Run Windows XP Pro WITHOUT Mac OS on MacBook?

Can I run only Windows XP Pro on a MacBook (without using the Apple operating system)? I'm a longtime PC user thinking of replacing an old Dell laptop with a MacBook. I love the Mac hardware and my 60G iPod and Apple's genius bar service. Could/should I uninstall the Mac OS on a new MacBook, or is it needed to operate the hardware properly? My apologies to Mac lovers for this sacrilege, but I don't know the Mac system and prefer not to learn a new system right now, not to mention some beloved Windows software I want to keep.
I've read about Bootcamp and Parallels and would prefer not to get involved with that if possible. Other possible PC laptops I could buy aren't so feature-rich and lightweight and they cost more than the MacBook.
Thank you for any advice.

It should work, but I have not done it. I am considering the same thing so that I can run XP64, but I am not sure yet if XP64 drivers exist for MacBook Pro.
The drivers certainly exist for XP, which boot camp utilizes. Also, the limited memory on a laptop may not make XP64 worth the trouble.
The BootCamp solution for XP is actually very nice on my desktop, and the installation of XP under Bootcamp is very smooth. Think of Bootcamp as your dual boot loader for this specific piece of hardware, and sacrifice a small portion of the hard drive to OSX for diagnostics and updates. Also, Apple may well come out with another variant on Bootcamp that you may want to try, an advanced virtualization to run XP or Vista, which is the next problem that you may confront on Jan. 30.
I run Windows XP64 on my desktop MacPro (3rd drive) which manages large amounts of memory well for high end engineering software. Unfortunately, the third hard drive is not an option on a laptop. Bootcamp does not exactly support XP64, but it works very well nonetheless.
If I go with XP on a laptop, then I will certainly keep an OSX system partion on the internal drive, and would highly recommend the same, just in case.
One can always run OSX from an external hard drive that is Firewire. I keep one (ive for loading new firmware and Apple diagnostic programs. Then just set the computer to boot to XP everytime. Alternatively, one can hold down the option key to choose which system to boot from upon startup: OSX, XP, or OSX on an external firewire hard drive. I do not think that Windows will boot from an external firewire hard drive, but I would look around.
I would love to see a Mac Book expansion station that supported eSATA. Does anyone know of one? That would make many things possible with regards to booting non-Apple operating systems.

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FYI - Windows 8 and MacBook Pro without Mac OS

For those that are interested.
So have a 3-4 year old macbook pro (15 in) upgraded memory to 4 gig (at the time the place that did it found out I had the defective nvidia chip that apple never told me about- thanks apple support and extendened warrant departments. Always wondered why I had these random crashes. None since they replaced the graphics board.)
So 2 years ago with XP on boot camp I upgraded to Win 7. When I couldn't change the size of the partition using one of the products availabe to increase boot camp partiotion sizes after upgrading to Win 7 I just reninstalled Win 7 alone without boot camp.
Just popped in the Win 7 disc and installed Win 7 without using boot camp. Then used the Mac OSX disk for the drivers. No problems. Have updated the nvidia drivers directly from nvidia several times.Again no problems.
Basically have a Windows PC at 3 times the price of a something from Office Depot.
Last week installed Win 8 via download and everything is running perfectly.
As for Win 8 much faster than Win 7 and most importantly I have the same interface across my all my PCs, Phone and Tablet (as an aside Surface is great.)

To get the drivers to work on Windows 8 Pro:
1) Download the Drivers using the Boot Camp utility on the Mac and choose to burn the disk.
2) Then install Windows 8 Pro on the bootcamp partition.
3) Once the installation is done, insert the Boot Camp disk, and do not run the setup just yet. Navigate to the disc and view the files on it. RIght-click on setup and click on Properties. Then click on the Compatability tab. Place a check in the box that says Run this program in compatability mode for, and in the drop down box select Windows 7. Then click ok to close out of the Properties windows and run the setup as usual to install the drivers.
I have used the above steps to successfully install Windows 8 Pro 64-bit on my MacBook Pro using Boot Camp and have not had any issues at all. All the drivers work fine. The only thing that does not work is the on-screen indicator. For example if you change the display brightness using the function keys, you don't get the screen brightness indicator to come up, or when you eject a disk from the Super Drive, you don't get the on-screen indicator to come up. The functions all work, you simply don't get the indicator to come up on the screen. Other than that, all works fine.

Will boot camp run windows XP on a Mac book pro retina

Will boot camp run windows XP on a Mac book pro retina

No. The newest Mac OS X version capable of setting up Windows XP or Vista in Boot Camp is 10.6.8, which is too old for that Mac model.
You may be able to use it inside a product such as VirtualBox, Parallels Desktop, or VMware Fusion.
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Install Windows..either by Boot Camp or via virtual machine from VMWare, Parallels or Virtual Box

I would like to run a stock analysis program called Toolkit 6 on my Macbook Pro, but it only works on the Windows platform. Is there software that allows me to run Windows applications on the Mac?

I would like to run a stock analysis program called Toolkit 6 on my Macbook Pro, but it only works on the Windows platform. Is there software that allows me to run Windows applications on the Mac?

Yes it's MS Windows! You will need a license of MS Windows (preferable Windows 7) and from there you can decide on the strategy for running Windows on your iMac. You can use Boot Camp (you already have this) or you use virtualization software such as Parallels or Fusion. For your situation I'd recommend virtualization software. However for only one program I'd do some due diligence to see if there is a OS X version. You can start with the App store or simply use Google to search.
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What are the chances on installing Windows 8 pro on mac?

Hi guys, i just wanna know if what are the chances on installing a windows 8 pro on mac?
I just bought a CD of windows 8 pro. Im planning to use it on my mac because i am currently studying a software which is applicable on windows such as Visual Studio 2008, 2010 or 2012.
I am planning to use bootcamp for windows 8 pro, i dont like to use parallels or vm.
and i heard about bootcamp doesnt support windows 8, is that true?
If it is true, so does it means it is not possible to use windows 8 using bootcamp?
Am i right that bootcamp offers the drivers or something?
Or can i just update the drivers for windows manually, u know the thing which u can found it on control panel on windows.

Grazzii wrote:
Running Windows 8 on my iMac right now buddy. You don't actually need Bootcamp to do all the heavy work for you - it's just a parition tool. However, you will need Bootcamp tools once Windows is installed to get the most out of windows. Without the Bootcamp tools installed, Windows will run - your mouse and keyboard should also work, but the resolution, graphics, speed.etc will all be a little over the place. I used Bootcamp tools 3.0 as it came with my iMac, not sure if the latest 4.0 works...
Boot Camp 5.1 is the latest version, but no version includes drivers for Windows 8.

I am working on a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) with boot camp running Windows 7 pro 64-bit. Windows crashes quite often now-a-days and I need to get this fixed. I heard that updating boot camp can help. Currently I am running Version 3.0.4 (322).

I need to know which update(s) I can apply to help stabalize the system.

Typing the body of the thread message in the title, huh? -)
I am working on a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) with boot camp running Windows 7 pro 64-bit. Windows crashes quite often now-a-days and I need to get this fixed. I heard that updating boot camp can help. Currently I am running Version 3.0.4 (322).
Only Apple could hamstring and tie Mac OS to Windows. There isn't any other than whether you can download the drivers into Windows (you can) but Apple puts a block on the installer setup even if your mac does not support it.
Windows 7 needs at least Boot Camp 3.1 and 3.3 is what you should already have. And you are not getting security updates if you don't have at least 10.6.8 as was pointed out. --- you arent using Software Update as you should. And you should backup and clone Mac (and Windows) as well.
You need Mountain Lion to use Boot Camp 5.x which supports Windows 7 & 8 and 64-bit.
I would upgrade to Lion if you can realizing that Rosetta and PowerPC are no longer supported though.
Mac 101: Using Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1461
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Helpful Apple Support Resources (Forum Overview)
Boot Camp Support
Boot Camp Manuals
Boot Camp 5.0 Drivers
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1638
Frequently asked question
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4818
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.7.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Boot_Camp_Install-Setup_10.6.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Boot_Camp_Install-Setup_10.6.pdfcreate a Windows support software (drivers) CD or USB storage media
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4407
The Boot Camp Assistant can burn Boot Camp software (drivers) to a DVD or copy it to a USB storage device, such as a flash drive or hard drive. These are the only media you can use to install Boot Camp software.
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4569
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.8.pdf
Instructions for all features and settings.
Boot Camp 4.0 FAQ Get answers to commonly asked Boot Camp questions.
Windows 7 FAQ Answers to commonly asked Windows 7 questions.
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Is there a download of the Boot Camp 5 Support Software if I'm not using OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.3?
Yes, you can download the Boot Camp 5 Support Software here.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1638
How do I use the Boot Camp 5 Support Software I downloaded from the web page?
The download file is a .zip file. Double click it to uncompress it.
Double-click the Boot Camp disk image.
Copy the Boot Camp and "$WinPEDriver$" folders to the root level of a USB flash drive or hard drive that is formatted with the FAT file system (see question below for steps on how to format).
Install Windows, leaving the flash or hard drive attached to the USB port of your Mac.
Installation of the drivers can take a few minutes. Don't interrupt the installation process. A completion dialog box will appear when everything is installed. Click Finish when the dialog appears.
When your system restarts your Windows 8 installation is done.
Note: If the flash drive or hard drive was not attached when you installed Windows and was inserted after restarting into Windows 8, double-click the Boot Camp folder, then locate and double click the "setup.exe" file to start the installation of the Boot Camp 5 Support Software.
How do I format USB media to the FAT file system?
Use Disk Utility to format a disk to use with a Windows computer. Here's how:
Important: Formatting a disk erases all the files on it. Copy any files you want to save to another disk before formatting the disk.
Open Disk Utility.
Select the disk you want to format for use with Windows computers.
Click Erase, and choose one of the following from the Format pop-up menu:
If the size of the disk is 32 GB or less, choose MS-DOS (FAT).
If the size of the disk is over 32 GB, choose ExFAT.
Type a name for the disk. The maximum length is 11 characters.
Click the Erase button and then click Erase again.
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Unable to add network printers from Windows Server 2012 R2 to client running Windows 7 Pro x64

New Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard in the environment. Added print services to it and added five HP printers to it and shared them. Also deployed the printers via group policy.
Clients are running Windows 7 Pro x64. The group policy fails to install the printers (error 0x00000002). We get the same error when trying to manually add the printer from the client side.
From Event Viewer: Group Policy was unable to add per computer connection <<printer share>>. Error code 0x2. This can occur if the name of the printer connection is incorrect, or if the print spooler cannot contact the print server.
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John,
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Security Prompts: When Installing Drivers for a new connection = Do not show warning or elevation prompt
This article might help you out also:
http://www.eversity.nl/blog/2012/09/windows-cannot-connect-to-the-printer-operation-failed-with-error-0x00000002/
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Certified Microsoft Professional
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I want to purchase a powerbook that will run a music program like MOTU or Pro Tools as well as run Final Cut Pro without being sluggish...any help?

I want to purchase a powerbook that will run a music program like MOTU or Pro Tools as well as run Final Cut Pro without being sluggish...any help?

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can i run windows xp(no virtualization software) in my macbook pro retina 15 inch mid 2012 . all the bootcamp compatible to my laptop support only win 7 or 8.

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Insteade of using mac os on macbook pro, i wanted to install windows 8 pro on mac book pro, will that void my warranty

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