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Can i put win xp on macbook from old laptop?
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Congrats on switching.
You might be able to use XP from an old laptop.
Two potential issues:
1. Some laptops come with "system restore CDs" that will only restore Windows to the laptop that the CDs came with. As long as you have a real Windows XP install CD, that shouldn't be an issue.
2. If you're going to use Apple's free Boot Camp utility (which lets you choose which OS you want to boot into when you start the computer) to run XP on your MacBook, the Windows XP install CD you use needs to have Service Pack 2 included.
If your laptop is old, the XP CD probably won't have Service Pack 2. If you have access to a Windows computer (and a CD writer), there are instructions that you can follow to burn your own XP SP 2 install CD.
You might be able to use XP from an old laptop.
Two potential issues:
1. Some laptops come with "system restore CDs" that will only restore Windows to the laptop that the CDs came with. As long as you have a real Windows XP install CD, that shouldn't be an issue.
2. If you're going to use Apple's free Boot Camp utility (which lets you choose which OS you want to boot into when you start the computer) to run XP on your MacBook, the Windows XP install CD you use needs to have Service Pack 2 included.
If your laptop is old, the XP CD probably won't have Service Pack 2. If you have access to a Windows computer (and a CD writer), there are instructions that you can follow to burn your own XP SP 2 install CD.
mazzy150 said:Hi,
Do you think i would be able to put windows xp on a macbook from an old laptop?Also how do you choose which OS to boot into?
Thanks.
Mazzy
P.S
i have just moved from pc which i have used all my life.
1) Depends on whether the OS is OEM or not. If it's not, you can transfer the license.
2) Hold down the Option key at boot up.
3) Don't mess with Vista, it sucks.
mazzy150 said:
Doesn't really matter between Home and Professional. If they are store bought (as in purchased separately from the computer, they are not OEM, which means you can transfer the license. Otherwise, you would not get past activation, and after 30 days, you would be unable to boot into windows.)
At best, I would recommend either waiting for CrossOver_Mac, or install a full, non-OEM version of Windows XP SP2.