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1. #How to install windows xp on macbook pro how to#
2. #How to install windows xp on macbook pro for mac#
3. #How to install windows xp on macbook pro mac os x#
4. #How to install windows xp on macbook pro install#
5. #How to install windows xp on macbook pro drivers#

I used Time Machine to do a complete backup. Here are 10 steps to make it through the process of setting this up.įirst Things First: Before doing any of this, I used the Western Digital 1 TB External Hard Drive FIRST to backup my Mac OS.

#How to install windows xp on macbook pro install#

Steps to Install Windows XP on a Macbook Pro

#How to install windows xp on macbook pro mac os x#

#How to install windows xp on macbook pro for mac#

Parallels for Mac ($79.99) (not an affiliate link) – You can download a free trial. VMware for Mac ($79.99) (not an affiliate link) – You can download a free trial. As a side note, I have set this up for two people who are more experienced Mac users and they totally understand the VM concept. With that said, here are two products you could buy if you want to setup Windows as a VM under Mac OS X. In review then, a VM allows you to run two operating systems at once, and a dual-boot setup allows you to run one OS at a time. Some folks have a hard time understanding the VM concept and it becomes a bit more confusing to them. The person only needs to use one application that requires Windows XP, so when he’s done using that application, he can reboot the machine into the Mac OS.įor some people, this is simpler. However, because the person who will be using this setup is a novice computer user, we’re going to setup Windows XP as a dual-boot setup. This allows you to use both operating systems at the same time. So you would fire up your Mac, and start a VM that would run Windows XP at the same time. More specifically, you can run Windows XP in a window on the Mac OS as it’s running. In this case we’ll be running Mac OS X and Windows XP. VMs allow you to run two operating systems on one machine. Virtual Machines or VMs as they’re known are great. The person who will be using this is NOT an experienced computer person and is the only person who will be using his Macbook Pro. It’s got a 500 GB hard drive, so there’s a plenty of space to run two Operating Systems. I’ve got a Macbook Pro that’s freakin’ cool and was purchased in January 2011. But for this story, I’m using Windows XP. You can also run Windows 7 on a Macbook Pro too. Yes, you can run Windows XP on a Macbook Pro. Here’s my experience, why I did it and what you can expect when doing something like this.

#How to install windows xp on macbook pro drivers#

Some drivers may not installed so you can use snappy driver origin to get anything missing.I recently installed Windows XP on a Macbook Pro running Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.6. Now install bootcamp with os x snow leopard cd or iso Since the touchpad sometimes loses the ability to right click, download this zip with the sound and wifi drivers along with a program that enables right clicking with control + click (hit command +r and type shell:startup, then put applemou.exe in the folder if you want it to start at boot (list was made for mba 2011, so on a 2012 u might be able to use other ones on the cd (thx hackerwayne) *\Broadcom\BroadcomNetworkAdapterWin7_32.exe *\Apple\AppleMultiTouchTrackPadInstaller.exe

*\Apple\AppleBluetoothBroadcomInstaller.exe

Insert an os x lion 10.7 cd or mount a lion ISO with magicdisc to install win7 32 bit drivers. Then follow this guide (skip modifying bootcamp if you have win7/8 cd) but during the first reboot hold down the option key until the boot manager shows up then, put the xp cd in and boot from it, now continue the xp installation and install to the bootcamp partition. (skip this if you have win7/8 cd)First start your mac in recovery by holding command + R and go into terminal, then type "csrutil disable" then reboot normally (not sure if you need ahci drivers, the cd I used already had them) Windows xp sp3 cd - Don't bother trying with a usb you will get nowhere.

#How to install windows xp on macbook pro how to#

Intel HD only has 128mb ram -if anyone knows how to fix please let me know (keep reading)Ĭan't change brightness - I just use the intel hd control panel with different color profiles to make the screen darker

Right clicks can be fixed with applemou.exe. Sometimes the touchpad multitouch, right clicks and tapping stop working. Not sure if anyone will ever use this but everywhere i read about this everyone just gave up and installed windows 7 Only tested on 13 inch-should work on the other models probably even 2012s cuz it uses quite a few bootcamp 4.0 drivers.