Running Game on windows XP with Bootcamp for Mac. Problems.

Im not sure if it is even relevant that im running windows xp on mac via bootcamp, I have played many other games on it such as Age of Conan, Fallout, Bioshock and Left for Dead, i.e it can run graphically demanding games.
Every time I boot it up, it plays fine for about half an hour, then my computer screen goes black and the computer restarts. I however it gets stuck in the restarting process and i need to turn it off then on again.
Sony online entetainment were little help. Has anyone any ideas?

Hi Bebjiahome;
Still I don't use anything from Microsoft, I am not the best one to ask for that one. A better place to ask would be the Boot Camp Forum where the Windows users tend to hang out.
Allan

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I have been trying to no avail to install windows 7 on my new macbook pro
with bootcamp in yosemite 10.10
i continually get the message 'your disk could not be partitioned', does anyone know how to tackle this? *I am including the screenshot
and when i try to partition my 250GB drive giving 80GB to the windows partition it just errors,
i have tried rebooting and verifying my disk and repairing and there's no progress or change.. any ideas would be greatly appreciated

Hi nicoczyz,
Welcome to the Support Communities! The steps you have taken to troubleshoot the issue of not being able to create a Windows partition are good ones. The resource below provides another possible scenario that may be the issue here. It's not the exact error message as your screen shot and the article references Windows 8, but the troubleshooting steps are still relevant:
Boot Camp: Partition alert message when using Boot Camp Assistant - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203913
This symptom may occur if you have partitions on your startup drive in addition to the following:
one OS X partition
one Boot Camp partition
one OS X Recovery partition (normally not visible in Disk Utility)
If Boot Camp Assistant detects a Microsoft Reserved (MSR) or Windows Recovery partition on your hard drive, you may see this message. The Boot Camp Assistant cannot continue until the extra partition is removed.
Microsoft Reserved and Windows Recovery partitions can be identified as unmounted partitions with the name "disk0s3" or "disk0s5" in Disk Utility. To remove these partitions, use OS X Disk Utility.
Important: Deleting the wrong partition can cause data loss. Be sure to back up both your OS X files and Windows files before attempting this procedure.
Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
Click the Partition tab.
Look for an extra partition named “disk0s3" or “disk0s5”. Select this partition so it is highlighted.
Click the Remove Partition button ( - ).
Make sure the partition you selected is noted in the sheet that appears.
Click Remove.
When Disk Utility finishes, close the Disk Utility window to quit the app. The Boot Camp Assistant can now be used to reinstall or update your existing Windows partition.
Set up a Windows partition on your Mac - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204009
Before you can install Windows your Mac, you need to create and then format a Windows partition.
Setting up a Windows partition is one of the steps for installing Windows on your Mac. Use Boot Camp Assistant to create the partition, then use the Windows installer to format it.Create the Windows partition
To create the Windows partition, open Boot Camp Assistant and follow the onscreen instructions. Boot Camp Assistant is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
Use only Boot Camp Assistant to create the partition. If you partition with another app and then use Boot Camp Assistant, the drive with the partition could be erased.
Boot Camp Assistant creates the partition only if the drive is formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and doesn't already have a partition created by Boot Camp Assistant. If Boot Camp Assistant sees other partitions, it may warn you that the startup disk cannot be partitioned.
If you need help determining the best size of the partition, refer to your Windows documentation. For Windows 8, the partition should be at least 30 GB.
If Boot Camp Assistant says that verification failed, repair the drive using Disk Utility. If that doesn't help, back up your drive and reinstall OS X.
The drive you're partitioning must be an internal drive. If you have more than one internal drive and the drive you're partitioning is not in the first drive bay, remove the drives in the lower-numbered bays, then reinstall them after installing Windows. A Fusion Drive is treated as one drive, and the Windows partition is created on the disk drive instead of the flash drive (SSD).
Format the Windows partition
Use the Windows installer to format the Windows partition that Boot Camp Assistant created. When you're asked where to install Windows, select the partition named "BOOTCAMP":
Then click Format to begin formatting the partition using the NTFS file system. If you're installing Windows 7 or Windows 8.0, you won't see the Format option until you click "Drive options (advanced)":
If the installer says that it couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one, disconnect any Thunderbolt storage devices connected to your Mac. Reconnect them after installing Windows.
If you see “No Boot Disk Attached” when starting up your Mac, the Windows partition probably isn't formatted correctly. Remove the partition, then repeat the previous steps for creating and formatting the partition.
Modify the Windows partition
Remove the partition, change its size, or change its name.
Remove the partition
Use Boot Camp Assistant to safely remove Windows and the Windows partition from your Mac, restoring your startup drive to a single Mac partition. You may want to back up your information first, because removing the partition erases all of the data it contains.
Open Boot Camp Assistant.
Select “Remove Windows 7 or later version," then click Continue.
Do one of the following:
If your Mac has a single internal disk, click Restore.
If your Mac has multiple internal disks, select the Windows disk, select “Restore disk to a single OS X partition,” then click Continue.
Change the size of the partition
It's not possible to change the size of the partition after installing Windows, but you can remove the partition and create a new partition of the correct size. Don't try to resize your partition with Windows or a third-party app.Change the name of the partition
You can rename the Windows partition from within Windows. For instructions, refer to your Windows documentation.
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I hope this information helps ....
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Windows 7 with bootcamp on Imac 27 mid-2010 impossible

I have purchased an IMAC 27 mod 2010 and I would like to install Windows 7 with Bootcamp.
I've tried everything from all sources infos. Impossible to install.
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PierrotMobile wrote:
I have purchased an IMAC 27 mod 2010 and I would like to install Windows 7 with Bootcamp.
I've tried everything from all sources infos. Impossible to install.
After last screen on windows install, when desktop is created for first user and last boot ... black screen with blinking cursor.
I've been able to run this install from VMWARE from OSX. I've tried to install last version of ATI driver, bootcamp 3.2 ... nothing work.
I'm totally lost from 2 weeks now.
I could I proceed to boot windows 7 on I IMAC ?
Please help
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Here is the solution:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3173

Overheating while using Windows XP with Bootcamp

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I bought a MacBook Pro last September 2009. The MacBook Pro came with Leopard but I installed Snow Leopard a couple of weeks later.
I need to use some Windows-based programs so I am using Windows XP with Bootcamp. However, I notice a high overheating when using Windows on Bootcamp (especially on the left side of the keyboard). Until now, the system doesn't crash but the overheating is a big problem for typing. This problem does not appear while I work on Snow Leopard.
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A little solution that has helped me.
install both
Notebook Hardware Control (NHC)
http://www.pbus-167.com/nhc/nhc.htm#anchor_download
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and as suggested by Kappy
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The combination of the two has kept my cpu in the 65c range while heavy gaming and 45c at idle.
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My Mac is a late 2009 Macbook pro and I'm running XP in bootcamp.
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Hey guys, I recently switched over from a PC to a Mac this year and wanted to install Windows 7 with Bootcamp so I could do some gaming every once and a while. I've read that I can't use the restore discs that I got with my ASUS to install Vista, so that's out of the question. I also have a Windows 7 upgrade disc that I used a while back to install Windows 7 on the ASUS. Will that upgrade disc work if the ASUS is restored? If not, will an OEM copy of Windows 7 be all I need? A retail copy of Windows 7 Home Edition is kind of steep to only be used part of the time.
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Well, "WHICH" Mac do you have?
Go to the Apple menu (upper left corner)/About This Mac/More Info and at the top (under Hardware content) it should say "Model name" and "Identifier". Then put it in your profile so you don't have to keep remembering to do it.:)
You might call/e-mail ASUS and ask if it can be used on another computer. Don't tell them it will be used on a Mac. Just tell them your thinking on building one from scratch.
If you have a "desktop" ASUS then you MIGHT be able to just switch over the HD after Upgrading it to 7, but I believe the ASUS, Dell, etc, setups are "matched" to the COMPUTER so it might not work. A retail full version of Window 7 will work. You might also try Microsoft and tell them the same thing, might be able to get another "Upgrade"?
I'm in the same boat, just play a few games on XP but want to get Windows 7, you have to spend $100 dollars more for "Pro" to get the "Windows XP Mode"! E-Bay does have it quite a bit cheaper then Microsoft sells it for.

Can't create Windows partition with BootCamp

When I try to create Windows partition with BootCamp I get the same error, no matter what size the partition is set to : "This disk cannot be partitioned because some files cannot be moved" and then keeps giving instructions about formatting the disk as a single partition (after performing a full backup I assume), and then try using BootCamp again.
Does that mean I have to erase and reinstall OS X to be able to do that ? Cause I just did that and I have the same problem. I'm not reinstalling again, it took me an entire day to reinstall all my softwares and run all the updates... Plus it reminds me too much of my Windows days... I'm not supposed to do that on a Mac anyway
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What could cause this problem ?

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Just kidding...
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Despite extensive searching, I'm struggling with a font compatibility issue between my Mac and my colleagues' PCs. The main points in order:
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