Comments on: Bigger is Better (Windows XP Install Video)

By: Doc

Doc — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 04:37:10 +0000

Thanks Derek, I have Vpc7 and it is so darn slow tring to do anything. Windows was booted on an intel mac in a short amount of time (2months). So all the years power pc was around no one booted windows, not 2000 or even 98. If that is true why not, I mean that seams like more of a challenge than intel macs. Any thoughts out there!!! Please let’s do this…

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:39:47 +0000

doc you might want to check this post for running multiple os's on osx (pre-intel). mind you the performance may be lacking.

By: Doc

Doc — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:23:43 +0000

Hi Great stuff on here. Just a question, was this ever possible with a power pc mac. If so could you PLEASE give me a link or throw me a bone to get started with this thanks in advance.

Doc

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Thu, 30 Mar 2006 05:17:54 +0000

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By: andrew

andrew — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:07:31 +0000

I one of those lucky fellow that has a new Intel mac. My problem is that the hard disk is full (nearly). Can I do the old trick of putting the whole of my mac OS on a target firewire disk then reformat the internal disk to XP. Or do I need to have both OS’s on the internal disk with any extra data stored externally.
Finally would I need to dual format the firewire drive to accept both windows and Mac data?

By: david

david — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 01:16:15 +0000

can you do the reverse running mac os on intel window

By: dicklacara

dicklacara — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 00:50:15 +0000

Dloaded driver from HP & got Deskjet 5700 running local– no luck setting up as shared on the same AirPort Express that is connected via ethernet.

I Dloaded iTunes– it installed fine, but there are no sound drivers…

Office 97 installs fine.

Office 2000, not so mch– looks for SQL Server to run Access.

WinXP runs a lot faster than I have experienced (older PCs and VPC 6 & 7)

Macs are sure a lot easier!!!

Dick

By: dicklacara

dicklacara — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 21:29:16 +0000

Fantastic!

The ethernet driver installed fine & I cabled the winXP iMac into an AirPort Express.

Now I can connect to the internet and other computers on the wireless net.

Thanks for the help!

Dick

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:59:08 +0000

Sir – you are running windows… Windows needs drivers for EVERYTHING!

On the MacOS side of things, dowload these drivers:
http://tinyurl.com/zozfd

Burn it to a CD – Reboot into windows, and run the installer…. then you have ethernet

By: dicklacara

dicklacara — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:49:10 +0000

Installed fine on a iMac 17, but I can’t access the internet or either of my wireless networks???

Any ideas???

TIA
Dick