ejecting bootcamp

[bmms8]

hello, i just purcahsed a new 13 inch mbp and i just installed xp using boot camp. on my mac desktop i see the "bootcamp" drive. i was wondering if i can eject that, or will that cause some problems? thanks in advance!

 

[iBookG4user]

Yes, you can eject that and it will not cause problems.

 

[hellrider]

hello, i just purcahsed a new 13 inch mbp and i just installed xp using boot camp. on my mac desktop i see the "bootcamp" drive. i was wondering if i can eject that, or will that cause some problems? thanks in advance!

no, its ok to eject it. unless you need to copy files from it

 

[bmms8]

hey thanks for the input guys. i did eject it, but i am now facing two problems. when i restart my computer it automatically boots windows xp.. what can i do to change this? Also, the bootcamp drive comes back after a restart, is there a way to get rid of it from the desktop altogether? thanks in advance!

 

[PurrBall]

To automatically boot OS X, choose your OS X partition in the Boot Camp preference pane.
To keep the Boot Camp partition off your desktop, add a period in front of the partition name in Windows (you can remove it from the Finder sidebar after doing so by right-clicking.)

 

[Ivan P]

hey thanks for the input guys. i did eject it, but i am now facing two problems. when i restart my computer it automatically boots windows xp.. what can i do to change this? Also, the bootcamp drive comes back after a restart, is there a way to get rid of it from the desktop altogether? thanks in advance!

To stop it booting automatically into XP:

Shut down your computer. When you turn it back on, hold down the "Option" key and you'll end up seeing both the OS X and Windows partitions. Boot into OS X. Then go System Preferences -> Startup Disk, and make sure the OS X partition is selected as the default startup disk.

 

[bmms8]

great thank you for your help!