How to Install Windows Xp on Macbook or Mac Using Boot Camp
Many people dont get used to Mac and so they decide to install Windows Xp and thanks to the new feature of Boot Camp introduced by Apple, a free download that lets you repartition your Intel-based Mac’s drive and install Windows XP as an alternative operating system. So you can run Windows applications at native speed. Windows applications have full access to multiple processors and multiple cores, accelerated 3D graphics, high-speed connections like USB, FireWire, Wi-Fi, and Gigabit Ethernet.
OK Lets start :
1. The first thing you need to do is Download the latest version of Boot Camp from Apple site. Install the Boot Camp and during installation after you authenticate, it might as you to upgrade your firmware but thats not a big deal as you can Download the latest firmware from Apple sIte. After that install Boot Camp and run it.
2. Next things you should do is run the Boot Camp Assistant and burn a Macintosh Drivers CD which contains important device drivers for Windows XP so it can access the various hardware parts of the Mac. So Burn Macintosh Drivers CD now and click Continue.
3. Now that you are done with the Macintosh driver CD, you should partition the Harddisk for Windows Xp. By Default, Mac gives only 5 gb for the installation of Windows XP as shown. But you can increase it if you want to use XP as your operating system.
You can change the size by dragging the vertical bar between the two until you get the size you want and click Partition.
4. Now after you have partitioned, insert Windows Xp CD and wait for Mac to recognize it and then Click Start Installation and it will start the Installation of Windows Xp. 
5. After that the normal windows Xp Installation will begin just hit Enter to continue and then select the partition . You must be careful here and choose the correct partition you made. For instance if you made a partition disk of lets say 6gb, then you should see which partition has that space and choose the correct partition.
6. Now you need to choose the partition type. There are two types, FAT and NTFS. NTFS is new and supports large partitions while FAT cannot handle large partitions so you should select FAT and perform a Full format not the quick one.
Now after formatting, normal windows Setup will run and install Windows Xp. After the installations finishes, your system will reboot and now you should take out the Windows Xp Cd and insert Mac Drivers Cd that we burned in step 2. During installation of the drivers, it will show a Hardware Installation Window as various components of your Intel-based Macintosh haven’t passed the Microsoft Windows compatibility test but apple assures that they are safe so Click Continue Anyway. It will ask you to reboot after the installation of the drivers and then when you will reboot it will start with Windows XP 
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If you want to change Operating system and want to use Mac, hold down the Option key and you will be able to see both Mac and Windows and you can choose what ever you want to run from those two operating systems.
Now you are good to go and chose what ever you want to run.
Amazing Amazing Post!
Thanks a lot
nice helping article, installing windows on a mac is really pain in the you know what lol
this post gona save many people’s day
Here’s a less wordy explanation: go to your utilities folder and double click boot camp assistant. Read. Don’t forget to format your windows partition before you install or it will fail! Reboot, put in leopard disc. Done. Hold option at start to select os.
@ninjasays
thanks for this but some people who are new to this need some good explanations so they dont mess up things…
thanks for advice for instalation for windows xp driver utility
@ kartik sheth
anytime m8
Great guide hammad
thanks
thanks emily
One screen asks for Win XP pro cd with service pack 2. Is it okay to use an op disk without the sp2 and upgrade later?
yes but i am not sure about that because tested this wip Sp2..but i dont think it will be a problem
to install windows on a mac it has to be sp2 or later, else the mac will crash and you will need to re install mac os x
i installed using your article and it was a great help. but i cant access the mac os disk from windows xp and i cant write anything on my windows xp disc from mac os but yes i can access my xp disc from mac os.
is there anyway so i can access mac os disc from windows xp so i can share data and play my music from mac os disc on windows xp?
and if i want to write anything on my xp disc while using mac os, how can i do this when i cant write anything on xp disc from mac os?
pls reply as it will be a great help.
Hi,
I faced a similar problem posed by Evan and Danny in their earlier comments. I did not see any response to predicaments.
I am running on an Intel based iMac with the Leopard OSX recently installed. I replaced the internal HD with a 1(One) TB HD and it is working fine (cloned with Super Duper!, a marvellous and indispensable software).
I read the setup instruction and executed the Boot Camp Assistant (Version 2), which comes on the new Mac Leopard OSX . I supposed that I will not need to download the Beta version. After I clicked the “Continue” prompter of the Boot Camp, it responded with an error message.”The disk cannot be partitioned. Back up the disk and use disk utility to format it as a single Mac OS Extended (Journal) volume. Restore your information to the disk and try using boot camp assistant again.”
I checked my internal HD one again just to verify the formatting. It was formatted as a single partition, Mac OS Extended (Journal) volume.
What would you advice me to proceed from here! Am I to clone this internal HD to another temporary disk and then reformat this internal HD as suggested and reload (from the temp disk) to the internal HD again. Before I take this critical plunge, I would to seek your expert opinion on the issue.
Thanks in anticipation.
Stephen Lee
Hey, I am installing WinXP on MacBook Tiger. I am stuck in problem with Mac Keyboard cause during Windows instalation displayed first welcomming blue page with usual information that: “Press Enter to install Windows …”
“Press R to repair intsalled WinXP…”
But Mac Keyboard does not reacts even NumLOck, ShiftLock led lights.
I’ve already used external USB keyboard but no preogress, still Mac does not reacts!!!???
Please. help me, it is urgent.
I am trying to install winxp on a macbook for my gf… although during instal lthe winxp is NOT asking me “how” to format the drive, it just installs in bootcamp without any questions… its pretty annoying because i know that i need to reformat bootcamp partition before actually installing windows… any help?
Hi,
I installed XP on macbook Black, with leopard MAC OS.
After partioning, it asked me to insert MAC CD to install windows drivers.
At that time I did not MAC CD with me.
Now I got it, If I now insert MAC CD, will it automatically install windows drivers? guide with steps here.
thanks
jameel
I’ve got a new iMac running OS X 10.5, and I want to create a Windows partion; however, my only copy of Win XP Pro is on a zipped CD. (I’ve got my product key.) How can I create a Windows installation CD for use on my iMac? I was thinking to somehow make a boot CD and install on the Bootcamp partition. Thoughts?
What if I have done the partition, but want to change it later on? is it possible? if so, how?
What if I have done the partition, but want to change it later on? is it possible? if so, how?
Maybe I have to remove and start all over again?
I am a complete amateur with mac! :S
I’m trying to get the MAC airs and i would like to use XP on it beside the mac OS but just wondering about the drivers… thanks for any help.
Joseph.
will it work for tiger also..if not where can i get a compatible version of boot camp
Hi
I’m not actually sure why I have to burn Macintosh Drvers(or use the cd)
And then when should I insert a Mac disc??-In windows or In a mac??
Please somedy help me
is there anyway i can set mac as the main system running instead of windows? so i dont have to keep pressing option when i on my computer?
when it comes to the “choose a partition to install windows xp on” part it only has 1 partition and not 4 lyk evrybody else. so i cant find the partition bootcampmad for me whcich was 5gb, some1 help me plz
i had a problem. at the final stage of installation and just before rebooting, i had this massage;
disck error
press any key to start.
and i stuck. i trun off and on and it is the same.
please help.
oh one more thing does this work for just windows XP or can i do it with Windows vista?
Thanks
I tried to install windows by using bootcamp, I am able to install windows once instalation was finished, system restarted and I got error saying
‘ disk error press any key to start’
please help
Thank you for your help!
Hello. Great job. I did not expect this on a Wednesday. This is a great story. Thanks!
Hi, I tried to install windows by using boot camp, I am able to install windows once installation almost finished, My computer got frezzed. I had try many times , It is always like that, Please Help.
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