# Bootcamp: Windows XP + Mac **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [April 5, 2006, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485 "2006-04-05T13:12:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JoshuaJonah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/joshuajonah/32/1775_2.png) [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/1 "2006-04-05T13:12:28Z")
It’s all over. [http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/](http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/) ---
**Author:** ![SlowRoasted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/2 "2006-04-05T13:22:46Z")
O wow, but I want it the other way. I want to run OSX on my PC:( ---
**Author:** ![G111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ea924/32.png) [@G111](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/G111)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/3 "2006-04-05T13:24:06Z")
great idea, now everybody with a mac can enjoy Windows too 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JoshuaJonah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/joshuajonah/32/1775_2.png) [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/4 "2006-04-05T13:26:13Z")
this is my favorite part:): > EFI and BIOS > Macs use an ultra-modern industry standard technology called EFI to handle booting. Sadly, Windows XP, and even the upcoming Vista, are stuck in the 1980s with old-fashioned BIOS. But with Boot Camp, the Mac can operate smoothly in both centuries ---
**Author:** ![simplistik](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/simplistik/32/7747_2.png) [@simplistik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/simplistik)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/5 "2006-04-05T13:39:40Z")
> [@G](#): > > great idea, now everybody with a mac can enjoy Windows too 🙂 they can? 😛 i think the main attraction to windows for mac users will be they can play thousands of games 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Butters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Butters](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Butters)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/6 "2006-04-05T13:44:25Z")
Yeah that’s the only reason i’d install Windows on my Mac, just for games. Pretty cool tho… ---
**Author:** ![G111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ea924/32.png) [@G111](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/G111)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/7 "2006-04-05T14:18:25Z")
> [@simplistik](#): > > they can? 😛 i think the main attraction to windows for mac users will be they can play thousands of games 😃 I agree…only a fool buys a mac then puts windows on it, whats the point of that?? they just paid a high price of a system they could of got for a lot less, the main attraction of a mac is its operating system then its good looks. Makes sense for Apple to embrace the dual boot though, but I doubt any users will make Windows their primary OS because mac users love mac software. Well I spose now all the mac users with those beefy graphic cards in the new systems will be happy 🙂 When Vista comes out I’m sure a lot of Mac users will see sense anyway and migrate to Vista 🙂 lol 🙂 p.s. I like the fact Apple are now providing windows drivers too. ---
**Author:** ![bananaism](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de0a6/32.png) [@bananaism](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bananaism)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/8 "2006-04-05T14:30:26Z")
> [@SlowRoasted](#): > > O wow, but I want it the other way. I want to run OSX on my PC:( Now why would you want to do a stupid thing like that? Just get a Mac! :party: ---
**Author:** ![Maxtr0sity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maxtr0sity](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Maxtr0sity)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/9 "2006-04-05T22:59:47Z")
Before, the only reason I’d ever buy a Mac was for its asthetics, but the new MacbookPros with Intel Duo and Radeon X1600 along with Windows is very tempting. But then…$3k can be spent on a very beefy desktop. ---
**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wizard)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/10 "2006-04-05T23:00:54Z")
> [@bananaism](#): > > Now why would you want to do a stupid thing like that? Just get a Mac! :party: Because I’d want better hardware. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ya3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@ya3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ya3)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/11 "2006-04-05T23:55:20Z")
Woot. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![love\_police](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@love\_police](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/love_police)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/12 "2006-04-06T00:21:25Z")
yeh apple have hit this one out of the ballpark ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/13 "2006-04-06T01:07:44Z")
This is gonna make Apple rich. Especially if they make it more than just a dual boot. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![bwh2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@bwh2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bwh2)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/14 "2006-04-06T02:18:24Z")
i don’t know how much this will actually change things, mainly because neither company will really support it. so when you f up a partition and can’t boot into one of the OS’s, who’s the average user going to get help from? they just paid $2500 for a machine and now it’s hosed. and the people who would be willing to risk it all because don’t really use macs b/c it’s so gui based. just my 2 cents. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/15 "2006-04-06T02:28:56Z")
Err… if you can’t boot into it, it’s Apple’s problem. Plus, they have a firmware restore disc that will reset the entire computer no matter what you’ve done. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ya3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@ya3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ya3)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/16 "2006-04-06T02:32:42Z")
Hmmmmmmmm… ---
**Author:** ![NinoScript](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ninoscript/32/1484_2.png) [@NinoScript](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NinoScript)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/17 "2006-04-06T02:33:22Z")
Cool!!! lots of new games for mac users 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Templarian](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/templarian/32/7152_2.png) [@Templarian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Templarian)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/18 "2006-04-06T02:56:36Z")
Now they need linux and they will be set. ---
**Author:** ![NinoScript](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ninoscript/32/1484_2.png) [@NinoScript](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NinoScript)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/19 "2006-04-06T02:59:17Z")
who need linux? we have linux, like yellowDog and Ubuntu :puzzle: what do you mean? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485/20 "2006-04-06T03:10:13Z")
They already do. The distro is Mac OS X. 😉 [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bootcamp-windows-xp-mac/184485.md?page=2)