New to Mac OsX and need help to reinstall OS X

[Trunks10k]

Ok, Im gonna be plain and simple.

I was given a G4 MAC fully intacted the previous owner was getting a new comp. I been using the the standard OSx that was on the system (OSX 10.3). Sadly to say i have been raised on PCs a window user as taught in all highschools. I been reading the forums and read much about the dual boot with OSX and Windows. anyone can offer help itd b much appreciated or if u can jus send me the link. I know that i need boocamp, OSX bootdisc, xpboot disc.

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specs so far that I know on this mac are;
526 mb rams
ati vid card not sure which one yet

 

[dornoforpyros]

You also need an intel based mac, which a g4 is not I'm afraid.

Virtual PC can run windows "inside" OS X but it's painfully slow and not really worth the effort.

But hey OS X isn't that hard to learn, and once you do you'll probably love it.

 

[Trunks10k]

Thanks saved me tons of time. I was freaking out cuz i didnt understand mac lanuage...

by any do u know how to format OSX

 

[Trunks10k]

thanx for all the help dorn...nice webpage pixelhomicide i read the zombie jesus....funny and so true.

 

[jsw]

by any do u know how to format OSX

I'm sorry, but I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean "reinstall OS X"? Or do you mean "format a drive using OS X"? If that's the case, just use Applications->Utilities->Disk Utility, select the drive, go to the "Erase" tab, then click "Erase".

 

[Trunks10k]

yeah reinstall a clean os x

 

[jsw]

yeah reinstall a clean os x

You'll need either the installation disks that originally came with the Mac, or a retail version of OS X. Insert the first disk, then hold down 'C' while booting to force it to boot from the optical. The rest should be self-explanatory.

Note that if you install from a retail version of OS X, as opposed to the installation disks that came with the Mac, you won't get the extra apps that came bundled with it (iLife, etc.).