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#BOOT CAMP 2.1 FOR WINDOWS XP MAC OS X#

I have done the digging here on SuperUser. Due to budgetary constraints, I do not have access to an external hard disk drive.

The fact that I am using a USB flash drive when the “Boot Camp Assistant” states that I need a FAT32-formatted external external hard disk drive. The new Intel-based Macs now can run Windows at full native speed through Apples Boot Camp program, which allows a dual-boot configuration with Windows XP.

The fact that the Windows XP machine has never used any form of Boot Camp.

The hardware differences between the different MacBook Pros.

This too failed: “The file is not a proper executable” or somesuch. Unsurprisingly, this did not work the failure message stated that I did not have the appropriate drivers installed and the documentation clearly states: Important: Installation of Boot Camp 2.1 is required before installingįrom another MacBook Pro, I ran the “Boot Camp Assistant.” I selected the option to “Download the latest Windows support software from Apple,” put the download onto a USB flash drive and attempted to run the executables on the Windows XP MacBook Pro. I have attempted to run the Boot Camp - Windows XP Drivers Update 2.1 executable.

I have tried all of the following steps to get the network adapters to work: The machine boots into XP without problems, but some devices-most notably, the Ethernet and the Wi-Fi network adapters-do not have drivers. This is the only OS installed on the machine. I have installed a copy of Windows XP SP2 onto the machine using an old CD and key I had lying around. I would like to do so legally and for the lowest price possible. I’m trying to get the machine to run some version of WindowsXP or later version of Windows with all hardware (especially network adapters) working with proper drivers.

#BOOT CAMP 2.1 FOR WINDOWS XP MAC OS X#

It had no OS installed, and I have no Mac OS X installation disks. I have an Intel-based MacBook Pro whose hard disk was formatted before I received it.