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Using Windows on a Mac With Boot Camp 1.3 Beta

Boot Camp lets you install Windows without moving your Mac data, though you will need to bring your own copy to the table, as Apple does not sell or support Microsoft Windows.(1) Boot Camp will burn a CD with all the required drivers for Windows so you don't have to scrounge around the Internet looking for them.

Once you’ve completed Boot Camp, simply hold down the option key (that’s the “alt” key for you longtime Windows users) at startup to choose between Mac OS X and Windows. After starting up, your Mac runs Windows natively just like a PC. Simply restart to come back to Mac.

Boot Camp Beta lets you install Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition or Professional with Service Pack 2, or later, on an Intel-based Macintosh computer, in addition to an existing Mac OS X installation. After running Boot Camp Beta and installing Windows XP, you can switch between Windows XP and Mac OS X by holding Option (Alt) key when you start up. You can also use the Startup Disk control panel in Windows (installed from the Macintosh Driver CD) or Mac OS X Startup Disk preferences to set the default operating system to use each time the computer starts up.

Requirements

To use Boot Camp Beta, you need:

• An Intel-based Macintosh computer with a built-in or USB keyboard and a built-in trackpad or USB mouse
  
• Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later
  
• The latest firmware updates available for your Intel-based Mac
  
• At least 10 GB of free space on your startup disk (single partition)
  
• A full, single-disc version of Windows XP Home Edition or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later

Important: Your Windows XP installation disc must include Service Pack 2 (SP2). You cannot install an earlier version of Windows and upgrade it to Windows XP, nor install an earlier version of Windows XP and update it with SP2 later. See below for more information.

Note: Boot Camp Beta does not include Windows XP. You must provide your own properly licensed,Windows XP Service Pack 2 installation disc.

• Boot Camp Assistant (will be installed in /Applications/Utilities/)
  
• A blank, recordable disc (to create the Macintosh Drivers CD)
  

What you’ll need

• Mac OS X Tiger v10.4.6 or later (check Software Update in System Preferences)
  
• The latest EFI Boot ROM and SMC firmware updates (check Support Page)
  
• At least 10GB free hard disk space
  
• An Intel-based Mac
  
• A blank recordable CD
  
• A printer for the included instructions (You'll want to print them before installing Windows, really.)
  
• A bona fide full, 32-bit, single-disc version of Microsoft Windows: Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2, Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2, WIndows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, or Windows Vista Ultimate.
  

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