Boot Camp prep

MoranG · 12-30-2008, 06:22 AM

I have a MacBook with 10.5 When using the Boot Camp assistant, I get as far as the reboot to the XP install disc & the system just hangs with a curser in the top Lh corner. My only option is to power down then force a cd eject in able to reboot the machine.

sinclair_tm · 12-30-2008, 10:34 AM

How long do you let it sit before you reboot? Also, what version of XP are you trying to install? You can only use single disk full install copies of SP2 or SP3.

MoranG · 12-30-2008, 11:07 AM

I have let it sit for up to 20 minutes. XP pro with SP2

sinclair_tm · 12-30-2008, 11:35 AM

It shouldn't take that long. It sounds like there could be something wrong with the install CD. You are using a disk the you bought, correct? How big a partition did you make for the Windows install?

MoranG · 12-30-2008, 11:41 AM

I set up a 10G partition and verified on a PC that the install disk was bootable.

12-30-2008, 06:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
MoranG Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3 OS: 10.5	Boot Camp prep I have a MacBook with 10.5 When using the Boot Camp assistant, I get as far as the reboot to the XP install disc & the system just hangs with a curser in the top Lh corner. My only option is to power down then force a cd eject in able to reboot the machine.

12-30-2008, 11:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
MoranG Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3 OS: 10.5	Re: Boot Camp prep I have let it sit for up to 20 minutes. XP pro with SP2

12-30-2008, 11:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
MoranG Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3 OS: 10.5	Re: Boot Camp prep I set up a 10G partition and verified on a PC that the install disk was bootable.