I have an old copy of WinXP-SP2 that I want to install on my '09 MacPro.
I have had this copy of WinXP on my trusty old '07 iMac for many years and it has worked flawlessly...well, as flawless as WinXP gets, anyway.
I have four hdd's on my MacPro, one of them dedicated to a clone of my old system and bootcamp. I let Bootcamp Assistant handle the partitioning (it will not work with pre-partitioned disks) and follow the instructions.
Upon inserting the WinXP CD, the system restarts and begins to setup, but after a while and a lot of activity I get a screen that asks me to either:
- press 'enter' to install
- press 'F3' to quit
- press 'r' to do something else, I forgot what and didn't write that down.
No matter how many times I press 'return' or 'enter' (numpad), nothing happens. Pressing 'F3' does not do anything either. The only option left is a hard reset (hold power button) and quickly eject the CD after power on.
Now, everymac.com states that WinXP should be supported with my MacPro, but Bootcamp Assistant DID say I need Windows 7. I'm not gonna fork out $199 just to play old games.
What gives???
System specs:
'09 MacPro 2.66GHz quad (Xeon W3520) Nehalem
12 GB RAM
1x640GB, 3x 1TB HDD
nVidia GT120-512MB GPU
OSX 10.6.8
WinXP SP2
I have had this copy of WinXP on my trusty old '07 iMac for many years and it has worked flawlessly...well, as flawless as WinXP gets, anyway.
I have four hdd's on my MacPro, one of them dedicated to a clone of my old system and bootcamp. I let Bootcamp Assistant handle the partitioning (it will not work with pre-partitioned disks) and follow the instructions.
Upon inserting the WinXP CD, the system restarts and begins to setup, but after a while and a lot of activity I get a screen that asks me to either:
- press 'enter' to install
- press 'F3' to quit
- press 'r' to do something else, I forgot what and didn't write that down.
No matter how many times I press 'return' or 'enter' (numpad), nothing happens. Pressing 'F3' does not do anything either. The only option left is a hard reset (hold power button) and quickly eject the CD after power on.
Now, everymac.com states that WinXP should be supported with my MacPro, but Bootcamp Assistant DID say I need Windows 7. I'm not gonna fork out $199 just to play old games.
What gives???
System specs:
'09 MacPro 2.66GHz quad (Xeon W3520) Nehalem
12 GB RAM
1x640GB, 3x 1TB HDD
nVidia GT120-512MB GPU
OSX 10.6.8
WinXP SP2
