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Tried any other versions of Windows?

Lancetx said:
I have the same issue here. I don't have a PC either and I haven't seen instructions on how to slipstream SP2 using a Mac. I have an original (circa 2001) full version of Windows XP Professional on CD and have already downloaded the full XP SP2 update from Microsoft.
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same here, waiting with bated breath for someone to respond to me... cant wait to install XP :D
 
Lace:
You can install with a Non-SP2 CD, but you will have to burn the SP2 update to a CD and install it that way, before installing the Mac drivers.

-timb
 
timb said:
Lace:
You can install with a Non-SP2 CD, but you will have to burn the SP2 update to a CD and install it that way, before installing the Mac drivers.

-timb
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ok thanks.. will try that
 
joshuawaire said:
I can confirm that Windows XP with Service Pack 1a installed successfully on my iMac.

Update: However, Service Pack 2 refuses to install (from CD or .exe file) because there is not enough free space, or so it says. Turns out, you must have a required amount of free space on your first partition (which is the partition created by Boot Camp). It looks like I'm going to have to slipstream my SP1a CD.
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How large of a Windows partition did you setup when running the Boot Camp installer? Do you think if you increased it's size that the SP2 update would install?
 
Lancetx said:
I have the same issue here. I don't have a PC either and I haven't seen instructions on how to slipstream SP2 using a Mac.
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The extraction and slipstreaming of SP2 into the i386 folder are failry simple mostly non-GUI operations, and sound like things that you might even be able to do under DarWine. I have been failry successful running simple apps in DarWine, but nothing that requires and installer so far.

I may try this at home just for fun, after I try installing from the upgrade CD of course.

B
 
Crap! didnt work for me.. I cant install SP2, it says I dont have enough space.. what should i do next?
thanks
 
andysmith said:
Anyone tried one of the latest Vista builds?
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Vista 5342 does NOT work, either as a standalone installation or as an upgrade from Windows XP (I've tried this THREE times, and it has failed identically all three times). Also, Windows XP MCE 2005 SP-2 does NOT work correctly; the OS will boot, but you can't install the Macintosh Drivers CD, so you're pretty much screwed from there on.
 
clayj said:
Vista 5342 does NOT work, either as a standalone installation or as an upgrade from Windows XP (I've tried this THREE times, and it has failed identically all three times). Also, Windows XP MCE 2005 SP-2 does NOT work correctly; the OS will boot, but you can't install the Macintosh Drivers CD, so you're pretty much screwed from there on.
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Thanks for the confirmation.

Anybody actually booted SP1 and then installed SP2 via an upgrade disk? How much space for a partition is needed?
 
asherman13 said:
Thanks for the confirmation.

Anybody actually booted SP1 and then installed SP2 via an upgrade disk? How much space for a partition is needed?
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didnt work for me.. SP2 wont in install
 
the most reliable way of slipstreaming an XP SP2 disc is going to be by using Virtual PC... and that obviously won't work on an Intel based Mac. DarWine may work, but outside of that you are probably going to need a PC to do it.
 
I just tried installing XP SP1A, which installed fine, but yes it states that there is not enough disk space free, regardless of the partition. Apparently I'm always 4mb short.

I'm just wondering which file system are you people using NTSF or FAT, maybe that maakes a difference? Not that I could see how.
 
SAN66 said:
I just tried installing XP SP1A, which installed fine, but yes it states that there is not enough disk space free, regardless of the partition. Apparently I'm always 4mb short.

I'm just wondering which file system are you people using NTSF or FAT, maybe that maakes a difference? Not that I could see how.
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I used NTSF... so dont know if FAT would work
 
Installed Windows Media Center Edition

Its actually really easy to install Media Center Edition on an Intel iMac... the reason it isn't supported is solely because you would have to eject the first disk to put the second one in (the disk with the MCE files on it)... and the eject button isn't supported at that point in the Windows installation.

That said, I successfully installed Media Center during my first attempt this afternoon. All you need is a secondary external CD-Rom drive. Here are the steps:

1. Plug in your External CD-Rom drive
2. Put Disk 1 into the computer's INTERNAL CD-Rom drive
3. Start installing Windows MCE as if it were a normal XP install
4. When the installer asks for CD 2, insert it into the EXTERNAL CD-Rom drive
5. Click the button all the way on the right of the dialog asking for CD 2 (it says Browse or Find or something)
6. Change the path from D:\cmpnents\mediactr\i386 to E:\cmpnents\mediactr\i386
7. Let the install finish-- and you will boot to Media Center!
8. Install the Macintosh Drivers CD.

Works flawlessly, graphics are supported and everything.
 
KevIncognito said:
1. Plug in your External CD-Rom drive
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Wonder if this might work for the "upgrade CD" situation as well. Might even be able to use a USB flash key if that is so...

B
 
Too bad that the Intel Macs are so far away from "standard" PCs.

It'd be interesting to run OPENSTEP ;)
 
Installing SP2

Ok these did not work on my 17" iMac with 25GB (NTFS) partition...

Install from 25GB partition
Install from FW (NTFS) HD
Install from USB (NTFS) HD
Install from CD
Install from DVD
Install from FW (NTFS) HD (Using a folder on that drive)
Install from USB (NTFS) HD (Using a folder on that drive)
 
SAN66 said:
I just tried installing XP SP1A, which installed fine, but yes it states that there is not enough disk space free, regardless of the partition. Apparently I'm always 4mb short.

I'm just wondering which file system are you people using NTSF or FAT, maybe that maakes a difference? Not that I could see how.
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Ahh I get that error to! It's driving me insane!! :(
 
KevIncognito said:
Its actually really easy to install Media Center Edition on an Intel iMac... the reason it isn't supported is solely because you would have to eject the first disk to put the second one in (the disk with the MCE files on it)... and the eject button isn't supported at that point in the Windows installation.

That said, I successfully installed Media Center during my first attempt this afternoon. All you need is a secondary external CD-Rom drive. Here are the steps:

1. Plug in your External CD-Rom drive
2. Put Disk 1 into the computer's INTERNAL CD-Rom drive
3. Start installing Windows MCE as if it were a normal XP install
4. When the installer asks for CD 2, insert it into the EXTERNAL CD-Rom drive
5. Click the button all the way on the right of the dialog asking for CD 2 (it says Browse or Find or something)
6. Change the path from D:\cmpnents\mediactr\i386 to E:\cmpnents\mediactr\i386
7. Let the install finish-- and you will boot to Media Center!
8. Install the Macintosh Drivers CD.

Works flawlessly, graphics are supported and everything.
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The other option people could try is burning both Media Center CD's to one DVD. If this works, that should work fine as well.
 
Hmm.. I guess there's no hope getting win98 to work with boot-camp? It's the only version of windows I have laying around. Don't want to spend $$ on windows XP.. :eek:
 
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