard drive space than their Mac side so it's usually pretty easy to tell which one is which. Boot Camp will also label it "Boot Camp" but it won't do so if you are not using service pack 2 or higher. From what you have said so far it sounds like you are having several problems that I have just pointed out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EndlessMac, post: 1020315, member: 140470"] Well the question still stands. Was this XP copy from your Windows computer or from someone else's? Once it's been used by one computer then it is forever linked to that computer meaning you can't install it onto another computer. It doesn't matter if it's a legal copy or not. Windows prevents you from installing onto another computer using the same product key. Instead of paying the high price for a full retail copy of Windows you can get a [URL="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JTFVME/?tag=macforums0e4-20"]System Builder[/URL] version. The main difference between this and a full retail version is that you can't transfer ownership from one computer to another. It's just like the original OEM Windows discs. First off you said you didn't have a service pack version. You need either XP service pack 2 or 3 in order to install XP through Boot Camp. As long as you get a service pack 2 or higher then you are good. As to the formatting part, yes you need to format the partition you created through Boot Camp when Windows asks you to. It sounds like you don't understand what a partition is. Boot Camp basically divides your computer into two sections so in other words it's like having two hard drives but on one hard drive. One for your Mac and the other for Windows so it's safe to format the partition you created for Windows. You can delete, add, make funny faces at it and it will do nothing to your Mac side. The trick is that you need to pick the right partition because yes you can delete your Mac side if you choose it. Most people give Windows a smaller amount of hard drive space than their Mac side so it's usually pretty easy to tell which one is which. Boot Camp will also label it "Boot Camp" but it won't do so if you are not using service pack 2 or higher. From what you have said so far it sounds like you are having several problems that I have just pointed out. [/QUOTE]
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