Hello,
I purchased my MBP about a month ago and have just purchased Windows XP Professional ver 2 via ebay. The Windows is for a new computer (not upgrade). I have printed the Bootcamp Guide to installing windows and have been attempting to follow it. I created the partition (32 GB) and waited whilst the various information transferred from the CD. Once everything seemed to have been transferred (progress bar), the computer shut down and then restarted (or attempted to restart)...giving me the statement of "Boot from CD". It would then give me an error reading disk statement (or words to that effect). The problem is that I cannot get out of this unless I turn off the computer. When I do this, it starts up again and goes through the whole procedure of transferring files etc. and shutting down...it does NOT give me any option of going into the Mac OS. I have done this several times now but to no avail. Following the guide on page 10, it says that I need to format this partition....however I am not given this option.
I have two questions...how can I get around this apparent loop and error statment so that I can successfully install windows; and two....if none of this works, how do I eject the CD? I tried the option an esc but nothing happens. As it stands now, I cannot use my MBP due to the above issues.
Thank you
I purchased my MBP about a month ago and have just purchased Windows XP Professional ver 2 via ebay. The Windows is for a new computer (not upgrade). I have printed the Bootcamp Guide to installing windows and have been attempting to follow it. I created the partition (32 GB) and waited whilst the various information transferred from the CD. Once everything seemed to have been transferred (progress bar), the computer shut down and then restarted (or attempted to restart)...giving me the statement of "Boot from CD". It would then give me an error reading disk statement (or words to that effect). The problem is that I cannot get out of this unless I turn off the computer. When I do this, it starts up again and goes through the whole procedure of transferring files etc. and shutting down...it does NOT give me any option of going into the Mac OS. I have done this several times now but to no avail. Following the guide on page 10, it says that I need to format this partition....however I am not given this option.
I have two questions...how can I get around this apparent loop and error statment so that I can successfully install windows; and two....if none of this works, how do I eject the CD? I tried the option an esc but nothing happens. As it stands now, I cannot use my MBP due to the above issues.
Thank you
