#WINDOWS XP DISC FOR MAC PRO#
The developer boxes were bios based not EFI based and it was Apple that made the new EFI setup 'just difficult enough' for them to not boot XP - well almost - the revenge of the geeks strikes again (sans accelerated video support)!Īpple had this plan all along but wanted to wait till one of the following:ġ - The Pro machines were shipping/announcedģ - Something else - WWDC perhaps (but that woulda been kinda weird)Ĥ - Virtualization was available on the Intel CPUs so you didn't NEED to choose what to boot in. Heck it was Apple that made the first public Intel-Macs not able to boot XP in the first place. Do you REALLY think Apple didn't have this plan (even if 'on the back burner') from the beginning. I think it is the same wrapped in Apples own installer.
The big question is how this software relates to open source project that was released a couple of weeks ago.
#WINDOWS XP DISC FOR MAC MAC OS X#
Apple, hwoever, is welcoming user feedback on Boot Camp atÂ* īoot Camp requires an Intel-based Mac with a USB keyboard and mouse, or a built-in keyboard and TrackPad Mac OS X version 10.4.6 or later the latest firmware update at least 10GB of free space on the startup disk a blank recordable CD or DVD and single-disc version ofÂ*Windows XP Home Edition or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later. The public beta of Boot Camp is available immediately as a download atÂ*Apple's Boot Camp Web page, andÂ*is preview software licensed for use on a trial basis for a limited time.Â*The final version of Boot Camp will be available as a feature in the upcoming Mac OS X version 10.5 "Leopard."Īpple will not provide support for installing or running Boot Camp and does not sell or support Microsoft Windows software.
#WINDOWS XP DISC FOR MAC INSTALL#
Â?We think Boot Camp makes the Mac even more appealing to Windows users considering making the switch.Â?īoot Camp simplifies Windows installation on an Intel-based Mac by providing a simple graphical step-by-stepÂ*assistant applicationÂ*to dynamically create a second partition on the hard drive for Windows, to burn a CD with all the necessary Windows drivers, and to install Windows from a Windows XP installation CD.Â*After installation is complete, users can choose to run either Mac OS X or Windows when they restart their computer. Â?Apple has no desire or plan to sell or support Windows, but many customers have expressed their interest to run Windows on AppleÂ?s superior hardware now that we use Intel processors,Â? said Philip Schiller, AppleÂ?s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. The software, which is available as a download beginning today, allows users withÂ*aÂ*Microsoft Windows XP installation disc to install Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac, and once installation is complete, users can restart their computer to run either Mac OS X or Windows XP.īoot Camp will beÂ*a feature in Â?Leopard,Â? AppleÂ?s next major release of Mac OS X, that will be previewed at AppleÂ?s Worldwide Developer Conference in August, the company also confirmed for the first time.
Apple on Tuesday drew excitement from its Intel Mac customers as it introduced Boot Camp, public beta software that enables Intel-based Macs to also runÂ*Windows XP natively.
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