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Trying to Install XP Via Boot Camp, Can't Get Started

John Doe 57

John Doe 57

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Jan 26, 2008
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MacBook Pro
2.66GHz
4GB RAM

1. Tried to partition my disk for XP and I got an error message:


(I tried to create a 24GB Partition for XP, leaving 34GB for OS X)

2. I restarted the computer with my Install DVD in the drive. I referred to this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2414
After repairing the disk, no errors were found.

(I selected "Repair Disk" not "Repair Disk Permissions", if it helps)

3. I then attempted to Enable Journaling. On the Disk Utility window and in the File menu, Enable Journaling is grayed out.


Completely lost now. I backed up my HD before I started this horrible process.

Thanks.
 
It may be that your disk is fragmented so that Bootcamp can't find a single piece big enough to make the Windows partition. Hence its suggestion that you reinstall (hence reformat) the entire drive.
 
FourCandles said:
It may be that your disk is fragmented so that Bootcamp can't find a single piece big enough to make the Windows partition. Hence its suggestion that you reinstall (hence reformat) the entire drive.
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OK. I reinstalled Leopard, and successfully installed XP.

NEW PROBLEM:
My external Maxtor HD does not show up in My Computer. How would I get the external HD to appear?
 
That'll be why then. Windows doesn't natively read the OS X file system.

Have a look at this post for a comparison and options available:

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/10746186/

That's explained much more concisely than I can :)

There are plenty of other threads discussing the same thing with external drives - if you search the forum for "NTFS FAT32 HFS" you'll bring up a few.
 
FourCandles said:
That'll be why then. Windows doesn't natively read the OS X file system.

Have a look at this post for a comparison and options available:

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/10746186/

That's explained much more concisely than I can :)

There are plenty of other threads discussing the same thing with external drives - if you search the forum for "NTFS FAT32 HFS" you'll bring up a few.
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Well thank you very much for the help.

How about this:
Could I transfer files from my iMac to my MBP via a FireWire or Ethernet cable? The MBP would be in XP Mode and the iMac would be in OS X Mode. Basically, I'm looking for a non-wireless method of doing this. The files I'd like to transfer are quite large.
 
John Doe 57 said:
Could I transfer files from my iMac to my MBP via a FireWire or Ethernet cable? The MBP would be in XP Mode and the iMac would be in OS X Mode. Basically, I'm looking for a non-wireless method of doing this. The files I'd like to transfer are quite large.
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Yes, but setting up Windows<->Samba file sharing is never fun unless you've done it a few times.

FWIW Snow Leopard has its own way around this. It provides read-only HFS+ drivers that would let you at least read the files off of your HFS+ formatted external.

You only need the Boot Camp 3.x drivers, which IMHO by themselves are worth the $29 for the SL upgrade. (You don't actually have to upgrade to 10.6 if you don't want to.)

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