Use Windows XP from Virtual PC with Boot Camp

May 31, '06 07:30:00AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

If you've upgraded to an Intel Mac, and you're wondering how to get value out of the Windows XP license you purchased with your now-obsolete copy of VirtualPC, here's how: You can convert your version of XP into a bootable XP CD-ROM with integrated Service Pack 2 to meet Bootcamp's requirements. You'll need to do this on a Windows PC (it may work in Parallels Workstation, but I'm not sure).

First, download Windows XP Service pack 2 from Microsoft's website. Then follow the instruction on this website to create the bootable CD. The "i386" folder that the instructions refer to are on the second VirtualPC CD. Just copy that folder to the location indicated in the instructions. Be sure to follow the instructions for "slipstreaming" Service Pack 2.

When finished, you'll have a bootable XP installation CD that will work with the license code provided with Virtual PC.

[robg adds: I can't test this one...]

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