Is it possible to get Windows XP from Sony Vaio for Mac?

Hello, I got my first Mac... I want to try boot camp. I have my sony vaio, and it has the recovery system with the XP right on the comp. I'm trying to figure out if it is in any way possible to use get just the XP out of it and install in on Mac... I assume that if I make Sony recovery disc it probably comes with a bunch of other crap that Mac doesn't need...

"This is just crazy" - why? They are right. It never ceases to amaze me how people are put off because they can't pirate software.
When you purchase a Sony laptop with Windows XP on it, you are purchasing an OEM license. That OEM license cost you substantially less than a full retail version - BUT there's a tradeoff. The OEM license of XP is forever married to the laptop. It doesn't matter if you accidentally drop your laptop in an acid bath, you can't take the software and install it on another system. When you retire the system, you retire the software. But you got it cheaper.
If you want more flexibility in how you can use your license, then purchase your own retail version of XP. Sometimes this can be tricky when ordering new systems, because it seems like fewer and fewer companies give you a "no operating system" option when putting together specs.

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