I want to use Bootcamp to run XP.

I am currently running XP & Office inside Parallels. I would like to use Bootcamp instead. Do I need to uninstall Parallels & XP BEFORE I run the Bootcamp installation? I really don't anything about Bootcamp, Partitioning drives, etc. Any advice will be appreciated. Thank you..

Hi,
start reading about BootCamp here http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/ especially the Installation Guide.
Yon don't have to uninstall Parallels or the Windows VM you currently have.
But if you use the same XP license for the BootCamp Windows installation you have to re-activate it with Microsoft which in turn renders your Parallels XP useless.
Plus, you might need the diskspace currently taken by Parallels and the XP VM.
So it might be better to uninstall them first.
Regards
Stefan

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Once you get windoze up an running on your new iMac, see these:
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Basic Tutorials on using a Mac,
Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts,
Anatomy of a Mac,
MacTips,
Switching to Mac Superguide, and
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Mountain Lion Edition.
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Quick Assist,
Welcome to the Switch To A Mac Guides,
Take Control E-books, and
A guide for switching to a Mac.

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I am going to buy a mac mini i7 with 3 thunderbolt displays for forex trading. the question is if i use bootcamp and run windows on the mac mini will the displays still run the same way as if i was running it on Lion?

No idea if Windows will do it, but you can run Windows without Bootcamp & have OSX available at the same time, which should give you all the Monitors that OSX uses.
Parallels...
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I'll be really interested in the answer to this question, I'm assuming that the Apple people didn't take this into consideration when they designed these machines, hopefully I'm wrong. As a 25 year PC user I am more than please with my new MAC and will make recommendations to all of my friends to switch over. The key factor in my purchase was that the MAC can now run windows based programs. I still have my PC and laptop running XP (Vista was another reason I switched), but eventually I'll want to get a MAC book.

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I need to find out what version of windows 7 i should buy to use bootcamp on my mac so that i can run an autodesk/ autocad program

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What am I doing wrong, or what other step can I take to download this support software?
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D

You always need drivers for a computer.
And after Windows is installed, you have to run Setup.exe off your OS X DVD.
Apple has so far failed to provide pre-install drivers except for MacBook Air. And that is what is being referred to - the pre-install part is totally borked.

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I'm planning to use it with MSN Messanger 7.5. Thanks. I just wish that Microsoft will come out with a crossplatform Messanger where I can use my iSight (the built in webcam on my iMac) to video chat.
Patrick

Maybe someone here will see this and be able to let you know if an external USB webcam has worked in Windows, in theory it seems that it should.
Meanwhile, aMSN is a MS Messenger replacement that uses your built-in iSight just fine on the iMac;
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Hi,
running Windows natively (with BootCamp) on a Mac is like running Windows on any other given PC and it uses the available hardware to its full power.
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The virtualization apps there are (Parallels, VMWare Fusion or VirtualBox) cannot handle these games in a satisfactory manner
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Can't reinstall os x after using bootcamp to run win xp

I'm not a computer person so im sorry if this is a dumb question. i recently ran boot camp on my mac to run a windows only program. now when i try to run the installation disc that came with my mac it will not run. does anyone know how i could make the installation disc run in windows?

Hopefully you burned the CD with the Boot Camp Tools. You need to install the Tools when booted in Windows. The Tools disc will install a control panel called Startup Disk. Use it to select your OS X volume and then click on the Restart button. This will change the boot volume to your OS X volume.

Has anyone used bootcamp to play PC games? If so, do the games run well and without lag?

I want to use bootcamp to install windows on my Macbook Pro (Early 2011). It runs Mac games well but I am afraid it will slow down my computer once I install Windows 7.

Won't slow your Mac down if you use Bootcamp, Windows installs on a partition on the slower 50% of the boot hard drive from the bottom up, however that shouldn't affect PC game performance all that much, only when loading data it might not be as fast as it can be. Likely hardly noticable really.
OS X might feel a bit more snappy as it loads from the faster top 50% of the boot drive.
If you have a SSD then it doesn't matter about the drive performance.
Outside of that Windows will run on the CPU and dedicated video card just about the same, as since OS X and Windows are in seperate parittons they boot seperatly and thus have full control of the hardware.
Now if you also install virtual machine software like Parallels or VMFusion that can copy the BootCamp partiton to use Windows in a window in OS X, and you run other programs in OS X and Windows/programs at the same time, that could slow down your Mac as it's running two operating systems and several programs at the same time.
A powerful Mac, a recent 15" or better should have no problem, as long as there is 4GB of RAM or more. However for best 3D game performance it's better to direct boot into Bootcamp to let Window shave full hardware control and Direct X drives.
Virtual machine software uses the OS X OpenGl drivers, so any program in there will have to use Open GL drivers.
The 13" is better off using Bootcamp and direct booting, it won't be good at games anyway as it doesn't have a more powerful dedicated video card.
Ideally Windows 3D games should be played on a dedicated Windows 3D gaming tower, this way the video cards can be exchanged for newer ones which on the Mac you can't.
If you intent ot Windows #3D game, go that route and don't bother with gaming on a Mac as you can't upgrade the hardware. (or get video cards for the MacPro if sticks around, it hasn't been updated in ages)
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Never push objects into the ventilation openings.
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If you just bought an iMac a week ago new, it WILL NOT support XP unless XP is inside a virtual machine. End of story. You will need Windows 7 if you plan to run Windows natively on any Mac in 2011.
Used models will run XP, though--from the Intel inception in '06 through the middle part of 2010.
However, consider that Microsoft wants XP gone--and badly so--even as it is extending security hotfix support through April 2014. This gives you two years and four months before you have to throw down for whatever's current at that time.
Windows 7 will give you a much better experience (dare I say more Mac-like?) than XP, as it seems to be better organized. The Taskbar, for instance, has become more like the OS X Dock in that you can "pin" things to it in a straightforward manner, unlike XP's seldom-used Quick Launch traybar.
7's also built to take advantage of all the snazzy new hardware you now have.
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I am using for Autocad my Windows HP Laptop. However i want to shift to Apple world and plan to buy new MBAir 13". Is it has enough power to install bootcamp and run Autocad?

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I face the same thing - I am considering an MBA 13" and need to run Illustrator, and that would mean a lot of scrolling.
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