When all was said and done (and re-done), the whole task took me about 12 hours the first time, though that time has fallen dramatically now to just about an hour. In my case, I set aside a few hours on Saturday morning to do the job. Set aside some time, then set aside a bit more, and add perhaps a bit more on top of that, and then you might have enough to finish the job. Internet access from another machine, either the PC with the burner or a Mac. The good news is that Nero has a fully-functional 30 day demo available. If you haven’t priced it lately and you don’t own it, that’ll set you back $299 (the cost of roughly 2.3 copies of Tiger). An original Windows XP Pro SP2 CD-ROM.To some degree, though, that’s a bit like saying, “Here, take Jeff Gordon’s NASCAR race car, and you too can win the Daytona 500.” While it’s probably technically true, there are a lot of little details to be filled in.īefore you begin: If you’re considering trying this patch, here’s my own list of prerequisites that you should have, above and beyond the downloaded files: Part One: Installing the hackĪll of the information and code needed to install Windows XP on an Intel-powered Mac is available on the Windows XP on Intel Macsĭownload page. Over time, the process should get easier and safer, but as of today, it’s still highly experimental. If you have but one Mac, and you rely on it to make a living, I would not recommend installing Windows XP on it just yet. In short, this is very new technology, and things can still go very wrong with the process.
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