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#455122 - 11/12/08 06:24 AM installing 3rd OS using bootcamp
iou40p Offline
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Registered: 07/16/08
Posts: 19
Loc: UK
Hi all, i have windows vista installed on my imac and i now need to install xp as well for some apps that will not work on vista. I fired up bootcamp and all it wants to do is restore the drive to full self.

anyone help me?

Note-
removing vista is not an option before anyone suggests it. Also tried virtualizing xp and the apps don't work, they need full dx9 access.


Edited by cyn (11/12/08 06:37 AM)
Edit Reason: moved from " Mac OS X 10.5.x" to "Networking, Servers, Cross-Platform"

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#455137 - 11/12/08 01:27 PM Re: installing 3rd OS using bootcamp [Re: iou40p]
tacit Offline
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Boot Camp treats the Windows partition as a full PC. If you want to install more than one operating system in Boot Camp, you need to do it just as if you were trying to install XP and Vista on the same hard drive on a "real" PC.

There are directions for how to do this here. Be aware that you should back up your Windows partition first; if you make a mistake, you're quite likely to wipe out your Windows partition.
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#455401 - 11/15/08 04:18 AM Re: installing 3rd OS using bootcamp [Re: iou40p]
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thanks pal

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