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ljump12

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I have an original XP disk, i'd rather not havae to go through and slipstream the disk; i know apple says you need SP2, but is that just to help avoid minor problems, or do you REALLY need it?
 
help!

hello i installed xp on my mac and when i try to install the drivers, a message comes up saying "files needed" i press cancel and it sits there for a minute and then says fatal error, and then says the wizard stopped the installer so not all drivers were loaded. can someone please help me? email me at stephenthanshaw@mac.com
 
AvA2345 said:
hello i installed xp on my mac and when i try to install the drivers, a message comes up saying "files needed" i press cancel and it sits there for a minute and then says fatal error, and then says the wizard stopped the installer so not all drivers were loaded. can someone please help me? email me at stephenthanshaw@mac.com

I'm not sure of the problem but to the OP this is an example of what can happen if you use a SP1 disc. The drivers will not install.
 
tipdrill407 said:
I'm not sure of the problem but to the OP this is an example of what can happen if you use a SP1 disc. The drivers will not install.

dude i have no idea wat an SP1 disk is haha can you explain?
 
It IS possible to use SP1 and install the drivers. I did it 😛 but it takes some hacking around in Windows and such. But basically, use an SP2 disk to keep yourself sane.
 
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