I am having problems getting windows xp running properly on my mac.
I have an intel based mac running the most current version I believe is Mac OS X 10.6 right now.
I am installing Windows XP Home SP3
I followed the setup guide, partitioned the hard drive, 32gig NTFS and formatted first.
A couple issues I'm hung up on...
Windows installed but now it is asking me to Activate it. I can't access my internet through windows on my mac. I'm assuming if I could install the drivers that might help. I have all the drivers on a USB but since i can't load to windows I can't install the drivers... Any ideas?
Also... The Windows Install Disc is stuck in my drive.. No matter what key I press... Eject, Command E, F12, left mouse click etc... Nothing will pop the disc (What a terrible design!! One of the most frustrating things to me about Apple...)
I can't seem to boot into Mac either anymore... I'm stuck at this Windows Activation screen...
At this point, I'd be happy to just go back to Mac OS X and buy a new PC...
If there is a way I can fix this and get windows xp running properly I'd be happy aswell....
Any thoughts of advice? Thanks in advance!
- Jordin
I have an intel based mac running the most current version I believe is Mac OS X 10.6 right now.
I am installing Windows XP Home SP3
I followed the setup guide, partitioned the hard drive, 32gig NTFS and formatted first.
A couple issues I'm hung up on...
Windows installed but now it is asking me to Activate it. I can't access my internet through windows on my mac. I'm assuming if I could install the drivers that might help. I have all the drivers on a USB but since i can't load to windows I can't install the drivers... Any ideas?
Also... The Windows Install Disc is stuck in my drive.. No matter what key I press... Eject, Command E, F12, left mouse click etc... Nothing will pop the disc (What a terrible design!! One of the most frustrating things to me about Apple...)
I can't seem to boot into Mac either anymore... I'm stuck at this Windows Activation screen...
At this point, I'd be happy to just go back to Mac OS X and buy a new PC...
If there is a way I can fix this and get windows xp running properly I'd be happy aswell....
Any thoughts of advice? Thanks in advance!
- Jordin