Dual boot windows XP through EHD

[willchar]

I love my mac, but for games it just doesn't cut it.

I have used bootcamp in the past.
But my annoying sister someone how wiped it. So i had to reset my mac.

But I have since lost the windows XP pro disk and only have the service pack 2 remaining.

I was wondering if there is any way i can turn my dads computer (XP)
into a bootable medium and dual boot it on my mac using a external hard drive.
Then i could delete his files and have a nippy version of XP dual booting just like bootcamp ?

Also i do have a external hard drive which I could use for creating into a
bootable medium, just i dont know how to turn it into a bootable medium.
Would it actually work?

 

[ayeying]

I love my mac, but for games it just doesn't cut it.

I have used bootcamp in the past.
But my annoying sister someone how wiped it. So i had to reset my mac.

But I have since lost the windows XP pro disk and only have the service pack 2 remaining.

I was wondering if there is any way i can turn my dads computer (XP)
into a bootable medium and dual boot it on my mac using a external hard drive.
Then i could delete his files and have a nippy version of XP dual booting just like bootcamp ?

Also i do have a external hard drive which I could use for creating into a
bootable medium, just i dont know how to turn it into a bootable medium.
Would it actually work?

No.

and

Yes/No. If you want to install XP on a EHD, it is possible but require editing the install disk