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how to put win xp on my mbp with lion

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aknova93

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Aug 8, 2011
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hey guys,

i just got my mbp with lion preinstalled, and i wanna put win xp on it (don't ask why), but bootcamp doesn't support win xp. so yeah if anyone knows how or if this can be done, please share =)

thank you!

PS. its just the boot disk with SP1, but i do have the driver disk as well.
 
You cannot run windows XP through bootcamp, you will be able to use in in a virtual machine though.

For gaming purposes, bootcamp is the only way to go, you'll need to upgrade to windows 7 for that.
 
would creating a partition using bootcamp, then shut it down with windows cd in side, then boot to the cd and choose the partition i made work? is that even possible?
 
From what I understand, 2011 MacBook Pros only allow Windows 7 to be installed via boot camp. It seems XP and Vista users are out of luck.
 
borisiii said:
From what I understand, 2011 MacBook Pros only allow Windows 7 to be installed via boot camp. It seems XP and Vista users are out of luck.
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You can get it installed but you'll have to find a few drivers (specifically bluetooth and network drivers) but everything else is works fine.
 
aknova93 said:
well i have the original drivers CD as well....still not enough?
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Nope. XP and vista are no longer fully supported as of this generation MBP, you'll have to find a way to source your own drivers for your hardware for the most part.
 
WHAAAAAAT?! you cant install XP on new MBPs? XP was the best and most stable OS ever (windows-wise) I'm gonna miss it, I'm still on it now until I get my new macbook pro this week
 
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