hi!! i bought a mbp one month ago and i am in love with it!! i had a toshiba laptop and i recently switched to mac os x,i am a dispatcher for geeksquad(when u call 1-800-geeksquad,i would answer and schedule appointments with an agent and do basic troubleshooting),anyways after hearing about how bad windows is day after day,i decided to get a mbp and i must say i just love it!!i still have to use windows for some programs i have and for school and i was wondering if i could use my toshiba laptop recovery discs to install windows on my mbp with boot camp? its win xp sp2 media center editon and i have 2 recovery discs and my mbp read them but im not sure if windows can be installed, will it work? or will it screw up my laptop?can anyone help?
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can u use recovery discs to install windows xp on macbook pro?
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If its a OS disk, yes. If its a recovery disk (somethign with drivers and all that on the disk) then no.
usually recovery disks rely on a special partition that comes loaded on the hard drive from the manufacturer so like the others have already said, it probably won't work.
Its all down to how the manufacturer has laid out the recovery disk. If its a Dell style (WindowsOS on first disk and other bits on other disks) then you are ok (I use my Dell disk to put XP on my mac).
If the disks are proprietory (and locked to a specific HW ID) then no.
Most recovery disks should work fine due to Windows itself having a vast driver database in the OS.
Give it a try is the best way to find out.
If the disks are proprietory (and locked to a specific HW ID) then no.
Most recovery disks should work fine due to Windows itself having a vast driver database in the OS.
Give it a try is the best way to find out.
As noted by costabunny, if the disc is an actual Windows OS disc it will likely install. You will likely need a Toshiba OEM product key, which should be on the Windows sticker on the underside of the Toshiba laptop.
It may not activate over the internet, in which case you'll need to call Microsoft and activate over the phone. Just remember to tell them you have a Toshiba.
It may not activate over the internet, in which case you'll need to call Microsoft and activate over the phone. Just remember to tell them you have a Toshiba.
yeah the the actually os is on the disc because it says windows media edition 2005 and it comes with 2 discs,and it says preinstalled on the computer and it also comes with a ms product key..