Installing Windows XP Pro or Vista on a MacBook

Yes, i've backed up all my information onto a image disk. Now, i want to install Windows XP Pro or Vista onto my MacBook. What is the easiest way of doing this without slowing down my performance of my macbook???
I would like step by step instructions and hopefully they are simple, lol.
Thanks,
Jeremy

The easiest way to do it is to download and install Boot Camp. As long as you follow Apple's instructions it should go just fine.
I have installed both XP and Vista - at different times - on my BlackBook and they both work fine.

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However, the installation has never been successful.
I was able to finish the installation process. Yet whenever it starts to "setup my device", it was never able to finish, and it usually stopped at 65% or 84%.
then my thinkpad would restart on its own, and threw an error message telling me my computer is restarted unexpectedly and the installation is not succeful, also suggesting me try to install again.
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I have installed windows 7 pro on my thinkpad before, and it was just fine.
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Hello,
According to the Lenovo, the specs for your R61 (MT: 7755-JM1) as it shipped are as follows:
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As you pointed out, the T8100 is a 64-bit CPU, so there should be no problems with that. I did notice that the unit originally shipped with 1GB of RAM, though.
From looking at Microsoft's Windows 8 System Requirements page, I see that 2GB of RAM are required for the 64-bit edition of Microsoft Windows 8, so if your R61 only has the original 1GB of RAM in it, it will need to be upgraded..
The R61 officially supports 4GB of RAM in the form of two 1GB PC2-6400 800MHz DDR SO-DIMM modules, and apparently can unofficially be upgraded to 8GB using two 4GB modules with the same characteristics.
If you already have 2GB (or more) of RAM installed, the other suggestion off the top of my head is to make sure you have the latest version of the BIOS firmware installed:
Name: BIOS Update Bootable CD for Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), XP, 2000 - ThinkPad R61, R61i 14.1 inch widescreen with IEEE 1394, ThinkPad T61, T61p
URL: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS013943
Version: 2.30-1.08
Released: 02 Apr 2012
If the issue still occurs, please let us know and we can try and help you troubleshoot it further.
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Aryeh Goretsky
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