Use BootCamp with HP Recovery Disk

I want to use bootcamp on my MacBook. I own a HP Desktop. I have the Recovery Disks that came with the Computer (XP operating system). I also have also bought a vista upgrade from Microsoft. I tried to use the recovery disks to install Windows on my second partition, but I always receive the "invalid CD, press any key to continue".
Is there a way to extract the Windows operating system from the recovery disks or can i use the vista upgrade to install windows on my second partition?

Forget about using those HP installation disks. That is not going to work. Please read *[_This Section_|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/11889.html]* which indicates which version(s) of windows will work with Boot Camp. In short you will need a FULL RETAIL version of either Windows XP or Vista.
can i use the vista upgrade to install windows on my second partition?
There is a way to do that however it is not recommended by Apple. I am not sure if it is even ethical to do so. It appears to be a simple process. Please *[_Click Here|http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_upgradeclean.asp]* to see that process. I have not used this process and have no further information if you run into issues during installation.
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