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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1091922" data-attributes="member: 56379">Well the explanation is...you would be best running OS 10.5 &quot;Leopard&quot; on your iMac G4...then you could run Windows via bootcamp like you do on your MBP.But...to run OS 10.5 you need a minimum of an 867mhz processor...and you need more ram.&nbsp; There is/are programs (&quot;hacks&quot;) that can allow a Mac with a slower cpu than 867mhz to run 10.5.&nbsp; So to do this on your G4 iMac you would need:- more ram (cost you like $50-$60 bucks)- probably a bigger hard drive ($50 bucks)- a legal version of Windows XP or better (at least $75 bucks)- a legal version of Mac OS 10.5 ($100-$125 bucks)All of this will cost you between $275-$310 bucks.&nbsp; BUT...after spending all this money to do this on your iMac G4...you're still going to be stuck with a SLOW 700mhz processor.&nbsp; So everything is going to run SLOW, SLOW, SLOW!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />It's not impossible to try and run Windows on a 700mhz G4 iMac...but it's really not very practical.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />- Nick</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1091922, member: 56379"] Well the explanation is...you would be best running OS 10.5 "Leopard" on your iMac G4...then you could run Windows via bootcamp like you do on your MBP. But...to run OS 10.5 you need a minimum of an 867mhz processor...and you need more ram. There is/are programs ("hacks") that can allow a Mac with a slower cpu than 867mhz to run 10.5. So to do this on your G4 iMac you would need: - more ram (cost you like $50-$60 bucks) - probably a bigger hard drive ($50 bucks) - a legal version of Windows XP or better (at least $75 bucks) - a legal version of Mac OS 10.5 ($100-$125 bucks) All of this will cost you between $275-$310 bucks. BUT...after spending all this money to do this on your iMac G4...you're still going to be stuck with a SLOW 700mhz processor. So everything is going to run SLOW, SLOW, SLOW!:( It's not impossible to try and run Windows on a 700mhz G4 iMac...but it's really not very practical.;) - Nick [/QUOTE]

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