I knew I shouldn't have done this .... blinking cursor
So my Windows install asked me to insert an older version of Windows to verify my license (I was installing the XP upgrade) and I couldn't eject the CD to put the other one in.
I rebooted and finally figured out how to hard eject it. Now when I reboot, it just sits there on a blinking cursor after the grey screen. I tried putting in the Leopard install disc....same thing.
Any ideas? I just want to boot back up in Leopard! I've danced with the devil and my mini knows it!!
Alamo Brent wrote:
So my Windows install asked me to insert an older version of Windows to verify my license (I was installing the XP upgrade) and I couldn't eject the CD to put the other one in.
I rebooted and finally figured out how to hard eject it. Now when I reboot, it just sits there on a blinking cursor after the grey screen. I tried putting in the Leopard install disc....same thing.
Any ideas? I just want to boot back up in Leopard! I've danced with the devil and my mini knows it!!
First, you need a full version of XP with SP2 incorporated.
After following the other instructions as to how to get your system back, when you are running Leopard, open the System Preferences, and under Startup Disk, be sure to select your Leopard HD as the default.
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