Installed Leopard - Installed Windows XP - Restart Problems

I decided to upgrade to Leopard last night and I'm beginning to think, for the first time ever for Apple, that this was a mistake.
I got the blue screen issue probably due to Application Enhancer, so I Archive and Install. Then decided after I couldn't burn DVD's that I just needed to wipe the drive entirely and reinstall everything.
Installed Leopard then Boot Camp with Windows XP Pro. Now when I try to restart from Windows, I just get a black screen = nothing. If I shut down first, everything is OK, but restart doesn't work in Windows. Note: this happened while installing Windows twice. Don't know what to check, but this worked just fine with 10.4.10.
Only difference is I formatted the XP partition to FAT32 instead of NTFS, could that be the issue?

Experiencing the same issue. I had OSX 10.4.whatever, and a FAT32 partitioned Win XP, which always worked nicely under the Boot Camp beta, back then.
I did a clean format and clean install, repartitioned the harddrive (FAT32 for the Windows part) and installed Win XP.
Attempting Restart from Windows results in a black screen, nothing happens, and I need to shut down the computer manually, by pressing the Power Button. This reacts instantly, by the way, no 10-second press-hold action...
Anyone?

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Can't install Windows 8 - Partition problems

Hi all,
Ive recently installed a SSD (Samsung 830) into my iMac 2011. It already had a 1 TB HDD in it but I want to install Mountain Lion and Windows 8 on the SSD.
Installing Mountain Lion was a piece of cake but now im getting problems installing the bootcamp partition with Windows 8. See below
diskutil list:
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk0
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Untitled                999.9 GB   disk0s2
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *256.1 GB   disk1
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk1s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh SSD           255.2 GB   disk1s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk1s4
/dev/disk2
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *16.1 GB    disk2
   1:                 DOS_FAT_32 WININSTALL              16.1 GB    disk2s1
Ive tried to creating the bootcamp partition with the DISK UTILITY and the Bootcamp assistant, but neither of these methods work. Is it because of the 1TB HDD thats causing these problems or is it something else?
Regards,
Nick

Well I also tried this option: http://huguesval.com/blog/2012/02/installing-windows-7-on-a-mac-without-superdri ve-with-virtualbox/
But no luck, getting a Save MBR failed, exit code 255 when trying to clone the VM Hard drive onto BC.
Think im going to swap the SSD to the HDD bay and put the Superdrive back in

HT4407 I have a macbook air, I installed windows 7, no problem.Succed, but drivers nothing, I've been looking on the internet Anyone got a solution?

Please help me,my macbook air No sound,and there are many more drivers that are not on the macbook air

You are in the worst scenario, because now you have to delete Windows 7 and get back OS X Mountain Lion. Next time you install Windows through Boot Camp, be very careful with the partitioning step, and follow the steps of this site > http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.8.pdf
To reinstall OS X Mountain Lion, follow these steps:
1. Hold Command, Option (Alt) and R keys while your computer is starting to start in OS X Recovery, and open Disk Utility.
2. Select the hard drive at the top of the sidebar, go to Erase tab and erase the whole hard drive. Make sure that "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" is selected next to "Format".
3. Close Disk Utility and reinstall OS X.
4. After reinstalling OS X, follow the steps of the site above to install Windows 7 on the MacBook Air properly

ITunes 7.0.1 does not install--Windows Installer Package Problem

I am trying to upgrade from iTunes 6 to the newest version. I downloaded setup and ran it, and it got a bit through installing iTunes before it said, "There is a problem with the Windows Installer Package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor."
I have never had problems installing other programs using Windows Installer. I also never had problems upgrading iTunes until now. There is no info on this specific issue anywhere in the Apple website or on the internet, that I have found. Any ideas?

okay, let's try getting an itunes 7 installer log to the Apple engineers for a look.
1. Open a command prompt window. (Start menu -> Run. Type in "cmd". Hit return.)
2. Drag and drop iTunesSetup.exe onto the window so that the full pathname of the file is at the command line prompt.
3. Type in a space, then the following line:
/l*v C:\log.txt
4. Hit return.
5. The installer will create a log file:
C:\log.txt
Find that file and send it as an attachment to this email address.
in the email to Roy, be sure to include the following information:
- A link to the thread on Apple Discussions where the issue is being discussed
- The username you are using in the thread
- The version of iTunes you are using or trying to use
- the version of Windows you are using (mention service packs)
- A concise description of the issue you are seeing
- The exact text of the error message you are seeing

Problem installing windows 7 on imac 27" i7 mid 2011

I myself have a 27" i5 mid 2010 model but a friend of mine recently got a 27'' i7 he wanted to instal windows 7 because he also uses other software aswell
Specs of his iMac 27'' :
Thunderbolt
HD Facetime Camera
4gig of memory
2gig videocard
1T HDD
OsX 10.7 Lion completly updated
Oke here is my and his story/problem:
I start bootcamp download the software i need too install bootcamp on windows 7 Ultimate.
After that i create a partition 200 gig for windows 7 Ultimate. i click on the button to start the install.
After the restart i press enter and the windows setup starts after some clicks i format the bootcamp partition as explained by apple in there support.
I click on install windows start to install after the first boot it wil compleet the install normally this wil install the drivers and you get normal resolution ect,
this doesn't happend. It keeps the big chunky resolution. so that tells me that the drivers aren't installed.
After windows compleets the installation it restarts does a video test, and brings us to the screen where you need to fill in your name and password then windows asked a few things and the world time ect, and when you click on done or compleet. Normally you will get something like this (Please wait a moment windows is preparing your desktop) instead of that the mac restarts, (but the windows dvd is still in the superdrive because you cant get it out) it asked me if i want to press a button to instal windows no i wont, so i wait it counts down so it wil start up windows. now here is the problem it doesnt startup to windows it hangs and does nothing.
I my self have a mid 2010 27'' i5 model and had a blank screen everytime i tryed to instal windows 7 ultimate, i learned that there was a download available where you can create a MBRFAT USB stick where you copy a .xml file and a driver map so windows got the right drivers for my model so it would install succefully,here a link http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3173 where i found it.
Is there something like this available for the
iMac 27'' model mid 2011
with a 2gig videocard
Thunderbolt
HD facetime camera
4gig memory
10.7 Lion
Any help or links would be nice

Oke we are still fighting with this after finished installing windows 7 hangs problem!
My question now is can this problem as mentiond above be caused by plugged in USB devices he also uses a world of warcraft mouse and a logitech keyboard G19 version that can be used with world of warcraft.
He also he got a Sitecom powered USB hub 10 port, and uses 2 WD elements external USB HDD 2Terra connected to the hub that uses 1 port on the mac the other 2 on the mac are the keyboard and mouse that he uses for world of warecraft and there is 1 left on the mac that he uses for his iphone or usb stick.
We are also looking for the new drivers for the i7 mid/late 2011 models so that have a AMD Radeon HD 6970M with 2 GB GDDR5 installed so windows can be installed correctly?
Thanks for any help on this matter..

Trouble installing Windows 8.1 with Boot Camp

I'm having an issue installing Windows 8.1 under Boot Camp on one of the new MacBook Pros (late 2013). After sever troubles (and not a few tribulations) fighting with the stupid Windows installer program (couldn't Microsoft just let me download a freakin' ISO?) I got the installer running after creating the partition, but at the end of the Windows install, I get:
Windows could not update the computer's boot configuration. Installation cannot proceed.
Googling around for a solution I found several references to UEFI problems, along with a couple different procedures that were claimed to work. Unfortunately, these procedures were pretty lengthy and require several third party tools -- and I'm not positive they're even applicable because none of them dealt with the newest model of MacBook Pro.
So, can anyone out there point me towards a procedure that's known to work with the new models?
Thanks.

OK... Finally solved the problem during my winter break... took almost 1.5 months Actually we users are creating the problem... Bootcamp is OK... our late 2013 Mac is OK... but Apple is't as it's not giving us the solution Now let me clear concisely what actually occurs behind the problem.
When you open bootcamp to install Windows, you get a popup window. Then you click continue... then you choose the options among the three which suits to your intention. Then if you chose to create a installation disk or/and download the Windows Support Software, bootcamp does so. Then the nextPROBLEMETIC STEP comes! Yes! you got it! This step creates the actual problem: Partitioning the hard disk for installing Windows. Before bootcamp starts partitioning, a simple POPUP WINDOW will inform you whether you will get the f*cking "Windows could not update the computer's boot configuration. Installation cannot proceed" message or not during your windows installation! Andddd... the popup window is here:
Soooo... super duper simple fact: if you don't get this popup window, you're going to get that error. Because this HELPER TOOL will simulate proper environment for installing Windows in your Mac
Now be sure:
1. You just have one partion in your Hard Disk before partitioning it into two for installing Windows
2. This PARTITIONING SHOULD ONLY BE DONE BY BOOTCAMP if you want your Windows in EFI mode. The way jarvil told us is for BIOS mode. I'm not going to explain here what is EFI and what is BIOS. Simply keep in mind that EFI is latest, better and faster for booting your Windows
That's it guys! If you don't get that popup window, follow the instructions:
1. Turn your hard disk into a single partition by using Bootcamp/Disk Utility. Bootcamp is recommended
2. Take a flash drive, format it, and then open Bootcamp
3. Choose all the three options:
     Create a Windows 7 or later vertion install disk
     Download the latest Windows Support software from Apple
     Install or remove Windows 7 or later version
Yes! We are going to create a new installation disk...
4. I know you are clever enough to guess what should you do now! Just enter your password when you get THAT SPECIAL POPUP WINDOW!Then Mac will restart after partitioning your hard disk!
5. Do noting untill the windows installation window comes
6. Go forward pressing Next, putting serial, and accepting the agreement that we never read
7. Select advanced installation... I mean the second option
8. Now find the partition named BOOTCAMP
9. Select it and Format it!
10. Click Next
You are done! Your Mac will install windows without any problem or error message After installation, if you find that your drivers aren't working, go to the installation disk and open the folder named BOOT CAMP. Open the exe named Setup... Install the drivers and restart after completion... Your Mac now owns Windows in EFI mode like mine!
That's all I have known killing my winter break! Thanks everyone! Take care!

I want to install Windows XP on Bootcamp but it only offers me Windows 7 - any way round this?

Last year in partitioned an iMac running Snow Leopard and installed Windows XP no problem. This year on a new machine running Lion I can only use Windows 7. Is there any way to get round this, I have two more installations left on my XP disc and don't want to waste them.

Run it through a program such as VirtualBox instead of Boot Camp.
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Can not install Windows 8.1 to a Bitlocker Pre-Provisioned volume

Hello,
I'll come straight to the point. What I'm trying to do is to install Windows 8.1 Enterprise to a Pre-Provisioned volume but Windows does not let me do that. The steps I've performed are.
With Microsoft ADK I created me a WinPE media which has the components installed to get the manage-bde command working. I used the article hxxp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824926.aspx for that.
I prepared an USB stick with the manage-bde components on it and booted my test laptop with it.
Started diskpart and used commens in order to get a new clean partition:
Select Disk 0
clean
Create Partition Primary
Format fs=ntfs quick
Assign letter=c
exit
After that I pre-provisioned the volume with the command:
manage-bde -on -used c:
When I check with manage-bde -status it states that:
Conversion Status: Used Space Only encrypted
Percentage: 100
Protection Status: Protection Off
Lock Status: Unlocked
Identification Field: Unknown
Automatic Unlock: Disabled
Key Protectors: None Found
OK. After that I use the net use command to map a network share with the Windows 8.1 x64 Enterprise installation media itself. I execute setup.exe without any parameters.
I can navigate all the way through the dialog "Where do you want to install Windows?". I can see there now "Drive0Partition 1" with a Total size of 119.2 GB and almost as many free space BUT when I select it and click next there comes
only a warning dialog saying:
We couldn't not create a new partition or locate an existing one. For more information, see the Setup log files."
The best description of the problem I've found from the file x:\windows\panther\setupact.log where are lines like:
BLOCKING reason for disk 0 offset bla bla is either "The partition is too small" (????) or "Bitlocker Drive Encyption is enabled on the selected partition".
What I am missing here? Is there a special trick how to get Windows installed on a pre-provisioned drive? I also loaded the correct driver for the disk controller but no help. As soon as I clean the disk and create the partition new without pre-provisioning
I can install Windows without any problems.
Sorry for the long text. Hope someone of you has an idea.
Regards
Robert

We couldn't not create a new partition or locate an existing one. For more information, see the Setup log files."
The best description of the problem I've found from the file x:\windows\panther\setupact.log where are lines like:
BLOCKING reason for disk 0 offset bla bla is either "The partition is too small" (????) or "Bitlocker Drive Encyption is enabled on the selected partition".
Hi,
For this issue,when you assign letter,you need to mark a partition as active.
Using a command line
1.Open Command Prompt.
2.Type: diskpart
3.At the DISKPART prompt, type: list partition
Make note of the number of the partition that you want to mark as active.
4.At the DISKPART prompt, type: select partitionn
Select the partition, n, you want to mark as active.
5.At the DISKPART prompt, type:
active
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Kelvin Xu
TechNet Community Support

Install Windows on Mac Pro Retina without Boot Camp

Hi,
I have downloaded a Win 8 ISO, used Boot Camp to "burn" the ISO image to flash. Then I used Boot Camp and downloaded related drivers etc. to the flash. Then when I chosed to install Windows using Boot Camp, I received "Insert disk to be recognized" etc - meaning it does not see Win 8 that it just "burned" to the flash. Being a tech guy, I decided to go other way - found Disk Utility and shrinked the Mac partition freeing some space for Windows partition manually. Then I decided to actually install Windows - I restarted, hold Control and finally successfully got to the Win8 installation shell. So far it worked. But then I stopped - right before clicking Format on the new partition I created. I realized that when I did that before on PCs the new Windows updates the MBR that it becomes the only bootable OS. Naturally I don't want that, I want both OS X and Win 8. So I cancelled the install and here I am
So my question is - if I bypass Boot Camp and install Win8 manually to the partition I created via Disk Utility, would I still be able to dual boot?
Thanks in advance!

You should be able to hold down the option key on a restart and select what you want to boot from.
If you want to go the virtual route, you can have both running at the same time.
Parrallels
VirtualBox
VM Fusion

Just installed windows 7 on my macbook (os x snow leopard) using bootcamp. I can't get back to my mac now. I've tried logging off of windows and shutting it down. when i restart it comes back on in windows. How do I get back to my os x?

Just installed windows 7 on my macbook (Mac OS X Snow Leopard) using bootcamp. Windows 7 works great, but I can't get back to my Snow Leopard. When I log off or shut down Windows and try to start up again, all I get is Windows. How do I get back to my mac operating system?

If your Mac is off then start up. As soon as you hear the boot chime, hold down the Option key until the Mac and Windows Disks show up. Then click on the Mac disk and the arrow below it. After it boots up in Mac then go to System Preferences>Startup Disk and select your Mac partition as the Startup disk.
If you are in Windows then look for the Boot Camp icon on the taskbar. It will look like a gray box sitting on one corner. One of the options when you click it is to restart in Mac OS. After it boots up in Mac then go to System Preferences>Startup Disk and select your Mac partition as the Startup disk.

Installing Windows XP with Bootcamp .....Problem,Please help

I have a Macbook Pro running Leopard 10.5.6 and have tried to install Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2. I downloaded the Boot Camp Installation & Setup Guide and have followed the instructions to the letter.
My problem is that when the install is completed and the computer reboots I get a black screen with the following,"Unable to boot from drive, Disk error, press any key to restart".
When I press "any key" nothing happens and the only way to reboot is to turn off the computer and turn it back on holding down the option key.
It then presents the Mac and Windows HD. If I choose the Windows HD the same as above happens again. If I choose the Mac HD the computer operates as normal.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions Cheers

Thanks for you reply.
I have done everything as per the printed instructions.
It does not halt when I select the target partition.
Yes the Bootcamp volume is on the desktop
I am making it the suggested 32 GB.
I never get to the option to choose NTFS.
I get the black screen and message after Windows install is "completed" and the computer tries to reboot to Windows.
If I try to rebot and choose the Windows partition (After closing down and holding down the "option" key) I keep getting the black screen and message) and can go no further.

Install Windows XP in Leopard WITHOUT Boot Camp - No More Disk Error

For those of you having problems installing Windows XP in Boot Camp because of the formatting screen never showing up and then the system restarting with the dreaded:
Press any key to boot from CD .....
Disk Error
Press any key to restart
I too spent many frustrating hours trying to find a solution that worked. I searched these threads, tried many of the solutions suggested here and elsewhere, including recreating the Windows CD without a specific file, using the FreeDOS boot CD (couldn't ever get it to work, though I understand some people have had success), Reinstalling Leopard and trying again, dancing around the laptop with incense three times counter clockwise while chanting the name of my childhood pet... etc.
I FOUND A NEW SOLUTION!!!! A much easier solution!!!!
For anyone who is having this problem and is planning to run virtualization software.
(Something that let's you run Windows from inside Leopard)
SKIP BOOT CAMP ALTOGETHER!!!
USE VMware Fusion to install Windows.
I decided to try a different approach entirely and did a completely fresh install of Leopard (not sure if that was necessary or not but with everything else I had been trying I wanted to clean it up anyhow) and then installed the 30 day trial version of Fusion w/ the unlock key VMware emailed me.
I entered my information and Windows product key into Fusion's "Easy Install" Interface, clicked install, and about 30 minutes later I was browsing around in XP.
I HIGHLY recommend this option for anyone having difficulty with the formatting screen not showing up. I have a Bachelors Degree in Information Systems and still spent the better part of 2 days working on this boot camp problem, including numerous hours with the higher tier of apple's tech support. I suspect that those of us having this problem may have an OEM or systembuilder copy of XP... but that is for Apple to deal with - not me, I have better things to do with my time.
If you are planning to run Windows from within Leopard anyhow, just buy Fusion and to **** with the hassle.
You can go to VMware's website and get a 30 day evaluation copy to see if this will work for you before you decide if you want to purchase it, they will email you the unlock key.
Best of luck, hope this saves someone some time!

For what it's worth, I've used the OEM version (copper disk), Select version (bulk license), and an NFR (partner program) version of XP Pro with SP2 and they all worked. On my MacBook Pro's I use boot camp to split the disk in two, reboot using the Windows CD, and pick the partition to format it.
Apple states that you need a full version of Windows, and the OEM versions are slightly different from the commercial versions, but both should work. On my Mac Pro, I created a 3-disk OS X RAID-0, and left the 4th disk alone. I rebooted with the Windows CD and installed Windows to the 4th disk without Bootcamp at all. Once Windows was installed, I used the Leopard disk to install the Bootcamp drivers. The Mac side has no Bootcamp installation but I can still choose between the volumes by holding down the option key at boot time or by setting the startup volume in the OS X Startup disk preference pane.
The solution to use virtualization, unfortunately, will not work for many situations where graphics are involved. Most current major products, such as AutoCAD, 3dsMax, and so forth, will not run properly or at all without specific DirectX 9 or OpenGL support. To date both Parallels and VMWare do not completely support DirectX or OpenGL.

Top 15 or 20 mistakes I made installing Windows XP using Boot Camp/Leopard

There are pitfalls installing XP in Boot Camp. I'm pretty sure they are mostly covered somewhere on the Apple Bootcamp Support page. Here's what this Windows virgin found in the past few days installing XP on my MacBook Pro running Leopard. By all means, feel free to correct or add to my comedy of errors.
1) First run Software Update on your Mac to make sure you are working with the newest Mac software and firmware. If you are obsessive, run Disk Utility afterwards and restart. (I did this)
2) Follow the instruction in Apple's Boot Camp Installation Guide pdf to the letter. Don't skip anything. Don't assume anything. Print it if you can't run it on another machine during the Windows install. (I looked at it, not well enough.) Read #3-7 before you start the install.
3) Run Boot Camp Setup Assistant to "preformat" a Windows partition. 5 gigs is too small a partition and means more work later since XP eventually used up 5.6 gigs of my 32 gig partition (26.4 gigs free after a fully updated install of Win XP Service Pack 3 + anti-virus software + Adobe Reader + one app). (I avoided the too-small partition by dumb beginner's luck but see #4)
4) If you mess up your Windows partition and decide to start over, restart in Leopard and use Mac's Boot Camp Assistant to remove any inoperative Windows partition. If you are obsessive, run Disk Utility afterwards and restart. Then use Boot Camp Assistant again, as in #3 (I got to use this feature, too.)
5) Use the right Windows software. Win XP Service Pack 2 does install and can be updated after you have a solid XP installed with driver. Before you update, read #8-10. (I managed to buy the right XP software)
6) During installation, with the Windows Installer, you must reformat the Windows partition created by the Boot Camp Assistant. Don't get fancy and repartition: just format. Read pp. 13-14 of the Apple Boot Camp Installation Guide pdf. The Windows NTFS format using long, slow, careful reformat takes a looonnng time, long enough to make me think the installer was hung, except the cursor was blinking. (I did this but only after I tried to install the dumb way, without the Win installer reformat. If you don't reformat, you'll see a black screen, "Disk Error" with a flashing cursor at the top. Time to refer to #4.)
7) When Windows reboots after a successful install of XP SP 2, immediately eject the Windows install disk using Windows and immediately insert the Leopard Disk to install Windows drivers. (I did this. Some report problems with this step, but it worked for me.)
8) When you restart in Windows, run Windows Update to install everything except Service Pack 3. Mouse around the update feature a bit. If you don't update to SP 3, there is an optional install of a new IE 7 and an XP update that fixes some installer issues. (I did the optional install before I figured out #9 and tried to install SP 3 a couple of times. See #10 for what happens if you try to install SP 3 before #9.)
9) Using IE 7 in XP, go to the Apple Boot Camp page to download and install Boot Camp 2.1 Update For Windows XP. This installs on the Windows side, not in OS X. ( I did this, throwing caution to the wind and choosing "Run" when the download options of "Run" or "Save" appeared.) When BCUpdateXP.exe opens, the installer asks you to choose repair/update or uninstall. Choose repair/update. I think the machine needs a restart.
10) Now install XP Service Pack 3 using Windows Update. If you try to install XP SP 3 before the Boot Camp 2.1 Update for Windows XP, you will receive the following error message:
"There is not enough disk space on C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall& to install Service Pack 3. Setup requires a minimum of 4 additional mebabytes of free space or if you want to archive the files for uninstallation. Setup requires 4 additional megabytes of free space. Free additional space on your hard disk and then try again. Error Code 0x8007F003." It's a lie, assuming you set up a large enough Boot Camp partition at the outset. Both Windows and Disk Utility will tell you the size and available space of the Boot Camp partition.
Like I said, everyone is welcome to add the next 5 or 10 ways to mess up. Without Search, this forum is rough.

Because I created FAT32 partition using Boot Camp tool few days ago I installed my custom copy of Windows XP with SP3, IE7 and WMP10 integrated using nLite (for WMP10 integration use RVM Integrator). I did not use Boot Camp tool this time - I just booted CD using Option key. Then I installed Boot Camp 2.0 drivers you can find on Mac Disk 1. After this I installed Boot Camp drivers 2.1 update. In Add or remove Programs I checked drivers - I uninstalled old drivers which call identical, but you can skip this. Everything works fine BTW it is better to format your partition to NTFS - you have much less disk errors, you do not waste time for disk errors scans during Windows startup, your data are much more safe. If you need NTFS write permissions use great tool Paragon NTFS for Mac OSX or open source NTFS driver.
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Problems Installing Windows XP as Partitioned OS

Hi,
I've been attempting to install Windows XP on my MacBook Pro (Mac OS X 10.6.8) using BootCamp, but I've been running into the same problem over and over again.
Here's what I did:
I downloaded the Windows support files onto a DVD
I partitioned my hard drive, creating a 50 GB partition for Windows
I insterted the Windows XP SP2 disc, then began installation using BootCamp
The files appeared to download correctly, then I selected the BootCamp partition and chose the NTFS format
After some more files were downloaded or copied, etc, a message appeared saying that Windows setup would continue after the computer restarted
Here's the problem:
The computer restarted, but instead of the setup continuing, it asked if I would like to boot from a CD
If I confirmed, the computer would start the installation process all over again
If I did not confirm, it said "Disc Failed" or something like that, and said "Press Any Key to Restart."
I've tried booting in Mac OS X again, deleting the Windows partition, and starting over with different options like:
FAT format instead of NTFS
Larger/smaller partition sizes
Nothing seems to work. Does anyone know how I can get Windows XP to install properly? I also ran a software update, so I know that's not the problem. Please help.
Thanks!

You should read and follow the Snow Leopard Boot Camp Installation Guide. http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Boot_Camp_Install-Setup_10.6.pdf
For starters, you don't download the support software/drivers. They are on your OSx installation disk.
You also do not provide any information about your computer, especially the year. The newer computers do not support XP. There are no XP drivers for the newer computer hardware.

Problem installing Windows 7(HELP ME!)

Hi to everyone!
I have an iMac 3.06 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo that I bought in the early 2009 and yesterday I wanted to install Windows 7 because I have to run some Windows programs...
I have had a problem when I partitioned and online they said to me to format the HD so I formatted and partitioned the Hard Disk with Boot Camp and then I installed again Snow Leopard...
Then I opened again Boot Camp and I put the DVD to install Windows 7(it's all genuine!) and the computer restarted to star the installation but when it restarts there is a problem:
on the display there is a black screen with a little flashing hyphen at the left of the top of the screen...
I thought that it was loading the installation but after 10 minutes it was at the same point...
PLEASE,HELP ME!!!
I wrote in the main italian forums about this problem but nobody knew how to help me
I wanted to write to Apple but there isn't an email for this kind of problems...
I have the AppleCare Protection Plan but I don't think that calling their number they can solve the problem...
Thank you very much to anyone who solve my problem =)

Your wording leaves me wondering if you followed the steps correctly and how the Boot Camp Assistant and PDF Guide (and there is FAQ) on how to partition and install.
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Most people run into trouble because their drive doesn't have enough contiguous free space; and that some files that are preventing partitioning.
Installing can leave the free space fragmented as well.
Apple Disk Utility RESTORE or SuperDuper are both a good way to create a bootable backup clone or image from which to restore your drive again (after an ERASE of the raw drive back to one partition).
This is 7 32-bit? or 64-bit? Apple didn't use to support Vista x64 on any iMacs.

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