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10.5: Boot Camp 2.0 and Answer files don't mix
Authored by: jesuitx on Nov 14, '07 06:48:04PM
The answer file must not be the only issue here because I'm using an OEM windows disk with no answer file and I'm having the same problem. After reformatting at NTFS (not using Quick format), no joy.

But more importantly, let's try to be realistic. It's not Microsoft's job to support EFI in XP because Apple wants to offer Windows booting to Mac users. If they don't care, they're under no moral or ethical obligation to do so. Boot Camp Assistant must format a disk that's going to work with Windows as is without reformatting. If they aren't capable of doing that, then they need to make it clear in the Boot Camp Assistant, not just the manual. Furthermore, it HAS to work with NTFS, because everybody uses it.

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