Macbook won't recognised slipstreamed XP sp2 disc

I have an XP disc with sp1, and followed instructions on how to create a combined disc with service pack 2. This disc is not recognised by Boot Camp, although it is on my desktop pc. Anyone know why this may be?

Welcome to Apple Discussions.
I think it is possible that the CD you burned on your PC (right?) is not recognized by the DVD drive in your Macbook.
The last time I installed Windows XP on my colleague's Macbook I did not encounter such a problem. Perhaps you can try to burn another CD using another brand of blank CD-R?

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The DVD drive gets quite confused by the system DVD, either trying to reformat it for burning, trying to play it like a movie, or just refusing to acknowledge that there's a disc present.
I've tried everything I can think of to make this work, and no results so far.

There should be some build information, even System Profiler
often will have some hardware information handy in finding out
what the stuff in the box really is. Some of the computer models
have some model configuration information on the outside of
the computer, written on the bottom or back. Others may have
such info & it isn't easy to find, or it says little more than basics.
A full retail installer disc and not some upgrade disc is a path;
the other disc may be for a specific model and won't put a
full system if anything, into the computer at hand. The optical
drive in the computer may support DVD installer (read only)
discs if they are universal full retail type. MacTracker will say
some info about what configuration within a series may have
had what kind of optical drive. Yours may also have a simple
defect and that may prevent a full installer from booting.
{Startup from a DVD media install disc is the same as from CD,
the C -key is held on startup to see if or when it will load and
then the Installer screens will appear; if it is a correct disc.}
In a series, and in older computers it is more noticeable, the
lower-end configuration may have offered a CD-ROM drive
and it can boot the computer from a CD system install disc;
further up the food-chain, the next-up one could record to CD
media and play CDs, boot from CD. Later on, the Combo
drive could boot from some DVD media, play DVDs, may
have included system software on CDs in a packet. And later
ones with a Combo, had OS media on DVD and booted from
it to perform installs, disk maintenance, and other tasks. The
last configuration is a DVD write/read drive, a superdrive, &
can also handle CD write/read; boots Mac with DVD installer.
The specifications can sometimes also be found for older
Macs in Apple Support's specification page. Some specs
and other related information may be found in the download
from MacTracker which runs free as an app, from their web
page, at http://mactracker.ca and this may help generally.
There is some information on OS X system discs and also
computer specifications, supported systems, etc from there.
Some "upgrade discs" require a certain version of OS X
to be installed prior to being able to use that disc. It may
not be a full installer at all, and is simply an upgrade over
some earlier system; in some cases these may also be
for a specific computer series and not a universal retail
type of full installer disc; so they should be avoided.
{An "upgrade" disc may have been meant for a computer
already running some version of a previous OS and may
have been put in the box as an easy path for that owner
to get into the next OSX version without a full retail buy.
In some instances, those may be only good as coasters.}
Good luck & happy computing!
edited.

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What gives?
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Hi all,
Just wanting to help out a friend here (who is not really knowledgeable in the area of fixing Mac faults)
The product in question is a Black MacBook (MacBook4,1) - 2.4Ghz, 2GB RAM. He had previously had the factory standard 250GB installed in the Macbook.
The MacBook had functioned normally until one day it had crashed. Upon a hard reset (ie using the Physical Power Button on the MacBook), the OS would not boot - a grey screen would appear with an Apple Logo, fans blowing at full speed. Diagnostics (AHT) using the Applications Disc would not boot either.
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Unfortunately the product is now out of the window of the standard 12 month AppleCare warranty provided as standard on MacBooks. I am now stuck in a rut, as I did promise him that 'it will be fixed'!
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Did you call Apple and ask for replacement disks (giving them your serial number)?
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+DDC block report generated by SwitchResX version 3.8.6 for display+
+Panasonic TV (1)+
+------------------- RAW DATA ------------------------+
+0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F+
+0 | 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 17 07 00 00 00 00+
+1 | 0A 0A 01 01 0C 1E 17 BE E8 2D C9 A0 57 47 98 27+
+2 | 12 48 4C 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01+
+3 | 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01+
+4 | 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01+
+5 | 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01+
+6 | 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01+
+7 | 01 01 01 01 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02+
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+EDID Version........1.1+
Manufacturer........@@@
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+Serial Number.......00000000+
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+Max V Size..........23 cm+
Gamma...............2.90
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+ Composite Sync+
+Color info:+
+Red x = 0.625 Green x = 0.280 Blue x = 0.155 White x = 0.283+
+Red y = 0.342 Green y = 0.595 Blue y = 0.070 White y = 0.298+
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+Manufacturer Reserved Timings:+
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+ Descriptor #1 is Empty descriptor+
+ Descriptor #2 is Empty descriptor+
+ Descriptor #3 is Empty descriptor+
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I was connecting it through VGA when I posted the details above. Someone said it would be better to try it through HDMI so I'm just waiting for my Mini DVI-to-HDMI adapter to come through the mail before I give this another bash.
@BSteely: Thanks for your response. The "zero output" I was getting was from the same as the timing parameters above except I put 1920 in the horizontal box and 1080 in the vertical box. Subsequent reading around has led me to believe there was no way it was ever going to be that simple!

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carafromwa wrote:
Sorry I should have said that I took my macbook and the external hard drive into the mac store today.
I have booked an appoitment to go into to see them again tomorrow, if they cant get it to work.
It's possible is the PC drive is formatted NTFS by Windows.
Mac's can't read NTFS format natively, third party software has to be installed on your Mac.
The third party NTFS software could be installed on all the Apple Store computers and not all the Genius Folks might not be aware of this.
http://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac/
carafromwa wrote:
I just want my money back and will never use apple again.
If it's defective hardware, I don't blame you.
My suggestion is to have the Genius Folks transfer your PC data using one of their Mac's with the NTFS software installed. Then have them re-format your drive for your Mac so you can continue to use it.
You can also choose to install the NTFS software, that might be what your problem really is.
Hope this helps.

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