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Windows XP on Intel Mac Confirmed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what-do-you-want-to-do-tonight-pinky dept.

niemassacre writes "According to winxponmac.com, the contest has been won - nearly $14k to narf2006 for submitting a working solution to dual-booting Windows XP and Mac OS X on an Intel-Powered mac. A thread on osx86project.org has confirmations from several testers that the procedure works on the 17" iMac, the Mac mini, and the MacBook Pro. Many sets of pictures and videos (such as this installation video) are floating around (and mentioned in the thread). The solution itself should be posted soon." Poit! Congratulations to narf.

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  1. Wow by 2.7182 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I can dual boot a good and bad OS. (I am not saying which is which!)

  2. Obligatory Pink and the Brain Follow Up by Philosinfinity · · Score: 5, Funny

    Brain: Pinky, are you thinking what I'm thinking? Pinky: I think so Brain but where are we going to find rubber pants and sod at this time of night?

  3. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by ocp · · Score: 5, Funny

    If now somebody figures out how to triple boot and add Linux then I will be able to boot a good, a bad and an ugly OS (and I'm not saying either which is which!).

    1. Re:The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by jaiyen · · Score: 5, Funny

      The price of Apple hardware, the security of Windows, the user-friendliness of Linux all on one machine - what's not to like ?

  4. Re:Can't play the video by 787style · · Score: 5, Funny

    Using the Quick Time player on Windows XP it says required compressor not available (1st time I tried it also said not available on server)... what do I need?

    An Intel Mac, obviously.

  5. Re:Why? by AnonymousPrick · · Score: 5, Funny
    Because you're not a Mac user who lives in the Windows world.

    I'm thinking of writing a book about a Windows guy who disguises himself as a Mac user to see what it's like.

    I call it: "Mac Like Me".

    Sounds cool, huh?

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  6. Re:So where's the meat? by Slashcrap · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where can I get this? I haven't found any details or downloads yet...

    As this is for a Mac, there will be no free download. It will instead be provided as a $25 shareware package - just like every other useful little utility.

  7. Re:Lawsuit? by earthloop · · Score: 5, Funny

    maybe more than 30% of the dual booters will actually pay for a Windows license

    A percent (%) character seems to have slipped in there. ;o)