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BootCamp partition problem

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militaryman911

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whenever i try to use bootcamp to partition my disc to get ready to install Windows xp, it gives me this weird messgae saying that some files could not be moved. Please back up the disc and make sure it is a OS X Extended (journaled) type
 
militaryman911 said:
whenever i try to use bootcamp to partition my disc to get ready to install Windows xp, it gives me this weird messgae saying that some files could not be moved. Please back up the disc and make sure it is a OS X Extended (journaled) type
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Run Disk Utility from your install disk and check\verify the hard drive and allow any errors to be corrected. You may have some file fragments blocking the partition creation.

Regards.
 
chscag said:
Run Disk Utility from your install disk and check\verify the hard drive and allow any errors to be corrected. You may have some file fragments blocking the partition creation.

Regards.
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when are you supposed to insert the windows xp install CD
 
i tried using SuperDuper to back up the disk to a seperate disk image i called MacBackedUp and about half way through it told me to delete some files so i stopped the copying and now i only have 1.7 GB free on my disk when i used to have 18 wtf happened, and how can i fix it
 
so how big of an external firewire HD will i need to get. my computer says it has 55GB and about 25 of those still available? how much will this cost?
 
i tried using SuperDuper to back up the disk to a seperate disk image i called MacBackedUp and about half way through it told me to delete some files so i stopped the copying and now i only have 1.7 GB free on my disk when i used to have 18 wtf happened, and how can i fix it
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Delete the MacBackedUP you created. It sounds like you don't have enough space on the harddrive to complete the backup.

The thumbdrive you pointed to will not be big enough. You will need a firewire drive (or something similar) like this: http://store.apple.com/us/product/TN975LL/A?fnode=home/shop_mac/mac_accessories/storage&mco=Njg3NTAy

VirtualBox is just like VMWare or Parallels in regards to a virtual computer running inside OSX. Windows XP will run slower this way. I haven't messed with VirtualBox for OSX but have for Linux and it seems to run fine. I would recommend to give it a try since it's free.

Hope that helps!
 
trentoncain said:
Delete the MacBackedUP you created. It sounds like you don't have enough space on the harddrive to complete the backup.

The thumbdrive you pointed to will not be big enough. You will need a firewire drive (or something similar) like this: http://store.apple.com/us/product/TN975LL/A?fnode=home/shop_mac/mac_accessories/storage&mco=Njg3NTAy

VirtualBox is just like VMWare or Parallels in regards to a virtual computer running inside OSX. Windows XP will run slower this way. I haven't messed with VirtualBox for OSX but have for Linux and it seems to run fine. I would recommend to give it a try since it's free.

Hope that helps!
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ya i think im guna try the virtuabox, after i have adjusted all the settings to my prefrences, all i do is insert the windows xp install CD and click start on VirtualBox, right?
 
I haven't messed around with it on OSX but it should be the same as it is on Linux. Take a look at the manual found here for a step-by-step guide.

Hope that helps!
 
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