Bootcamp has frozen my MBP
errr
i've had my MBP for more than a week now
and i thought it was about time to install XP
and play some great games on my shiney new
macbook pro..
got boot camp..
installed..
got cd burnt..
yay..
"please restart"
ok..
restarts..
and after an age of waitin for the drivers to boot
"please press enter to install XP or R for..blah blah"
i hit enter..
nothing
i hit some random keys... nothing!!!
i plug in my usb keyboard NOTHING!!!!
AHHH
after lots of reboots and attempts its still the same..
it wont let me boot OSX back either..
HELP ME PLEASE...
is there a way to skip boot camp trying to run XP?
MBP 17" 2.16GHZ, 2GB RAM, 120GB HDD Mac OS X (10.4.6) Mac Mini 17" 1.42GHZ PPC, 1GB RAM, 500GB HDD
haha you know what it was?
my damned mighty mouse..
i cant believe a MOUSE was stopping
windows...looks like i've got a lot of grief
ahead of me with windows XP
btw to all you ney sayers
my MBP is NOT hot
(slightly warm but not as hot as my old toshiba)
my MBP is FAST
(running native apps)
and finally OS's compared..
OSX by far is the superior..
just need XP for games :P
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