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Posted by Smarty on 04/20/07 19:15
Luis,
One method is to build a so-called "slipstreamed " Windows XP SP2 bootable
disk per the instructions at:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp
I did this successfully with Bootcamp to install XP on my MacPro but it took
a lot of screwing around.
Smarty
"Luis Ortega" <lortega@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:1b8Wh.4744$VT3.3145@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
>I have my Windows XP Pro installation disk which includes service pack 1,
>but I read that to install Windows XP on a Mac Pro you need to have a
>Windows disk that includes service pack 2.
> I read somewhere else that you can create a Windows installation disk that
> includes service pack 2 so that you can install Windows and not have to
> waste the time updating to service pack 2, but I don't remember how.
> Is this correct, and if so, would this newly created disk be accepted
> during a Windows installation on a Mac, or would the way it was put
> together cause problems?
> I would appreciate any advice on whether this is possible and how to do it
> and if it would be useable for a Windows XP installation on a Mac.
> Thanks a lot for any advice.
>
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