Apr 05 2006

Intel-based Macs can now run Windows XP

Posted by Jen as Apple, Windows

Apple Startup Holy smokes! This is groundbreaking news. And it isn’t even April 1st anymore (otherwise, no one would take it seriously). Apple will now let you install Windows XP on your Intel-based Mac.

You can thank an app called Boot Camp (the reason of which we don’t know why) for that. This great software is included in OS X Leopard, but Apple has announced a public alpha release.

Once youâ€™ve completed Boot Camp, simply hold down the option key at startup to choose between Mac OS X and Windows. (Thatâ€™s the â€œaltâ€? key for you longtime Windows users.) After starting up, your Mac runs Windows completely natively. Simply restart to come back to Mac.

You’ll need your own standalone copy of Win XP SP 2, though. And of course, your Mac should be Intel-based!

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