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Windows XP and boot camp.

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Old 26-05-2009, 4:23 PM   #1
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Windows XP and boot camp.

Was thinking about giving XP on the Mac a go,just a quick question though
At the moment I have the Apple wireless mouse and keyboard.
I understand that to install Windows XP I will need to use the USB mouse and keyboard that originally came with the Mac but once Windows XP is up and running can I then use the wireless ones again or do I have to stick with the wired versions?
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Old 26-05-2009, 7:08 PM   #2
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Re: Windows XP and boot camp.

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Was thinking about giving XP on the Mac a go,just a quick question though
At the moment I have the Apple wireless mouse and keyboard.
I understand that to install Windows XP I will need to use the USB mouse and keyboard that originally came with the Mac but once Windows XP is up and running can I then use the wireless ones again or do I have to stick with the wired versions?
Thanks.
Yes mate, you can use the bluetooth keyboard and mouse absolutely fine.

That's what I do!!
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Old 26-05-2009, 7:19 PM   #3
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Re: Windows XP and boot camp.

I love Boot Camp - being able to quickly go in and out of different operating systems.

Did you know that you hold down the option key to select which operating system?

Whatever you do, don't install Vista.
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Old 26-05-2009, 8:22 PM   #4
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I love Boot Camp - being able to quickly go in and out of different operating systems.

Did you know that you hold down the option key to select which operating system?

Whatever you do, don't install Vista.
If you are using Bootcamp regularly, I would suggest VMWare Fusion so that you can run both Mac OS X and XP simultaneously.

Saves you having to reboot which is a god send!
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Old 31-05-2009, 11:18 AM   #5
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Re: Windows XP and boot camp.

Thanks everyone
Forgot to check back on this topic that I started
Would it be okay to buy something like this to use?

MS Windows XP Home incl. SP2 Win - Full UK Edition on eBay, also Microsoft, Operating Systems, Software, Computing (end time 31-May-09 19:46:38 BST)

For being a relatively old OS Windows XP still seems to be a bit pricey if you buy what I would call and original version.
Is it okay to use one of these OEM versions?
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Old 31-05-2009, 11:36 AM   #6
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Re: Windows XP and boot camp.

Just be careful about buying on eBay. One of my workmates has a MacBook Pro and bought an "OEM" copy from eBay. He brought it all into work one day as he was having problems installing it. After messing about with it myself, and failing to get the key to be accepted, I got suspicious. I took a closer look at the hologrammed disc and found it to be a sticker, not actually pressed with the disc. It was a very good fake, and needless to say my workmate was less than impressed

On another note, I'd fully recommend Sun's VirtualBox as an alternative to VMWare and Parallels. One main advantage is that it's free.... the only disadvantage is that you can't boot from your Boot Camp partition with it
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Old 31-05-2009, 3:39 PM   #7
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If you are using Bootcamp regularly, I would suggest VMWare Fusion so that you can run both Mac OS X and XP simultaneously.

Saves you having to reboot which is a god send!
I've tried it before but I'm still on 1MB RAM at the moment and at least Boot Camp's free!

I've just tried ripping some DVDs to my Boot Camp partition, only to find I haven't got enough space, so will have to re-install Windows.
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