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Windows Xp Trial?
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But I don't even own a CD. Can I download an ISO or something similar to install a trial?
So the only way for me to get a trial of windows Xp, is to borrow a cd from someone, without entering in a license key?
...which is against the terms of the license. you need a key to install.
There is no trial of any consumer version of Windows, only the server products.
Buy it, or don't use it. That's the extent of your options, legally speaking.
You can for the x64 version. That's how I tested VMWare on my
C2D iMac back in January.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/facts/trial.mspx
You needed to have installed Boot Camp FIRST and THEN VMware if you want to use the Boot Camp partition.
Were you able to to connect to the internet and install service pack 2?
I tried to install the boot camp drivers, but was told I had to upgrade to service pack 2. But I couldn't connect to the internet, so I downloaded the update from microsoft's website on mac os x, and put the installer on an external storage device. The install seemed to run quite fine, and after finishing I had to restart for the changes to take effect. So the computer restarted I tried running boot camp drivers cd, but I was told again that I had to upgrade to service pack 2. That's were I am stuck now. Does anyone know how I can solve this problem?
I'm pretty sure Bootcamp doesn't support 64-bit Windows yet (XP or Vista).
It is beta after all. That's probably your main problem.
I use both XP-64 and Vista-64 in VMs only, no bootcamp. I expect that when
Leopard comes out, Bootcamp will then fully support 64-bit Windows (Leopard
will itself be 64-bit, after all). After they do, then VMware will likely be able to
support 64-bit Bootcamp partitions (which it doesn't now, of course).
One other point. The service pack designations for XP and XP-64 are not
synchronised. That is, XP SP2 and XP-64 SP1 (which is the trial download)
are effectively the same functionality. The XP-64 SP2 gives more functionality
than XP SP2. This is because XP-64 is based on Windows Server 2003 and
not Windows XP itself.
Basically, XP-64 looks like XP, but it isn't. That was good enough for me, but
it's different enough that Microsoft provides a document you should read
to see if XP-64 is right for you, which you can find on the XP-64 main
home page.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/default.mspx
One big difference with XP-64 is that you can't get support from Microsoft
for it. You have to rely on community support. Kind of like Linux, huh?
At least you get to see what VMware can do.
Trial of XP Pro
You were able to order a trial version of Windows XP Pro. It would give you a 30 day trial, but in the lower right corner it will say "Trial Version xxxx". I know this because I have two of them. They did charge for these trial versions. You had to penny up $9.99 to get them. This also did this with Windows Server 2003, Front Page, MS Office Pro 2004.
Hugh
You were able to order a trial version of Windows XP Pro. It would give you a 30 day trial, but in the lower right corner it will say "Trial Version xxxx". I know this because I have two of them. They did charge for these trial versions. You had to penny up $9.99 to get them. This also did this with Windows Server 2003, Front Page, MS Office Pro 2004.
Hugh