Windows XP and Boot Camp. Any experiences, pros, cons?

I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY REASON NOT TO USE WINDOWS XP AS THE ITERATION WHEN I PERFORM THE BOOT CAMP PARTITION ON MY MACBOOK PRO?

It could be done depending on when your MacBook Pro was made. Most MacBook Pro models from mid/late 2007 to early 2011 are capable of running Mac OS X 10.6.8 as well as OS X 10.10.2 that you show. If yours is capable then you would need to install 10.6.8 which supports Win XP or Win Vista with BootCamp. Find out with MacTracker at this link . http://mactracker.ca
The process would involve having a 10.6.x install disk and a clone of your existing 10.10.2 drive on an external HDD/SSD. You would use the 10.6.x install disk to erase and install 10.6.x followed by Boot Camp assistant install of Win XP/Vista. When satisfied you clone the external drive containing 10.10.2 and data back to the Mac OS partition replacing 10.6.x . I personally did not clone the recovery partition as it is well known to cause some Boot Camp problems. Instead I have a bootable installer USB thumb drive in addition to the clone of my Mac OS X partition for rescue.
It Is a lot more trouble than installing Win 7 but in my case Microsoft is to blame. They had a bunch of "Games for Windows" that required Vista that are next to impossible to make work with Win 7. And of course all help or upgrades have been abandoned. I was using Mavericks OS X and Win 7 and went through the process outlined above. I could have installed XP instead of Vista but I already had it on a MacBook with OS X 10.6.8.
http://osxdaily.com/2014/10/16/make-os-x-yosemite-boot-install-drive/

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I have installed Windows 7 using Boot Camp on Macbook Pro OSX 10.9.3, I'm not able to connect to wireless and its not showing as well in network sharing. Please help

I have installed Windows 7 using Boot Camp on Macbook Pro OSX 10.9.3, I'm not able to connect to wireless and its not showing as well in network sharing. Please help

Hello Bhagyeshree
Check out the articles below to troubleshoot issues with connecting to Wi-Fi. Start with creating a new Network Location and then search for a Wi-Fi network and if that does not work, then go through second article to troubleshoot the issue further.
OS X Mavericks: Add a network location
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13788
Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628
Regards,
-Norm G.

After Security updation of Windows 7 in Boot Camp (Mac Book Pro with Retina Display) on 13-Nov-2013, Windows 7 Desktop Gadgets are not working properly.

After Security updation of Windows 7 in Boot Camp (Mac Book Pro with Retina Display) on 13-Nov-2013, Windows 7 Desktop Gadgets are not working properly.
This is boot camp problem, because in other normal notebooks (e.g. SONY VAIO, Lenovo with Windows 7) the gadgets are working normally.
I am attaching the screen shot of Desktop Gadgets and Security updates of Windows 7.
Kindly solve this issue ASAP.
Shailendra Gupta
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You are not addressing Apple, but a community of unpaid volunteers. So ASAP won't cut it. Also, you should refrain from posting personal information (like your email address) in the body of your comments, as this is part of the community usage guidelines.
Have you reinstalled the latest Boot Camp Windows 7 drivers, just in case Microsoft overwrote some of them during the Windows 7 security update?
If you want to communicate issues with Apple about Boot Camp and OS X, click on the link. Just don't hold your breath on receiving a response.

Windows not finding Boot Camp on MacBook Pro

Hey everyone. I have Windows 7 64-bit and a MacBook Pro (mid 2010) with OS X Lion installed. When I boot up in Windows, it seems that only half of the time Windows realizes that it is on a Mac. Meaning...only half of the time the Boot Camp program is running in the notification tray, and only half of the time will Windows register the volume up/down, brightness up/down, and keyboard backlight up/down buttons on the Mac. It makes it very difficult to say...adjust the brightness or volume in the middle of a game. I can still go out of the game and turn up the volume in the notification area, but it is becoming a huge hassle. Like I said, this is only happening about half of the time. The other half of the time Windows registers that Boot Camp is on it, there is the Boot Camp icon in the bottom right corner of Windows, and all of my control buttons (brightness, volume, etc.) work just fine. Any ideas on how to make this happen every time? Thanks.

Hello Bhagyeshree
Check out the articles below to troubleshoot issues with connecting to Wi-Fi. Start with creating a new Network Location and then search for a Wi-Fi network and if that does not work, then go through second article to troubleshoot the issue further.
OS X Mavericks: Add a network location
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13788
Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628
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Installing Windows 7 With Boot Camp on Mac Pro 3.1 w/GTX285 Video card

I have an Early 2008 Mac Pro 3.1 running the latest version of OS 10.6 with all updates. I have an nVidia GTX285 card installed in the Mac Pro that has been working fine for at least six months under OS 10.6 with Mac drivers downloaded from the nVidia web site and installed under OS 10.6. I replaced the ATi 2600XT video card with the nVidia GTX285 in order to have CUDA support in Premier Pro CS 5 and it works beautifully.
I now wish to install Windows 7 Professional 64 bit on this Mac Pro. I have never had any version of Windows installed on this Mac Pro. I am using Boot Camp assistant and a new full version of Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.
My question is do I need to remove the GTX 285 graphics card and replace it with my AT 2600XT before installing Windows 7? This would be a real pain to do because the two connectors to the motherboard are hard to get to. However, since Apple never used the GTX285 in any of its computers, I am worried that I will not have any video display when I go to try and install Windows 7 with Boot Cam assistant.
Please advise me whether removing the graphics card is necessary before installing Windows 7 with Boot Camp.
Thank you in advance for responding.
Tom

NO.... he has a workstation, and not MBP, nor are "drivers already loaded."
How I would proceed -
Install Windows on its own drive.
Pull all the other drives.
Boot from Windows 7 Pro DVD
Forget Boot Camp Assistant, it doesn't do anything - unless you really want to install Windows on the SAME drive as Mac OS - not ideal and not what most of Mac Pro owners do.
Just insert your OS X DVD once Windows is up to date - helps to buy the SP1 OEM version $129.
Run Apple SETUP.exe (Boot Camp 3.0.x drivers) and update with ASU or manually to 3.2.
No you don't need to go back and use that ATI. And you dont' want to be in the situation of changing from ATI to Nvidia and all the hassle that adds. you are fine.
The Mac Pro is as close as anything to a standard Wintel workstation.
Add MS Security Essentials or KIS or whatever you favor. KIS2011 or NIS2011 are good, MSSE 2.0 is free and based on their enterprise product.
AV-Test.org Test Security-Software

Windows 7 and boot camp issue

On an iMac a1224 I installed windows 7 then boot camp from the os disc. Bootcamp version 2.1 was installed. The current installation and set up guide suggested updating bootcamp to 3.1 however that particular update requires version 3.0. That being said, is it necessary for me to update my version 2.1?
Thanks

Leeopard huh?
You need Snow Leopard w. 10.6.x to get 3.0.
If it works and no issues fine though probably the first time I have read someone did.
BC 2.2 was more about XP and some support for Vista.

Can no longer opt boot to Windows; Parallels and Boot Camp issues

So I was reinstalling my Parallels since it wasn't reading my Boot Camp partition correctly and I removed my old boot camp profile in Parallels. I figured this would only affect Parallels. After all, I was going to make a new one since my Parallels wasn't working very well. The removal of the profile seemed painless and it was instantaneous (so I don't think it formatted the partition). I then went to restart, and now my comp won't boot to the partition.
I can no longer view (or access) my files from Windows. I panicked and restored the profile from the trash, but I still can't access the partition. I can't even see Windows from the Start Up disk, but Parallels can detect that I have Windows 7 (even though it won't boot properly).What do I need to do to be able to get my Windows partition back? Do you have any idea whats going on with my comp? Can the removal of a virtual machine profile delete an entire OS in an instant?
Disk Utility says that my partition needs to be repaired, but I don't want to do anything until I get an expert opinion.
Macbook Pro
Early 2011
OS 10.9.5
500.11 GB Apple HDD
2 GHz Intel Core i7
16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Parallels 9.0.24172
Windows 7 Professional
Please tell me what I need to do! Thank you!

This is a table I use to verify that Testdisk is correct.
GPT 3 Start
GPT 3 Size
GPT 3 End
NTFS Start
Sector Offset
NTFS Size
NTFS End
584882296
1269536
586151832
586151936
104
390621177
976773113
Leave your Testdisk display and start a new Terminal Window. Please use the following steps. The 104 sector positive offset is a good sign.
You need to use the following steps. If you see any error messages during the following steps, please stop and post back here with the error message. The following steps have values from your Testdisk output (and you can verify) in Steps 7 and 8.
Rebuild GPT4 using start/end offsets
Sudo gdisk /dev/rdisk0
P (print the full list of parts)
D (delete)
4 (part 4)
N (new part)
4   (part 4)
586151936 - Start offset in bytes (start point for Bootcamp part)
+ 390621177 - (Size offset as opposed to End offset)
0700     (Windows part type)
P           (print list of all parts just to see what changes will be made)
W         (Write the new GPT)
Y           (Yes! really write the new GPT)
This will delete and re-write the GPT partition info for /dev/disk0s4.
Rebuild MBR to match the new GPT information thus resetting the Hybrid MBR. Use defaults for other questions (like partition codes). The only values that need modifications are the Boot flags and step 6. Accept all other defaults that Gdisk offers.
Sudo gdisk /dev/disk0
P (Print list of parts)
R   (Recover)
H (chooses Hybrid)
Partitions numbers to be hybridized: 2 3 4
Y (Good for GRUB question)
N (part 2 boot flag)
N (part 3 boot flag)
Y (part 4 boot flag make NTFS bootable partition)
W (Write the new MBR)
Y    (Yes! write the new MBR)
Reboot
Here is an example of the Q&A in the second set of commands.
Place EFI GPT (0xEE) partition first in MBR (good for GRUB)? (Y/N): Y
Creating entry for GPT partition #2 (MBR partition #2)
Enter an MBR hex code (default AF): Press Enter/Return
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): N
Creating entry for GPT partition #3 (MBR partition #3)
Enter an MBR hex code (default AB): Press Enter/Return
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): N
Creating entry for GPT partition #4 (MBR partition #4)
Enter an MBR hex code (default 07): 07
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): Y
Test 1 - Does Bootcamp Volume show up in Finder?
Test 2 - Can you see files in Bootcamp Volume?
Test 3 - Can you select Bootcamp in System Preferences -> Startup Disk?
Test 4 - If Test 3 is successful, select Bootcamp and Click Restart.

Windows 8 and Boot Camp 5 with Mid-2011 iMac12,2 DISABLING INTEL HD GRAPHICS

There seems to be some issue with this newer Boot Camp 5 and Windows 8 becuase of the Intel HD graphics in the processor. I have a maxed out Intel iMac 27" Mid-2011 with Intel Core i7 and AMD Radeon 6970M 2GB.
When Windows 8 Pro is first installed with Boot Camp 5 USB flash drive everything seems fine. The Intel HD graphics are detected and so is the AMD Radeon. But if the machine is put to sleep the computer resumes and has a BSOD. The reason is igdkmd64.sys.
I think the only way I know of to solve this is to disable the Intel HD graphics in Device Manager before the machine begins crashing. On "first" boot the Intel HD graphics are listed in device manager. Later depending on restart, sleep, hibernate, the Intel HD graphics are listed under hidden devices in Device Manager.
IS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCING THIS?
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A SOLUTION BESIDES THIS?

I don't know if it's just my iMac that lists the Intel HD graphics, but one day it showed up in Windows 7 and still exists today in Windows 8. Could somebody see if theirs shows up in Windows in Device Manager? Maybe with Show Hidden Devices checked.
BTW I did a clean install and left the boot camp usb flash drive inserted during the install which automatically installs intel hd and bluetooth and then start boot camp drivers installs after Windows setup is completed.

WINDOWS ISOs and BOOT CAMP : PERHAPS A SOLUTION ?

Hello to everybody,
I think, after searching a lot, that it is not an ISO that you have to burn on a DVD, so that Boot Camp recognizes it as a Windows Installation DVD. An ISO is an uncompressed image, that contains files, folders, etc.
Here's what I found last night :
*http://www.poweriso.com/download.htm*
and on bottom of page :
"PowerISO for OSX -- This is a free utility for Mac OSX which can extract, list, and convert image files (including ISO, BIN, DAA, and other formats). Type " poweriso -? " for detailed usage information. File Size: 243KB Download Now".
So did I, and obtained that file : "poweriso-1.3-osx.tar.gz".
Clicking on it to uncompress it, I had this result in a folder :
"poweriso", which is an Unix Executable File (791 KB)
You only have to place any ISO at the same place as "poweriso", click on ISO,
and all files contained in it (which is an uncompressed image) appear.
In my case, I clicked on my "WINDOWS 7 ENTERPRISE VL ENGLISH RTM X64.iso",
and here are the 9 main items I obtained, and I think that's what is needed by Boot Camp
to recognize a Windows Install DVD :
— 1 : "autorun.inf" (4KB) ;
— 2 : "boot" (folder, 16.632.708 B for 15 items), containing 9 main items ;
— 3 & 4 : "bootmgr" and "bootmgr.efi" (Unix Executable File(s)) ;
— 5 : "efi" (folder), containing "microsoft" (folder), containing "boot" (16.062.724 B, folder), containing … etc.
— 6 : "setup.exe", 111 KB (Windows Self-Extracting Archive) ;
— 7 : "sources" (3.026.787 B, folder), containing 166 items (in Finder window bar) of all kinds, 923 items in Get Info ;
— 8 : "support" (33.804.337 B, folder), containing 3 folders, 105 items in Get Info ;
— 9 : "upgrade" (42.107.825 B, folder), containing 1 folder, 5 items in Get Info.
Unfortunately, I can't succeed, after burning under different settings (with Toast 10.0.7 Titanium)
5 DVDs with those files on them, to obtain a Windows 7 Installation Disk
that Boot Camp would recognize, IN THE END.
Am I using the right application ? I've a lot of other burning DVDs apps,
and I've also seen somewhere that Disk Utility could be used, but does it open ISOs, because I think it's the contents that matters.
I've only tried, for the moment, ISO 9660 settings (several options). Does anyone have any idea(s), suggestion(s) ? Is there a file that you think could be MISSING ? Of course, I tried not to bore you with all details of the contents of files.
Please, tell me if you have ANY info about how I must do, which ISO 9660 options I have to choose (Joliet, Mac names),
am I right using ISO 9660 rules, do I have to REMOVE or ADD anything etc. ? Should I (and could I, under OS X) MODIFY any text as we use to do sometimes in Terminal ?
I wonder also having found Mac stuff in different places : "bootfix.bin" _(MacBinary Encoded File)_ was in "boot" folder, and "efisys_noprompt.bin" and "efisys.bin" _(MacBinary Encoded File(s)) were in "efi"/"microsoft"/"boot" folder.
Why are these files in a Windows ISO ? Were they created by poweriso (for OS X) when opening ISO ?
Do I have to burn Boot Camp 3.1 for Windows (provided by Apple) on the Windows Install DVD ?
I think it serves AFTER installation, or do I make a mistake ?
*Another question :* why should I let Boot Camp create a (FAT32 formatted) 32 GB partition (in fact, it creates more if you verify, and it shouldn't), when I know that, when installing, Windows 7 Enterprise will format his space with NTFS ?
Wouldn't be more clever to afford it 50 GB, for example, and what exactly does Boot Camp when you decide the Windows partition to be greater than 32 GB ?
Thank you very much in advance for any help, even the shadow of a clue !
With my kind regards,
Olivier Herrbach
PS : I hope this text will not be considered as an already posted problem. If it is so, I sincerely apologize.

It's a simple matter to burn a bootable .ISO image to a DVD using Disk Utility or Toast.
if Boot Camp fails to recognize your DVD then it's either not a bootable disc or the DVD was not created properly. I've burned Windows 7 disc images to DVD several times and they have always worked. But if you have an upgrade image then they are not bootable. You must instead have a previous version of Windows - Vista or XP - installed in order to use an upgrade disc.
To properly burn an image file to a DVD using Disk Utility do the following:
1. Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
2. Select Burn from the Images menu.
3. Locate the .ISO file you want to use in the File Open dialog.
4. Click on the Burn button.
You will be prompted to insert a blank disc if one is not already in the drive. When the blank DVD is recognized the Burn button in the DU window will activate.

No network devices using Windows 7 and Boot Camp

I've tried downloading on the Mac the Boot Camp Assistant drivers file, but it won't write to the USB drive and balks at using a DVD.
I've tried downloading from www.apple.com the Boot Camp Support Software for Windows 7 but when I try to open the zip file and copy to a USB, it keeps saying to provide the last volume, as if the downloaded files weren't complete. Almost to the point of giving up. Help!

Try this.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1638
You can also us a Windows PC to download them, extract the ZIP file and copy them to a USB thumb drive if your Mac can't handle that simple task.

Windows XP and Boot Camp

Hi
I hope someone can help me because I think I am going to go mad. Basically I want to play Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 on my 2011 Macbook Air via Boot Camp. I am a bit unsure on how to use boot camp, do I need to download the latest windows support software from Apple? Also it mentions Windows 7 on all the options, if I just use my copy of Windows XP will it install ok?
Thanks

For Mac OS X 10.7, you must use Windows 7 if creating a Boot Camp setup. Pre-existing Windows XP and Vista systems will work, as will those OSes in emulation.
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Trouble with Windows XP and Boot Camp

I tried to install XP on my Macbook Pro with OS X 10.6.3 through Boot Camp, but it keeps giving me the error that it can't find the End User License Agreement and quits. I successfully partitioned my hard drive and tried the process with partitions both above and below 32 GB in size, but it still gave me the same error each time. Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone know how to fix it?

Hi,
that seems to happen with some XP CDs.
Have a look at frederic1943 solution in this thread http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2071417&tstart=105
Hope it helps
Stefan

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how do i calibrate external monitors resolutions individually in windows 8 (like can be done in OS X) so that my MacBook Pro retina text isn't teeny tiny and my external monitors look normal? Is there a way to set the resolution and text size for each monitor separate from one another in Windows 8? Thanks for the help.

In Windows 8 use the help menu and search for external display.

HT3986 WHO IN BREMERTON/TACOMA WA AREA CAN INSTALL WINDOWS 7 AND BOOT CAMP FOR ME??

I purchased a Brand New 27" Imac in January with the 3tb fusion hard drive and I am looking for someone to help me install BootCamp5 and Windows 7.0 Professional.
I live in the Silverdale/Bremerton Washington are area. I can drive to Tacoma or Seattle if needed.
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Contact a local AASP for that, this is a user forum and does not offer paid services.

Having issues with installing Windows XP on Boot Camp

I installed the latest firmware for my MBP along with Boot Camp. I then tried to install a copy of Windows XP that I got from my friend (we'll name him Mr.Limewire). Anyways, I've tried to use 2 different copies of Windows XP and Boot Camp does not detect the cd still (it keeps saying to insert the Win xp cd). I believe I have using the full version of Windows XP. If a copy of XP is burnt on a Mac would that affect anything?

You really need to use a legitimate XP installation CD - a downloaded copy isn't worth the time for many reasons. Even if you did get it running, you can't register it and will have to reinstall a valid copy all over again to use it.
Also read the BootCamp FAQ's - XP must be a service pack 2 (SP2) release. If you don't see a folder "SP2" on the CD or some reference to it then you likely have a pre-SP2 release.
Another option is to slipstream SP2 and create an updated XP installation CD -
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxpsp2slipstream.asp
but even this would be waste of time without a valid XP install disc.

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