Mac Book Pro & Windows XP

I'm making the leap from the PC world to all Mac all the time. Currently have an Imac (LOVE IT!) and will be replacing my sorry old Dell laptop with a 17 inch Mac Book Pro soon. Here's my question: I have to have Windows on the laptop to run a program or two that are not available for Mac. I know enough to get a copy of Windows XP but which one? Do I need to buy the full box version or will the OEM version do? Is there any advantage in paying the extra money for the full box version? I am planning on running Boot Camp rather than Parallels. I don't want to spend money unnecessarily but do not want to cheap out either.

I have just written some general advice on Boot Camp, with a Windows XP partition, which I also highly recommend, herein.
First, you should read the Boot Camp manual carefully and follow it in detail.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/Boot_CampInstall-Setup.pdf
Second, you should format your Windows partition using the NTFS format. Fat 32 will not support files larger than 3.5 GB.
I would recommend a minimum partition size of 40 GB.
To access your Mac hard drive from Windows, you would want to check out MacDrive 7, which is really good.
http://www.mediafour.com
Under NTFS, you will be able to read your Windows drive from your Mac drive.
However, if you want to write to it, you will need the following software from Paragon.
http://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac/
If you go with XP, and to save money, look for Microsoft OEM versions of Windows XP. These are the same as retail versions of Windows, but you will pay far less, i.e. $129 vs. $399.
However, do not go for manufacturer OEM copies of Windows, like from Dell or HP, as they will not work properly.
You can find the proper versions at CDW or Amazon.
http://www.cdw.com
Good luck, and let us know

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