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apolloa

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Oct 21, 2008
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Time, because it rules EVERYTHING!
Hi, can anyone tell me how to totally wipe my Mac OS installation and do a fresh install whilst keeping my Windows XP Bootcamp partition intact? How do I get the new Mac OS install to recognise it again?

Basically I need to do this before I throw my Mac out of my window, Safari and Flash constantly crash, but I can have Safari open and click on my Mac Mail that's already open and I just keep on getting the spinning beachball then the window comes up.
I made a balls up when I installed bootcamp and had to wipe my Mac but I did a rebuild from my Time Machine backup rather then a fresh install hence why I want to try this.

If it doesn't work I may just sell my Mac and go back to Windows cause at least I can browse You Tube and websites with that without problems. I even tried a MacBook Air in the Apple store at the weekend and on toucharcade.com just like my Mac, when you scroll it stops whenever the cursor goes over an embedded flash video.

I'm basically really not a happy chappy with Apple at present, and why the hell is my hard drive constantly going some times!!
 
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