G Giles In Runtime Messages 285 Sep 1, 2006 #1 Is it possible to buy a Mac laptop such as the MacBook without the OS and put windows XP on it instead. It's just that I prefer XP.
Is it possible to buy a Mac laptop such as the MacBook without the OS and put windows XP on it instead. It's just that I prefer XP.
Chazzer3 In Runtime Messages 451 Location UK Sep 1, 2006 #2 No, but you can easily use bootcamp software to install windows, and then dual boot between Mac OSX and XP. You can then just use XP if you wanted... Charlie-
No, but you can easily use bootcamp software to install windows, and then dual boot between Mac OSX and XP. You can then just use XP if you wanted... Charlie-
G Giles In Runtime Messages 285 Sep 1, 2006 #3 Oh ok, but why is it not possible to just buy one without an OS?
S Shando In Runtime Messages 218 Sep 1, 2006 #4 i don't know. Could you actually format a Mac hard drive?
The General Banned Messages 5,191 Sep 1, 2006 #5 No, you need Boot Camp and OS X to emulate the BIOS. Just get a Dell or something, whats the point in having a Mac if you're going to use Windows? Totally defeats the purpose.
No, you need Boot Camp and OS X to emulate the BIOS. Just get a Dell or something, whats the point in having a Mac if you're going to use Windows? Totally defeats the purpose.