What is the best way to run window xp on a macbookpro17" G4 running OS10.5.

I have a MacBookPro 17" 1.5 GHz running OS 10.5.7 with 1.5 GB Ram and would like to load Windows XP SSP2 so I can run several specific windows programs that are not Mac supported without a dualcore system.

csb814 wrote:
I have a MacBookPro 17" 1.5 GHz running OS 10.5.7 with 1.5 GB Ram and would like to load Windows XP SSP2 so I can run several specific windows programs that are not Mac supported without a dualcore system.
Ok, you either own a MacBook Pro with an Intel Processor, or a PowerBook with a PowerPC Processor.
If your stated speed is correct, then you own a PowerBook, which will not run Windows natively. development & sales for Virtual PC has ceased. The only emulator still around, I think, is iEmulator & is terribly slow on G4s.
Boot Camp does not work on PowerPC Macs.
Please correct your signature & descriptions so we can identify the correct machine. Thanks!

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