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Apple Computing Products:
Running Windows on your Mac
Running Windows on a Mac: A Switcher's Guide
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<blockquote data-quote="halfwit" data-source="post: 560914" data-attributes="member: 44202"><p>Has anyone successfully used an OEM copy of Windows (XP Pro) with Boot Camp? The instructions sometimes mention possible problems, but not always. They seem to suggest that some will work and some won't. </p><p></p><p>The people who sold me my copy say it should work, that it's straight from MS and not modified for any particular manufacturer's machines like the Compaq OEM mentioned in an earlier post. My disk is an official Microsoft disk, with a lot of holograms on it. The dealer says it's a DSP disk, which means that even though it was made for sale with bundled hardware, it's not labeled by any particular manufacturer. But of course the dealer wants to sell software.</p><p></p><p>I haven't opened my copy yet, since they won't take returns on opened software. Opening it and trying would be a $139 gamble. Has anyone ever installed Windows in Boot Camp using an OEM disk? What do you think my chances are?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="halfwit, post: 560914, member: 44202"] Has anyone successfully used an OEM copy of Windows (XP Pro) with Boot Camp? The instructions sometimes mention possible problems, but not always. They seem to suggest that some will work and some won't. The people who sold me my copy say it should work, that it's straight from MS and not modified for any particular manufacturer's machines like the Compaq OEM mentioned in an earlier post. My disk is an official Microsoft disk, with a lot of holograms on it. The dealer says it's a DSP disk, which means that even though it was made for sale with bundled hardware, it's not labeled by any particular manufacturer. But of course the dealer wants to sell software. I haven't opened my copy yet, since they won't take returns on opened software. Opening it and trying would be a $139 gamble. Has anyone ever installed Windows in Boot Camp using an OEM disk? What do you think my chances are? [/QUOTE]
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