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PUNISHER
08-21-2008, 04:37 PM
Does anyone here know how to do it??? I know how, but I dont have the windows cd... I want to load WIndows XP on my macbook...

Also I downloaded bootcamp, but it seems like its only a trial version, anyone have the full version???

Granny Shifter
08-21-2008, 06:24 PM
i've done it many times. in fact, i did it yesterday. do you have leopard? leopard has a full working version of bootcamp. you can download an iso of a windows xp disc through a torrent or whatever. you can burn that iso into a standard cd. from that point, follow the instructions bootcamp gives you and you will be done in approximately in an hour. if you were close by, i could have done it for you.

pensport
08-21-2008, 06:30 PM
I use parallels and windows xp..works great!

PUNISHER
08-22-2008, 06:54 AM
I have leopard, i tried it myself and download the XP Service Pck 2 and it didnt read the cd when i did the bootcamp....

Granny Shifter
08-22-2008, 07:20 AM
I have leopard, i tried it myself and download the XP Service Pck 2 and it didnt read the cd when i did the bootcamp....


the cd you download is in an iso format. use the "burn" application to make the iso into a cd. it should work.

Sr20kidD
08-22-2008, 07:44 AM
nubs

ultraflip
08-22-2008, 08:02 AM
throw the mac away and get a real pc

rino
08-22-2008, 08:38 AM
^ no need anymore, you know what the fastest windows laptop there is out there now? a macbook. yup that sright!

i play games on my macbook!!

me like jello
08-22-2008, 09:14 AM
yeah like a previous member said you can't burn it in a data format, it has to be in a dvd format.


^^ +infinity. i love my macbook. the graphics are amazing and its able to handle games that only higher end pc's are able to have a slight chance of doing. not only that, the design of everything is simplistic yet sleek, beautiful, and has its own unique flavor. macbook FTMFW!!

r0me0ne
08-22-2008, 09:18 AM
yes macbook ftw...

PUNISHER
08-22-2008, 01:43 PM
Damn it, Ill try it again... Ill burn it on a DVD disc... F*** PC's they are slow and the programs crash alot, I love my macbook pro, so easy to use and its so freaking fast....

vial8or
08-22-2008, 03:14 PM
LMAO real pc....real buggy and shitty haha

anyways, I use parallels and XP too.
Both torrented :D

You find yourself using windows less and less though, just a heads up

Granny Shifter
08-22-2008, 07:29 PM
you need to burn windows on a cd-r.
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060619181010389

macbook pros are fine. i play cod4 with good graphics on mine.

Evo8urv8
08-22-2008, 07:37 PM
throw the mac away and get a real pc


+10000



Damn it, Ill try it again... Ill burn it on a DVD disc... F*** PC's they are slow and the programs crash alot, I love my macbook pro, so easy to use and its so freaking fast....


Been 5 years since I have my PC. It haven't crash yet, neither it's slow.Â* It can even run Call of Duty 4 beautifully.Â* O0

r0me0ne
08-23-2008, 01:50 AM
throw the mac away and get a real pc


+10000



Damn it, Ill try it again... Ill burn it on a DVD disc... F*** PC's they are slow and the programs crash alot, I love my macbook pro, so easy to use and its so freaking fast....


Been 5 years since I have my PC. It haven't crash yet, neither it's slow.Â* It can even run Call of Duty 4 beautifully.Â* O0



your one of the lucky ones...

vial8or
08-23-2008, 02:17 AM
^^haha serious....as if it isn't a known fact windows are buggy as shit

R1-evo
08-23-2008, 07:14 AM
Just keep in mind after installing XP on Macbook. You'll need to install the drivers which required the OSX disc. I have dual boot between the two, but founded myself using Leopard 90% of the time. The only time I'm using XP is to play my older PC games Lost Planets, Call of duty 2, Counter Strike etc.

*edit* IMHO that's the only benefit of installing XP on a MAC. Games that aren't supported by Mac and running Window version of Office.

JOOTZ
08-23-2008, 08:00 AM
LMAO real pc....real buggy and shitty haha

anyways, I use parallels and XP too.
Both torrented :D

You find yourself using windows less and less though, just a heads up



true that, leopard kills

JOOTZ
08-23-2008, 08:00 AM
Vista sucks and swallows too/lol

me like jello
08-23-2008, 11:55 AM
Hey i heard they're coming out with a Leapard Snow soon. anyone heard anything about that? if you've tried running COD4 on your pc, now try running F.E.A.R. my friends whom are pretty addicted gamers and have decent to higher end comps dedicated to only gaming still have a bit of trouble running it without any lag at all. i have yet to try it on my macbook haha.

Granny Shifter
08-23-2008, 08:51 PM
F.E.A.R. is old compared to cod4. i played it on my desktop a long time back with high resolution settings, and my desktop is considered old lol.

PUNISHER
08-24-2008, 02:23 AM
the only reason I want windows is so i can data log, i hate using windows...

Granny Shifter
08-25-2008, 12:37 PM
it will work fine for that. i have evoscan installed on my laptop.