boot camp

Hiromi · 03-23-2008, 12:37 PM

I tried loading windows xp sp2 on my macbook pro loaded with Leopard from boot camp. I partitioned it half, half and put in my windows xp installation disk. It went through the installation process and then it tried to reboot. But now I either get a message to boot from cd or disk error and I cannot get out from this loop. Need help.

sinclair_tm · 03-23-2008, 05:21 PM

Is the error a Windows boot error, or a Mac boot error? Because it is a Mac, stick in the latest OS X install DVD that you have and then hold down the "c" key. This will force the Mac to start from the DVD, then you can open Startup Disk from the Utility menu and select 10.5 on the hard drive to boot from. If you can't find the DVD, then you can try holding down the "Option" key right when you hear the startup bong and keep holding it until you see some disk icons. It'll sit for a minute as it checks to see what bootable drives you have and then you'll be able to click on the drive icon and then the arrow and it should boot. But I'm not sure if Intel Macs do this or not.

shuuhen · 03-23-2008, 06:01 PM

I can confirm that the Intel Macs allow operating system selection if you press and hold the "option" key right after the startup chime. Check if this works first.

If that doesn't work, try sinclair_tm's suggestion of starting from the Mac OS X DVD.

Let us know if either method shows both partitions (or better if it fixes the problem).

john beck · 04-16-2008, 09:09 PM

brillent lads holding c worked for me thanks again peace

03-23-2008, 12:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Hiromi Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 OS: windows xp sp2	boot camp I tried loading windows xp sp2 on my macbook pro loaded with Leopard from boot camp. I partitioned it half, half and put in my windows xp installation disk. It went through the installation process and then it tried to reboot. But now I either get a message to boot from cd or disk error and I cannot get out from this loop. Need help.

03-23-2008, 06:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
shuuhen Manager Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 988 OS: Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.5.8, WinXP Pro, FreeBSD 6.0, Gentoo Linux My System	Re: boot camp I can confirm that the Intel Macs allow operating system selection if you press and hold the "option" key right after the startup chime. Check if this works first. If that doesn't work, try sinclair_tm's suggestion of starting from the Mac OS X DVD. Let us know if either method shows both partitions (or better if it fixes the problem). __________________ Has it been a few days since I replied to your thread? Don't panic! I'm a busy college student and may forget a post if I'm extra busy (or it might just take me a while to be able to do a decent reply). If you still need help and are awaiting my reply after a few days, PM me about it. When posting what errors you get, please give the full message. It makes helping you much easier.

04-16-2008, 09:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
john beck Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1 OS: mac osx leopard	Re: boot camp brillent lads holding c worked for me thanks again peace Last edited by john beck; 04-16-2008 at 09:14 PM.