[Noisebridge-discuss] Dual boot Windows XP installation on OS10.5

Ronald Cotoni setient at gmail.com
Tue Apr 9 22:58:49 UTC 2013


I would also suggest not bothering with Windows XP.  It is reaching End of
Life in ~365 days.   Windows 7 is a good choice.


On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 3:32 PM, macegr <garrettmace at gmail.com> wrote:

> Also, unlike Windows 7, Windows XP loves running in a VM. Parallels (not
> free) will work best, but Virtualbox (free and Free) will also do the
> trick. You can make a Bootcamp partition for maximum performance, and then
> get either Parallels or Virtualbox to boot from it if you don't feel like
> restarting your Mac sometimes.
>
>
> On Apr 9, 2013, at 3:04 PM, Jeffrey Carl Faden <jeffreyatw at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > It's built into OS X. Look for Boot Camp Assistant in Spotlight.
> >
> > Jeffrey
> >
> > On Apr 9, 2013, at 3:02 PM, n <jpk at pobox.com> wrote:
> >
> >> What is the best software to use to do a dual boot installation on a
> MacBook Pro with OS10.5 as the primary OS - with XP as the secondary OS?
> >>
> >> Where do I get this software and what does it cost?
> >>
> >>
> >> Nick
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