how to install Windows XP on Mac mini 2011
hello,
I have a mac mini i5, i want to install windows XP so i can choose between Mac OS or Win OS when the mac boots, I need experienced people who have done this before, i don't wanna mess with my mac and delete it by misleading information. I'm not a newbie but i just don't have experience with Macs.
Thank you
I have a mac mini i5, i want to install windows XP so i can choose between Mac OS or Win OS when the mac boots, I need experienced people who have done this before, i don't wanna mess with my mac and delete it by misleading information. I'm not a newbie but i just don't have experience with Macs.
Thank you
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VMware Workstation can handle heavy loads without crashing, and does not consume the CPU. So that must be unique to Fusion.
There is a product Parallels for Mac for running Windows on a MAC (www.parallels.com). Take a look a that as well.
... Thinkpads_User
There is a product Parallels for Mac for running Windows on a MAC (www.parallels.com). Take a look a that as well.
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you know what? i'm gonna give Vmware fusion a shot, you know.. i have nothing to loose, i'll use the trial version and if it works as expected i'll buy a licence. i'll let you know the outcome soon
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Sorry ThinkPad you were talking about Vmware Workstation, I think i was thinking of something else when i read your comment, well is the vmware workstation works with Mac?
Fusion is for MAC's, Workstation is for Windows. They are still VMware products. Sorry to confuse you there.
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ah great ok, no problem i'll try Vmware Fusion since i have a Mac OS
GNS3 has a mac version, have you tried it? http://www.gns3.net/download
You can also try this alternative based on debian, which you can run in a virtual machine http://www.gopherden.com/2011/07/26/cisco-l2l3-iou-rack/ .
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@FDomingos88: thanks for sharing your thoughts, yes i already use gns3 for Mac, but i'm not used to work on Mac yet, i don't feel comfortable 100% (sorry steve jobs)
this cisco l2l3 is something good, have you tried it by yourself? is there other solutions like this one i didn't know about?
this cisco l2l3 is something good, have you tried it by yourself? is there other solutions like this one i didn't know about?
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hello guys, when i started the process to install Windows XP i found that my system do not support xp, they invit me to install Windows 7 instead. So i went ahead and started with the help of boot Camp assistance, my problem is they ask me to download an update called "windows support software" and it's too slow to download, is there anyway to do it ?
Sorry for the delay.
I haven't tried Cisco I2I3, but I have a friend who uses it almost daily, and he says that is great. The only Cisco networking software that I used was Cisco Packet Tracer while in college.
I haven't tried Cisco I2I3, but I have a friend who uses it almost daily, and he says that is great. The only Cisco networking software that I used was Cisco Packet Tracer while in college.
Do you have the Mac OS X DVD? If you have it, you can use it to install the software (running in the windows partition), then update it by using apple software update that it installed on Windows.
And yes, the download in very very slow (happened to me before I found that the Snow Leopard DVD had the drivers).
And yes, the download in very very slow (happened to me before I found that the Snow Leopard DVD had the drivers).
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hello,
here is what i did, i installed windows 7 without downloading any windows support software and it worked, i can boot windows 7, but see the problem when i boot the mac, it doesn't give me the choice to choose between mac or windows, all i can see is the gray screen and 3 seconds it boots to windows 7...
in addition, when i bought this mac mini no cd/dvd were delivered with it.
Please help me
here is what i did, i installed windows 7 without downloading any windows support software and it worked, i can boot windows 7, but see the problem when i boot the mac, it doesn't give me the choice to choose between mac or windows, all i can see is the gray screen and 3 seconds it boots to windows 7...
in addition, when i bought this mac mini no cd/dvd were delivered with it.
Please help me
all you have to do is to press the left Alt for a while when you get the gray/Blank screen then it will show you your boot hard drivers and you can pick up one and press return
Ok, try to download again the windows support software from bootcamp assistant and it to a dvd or usb pen, you'll need this because it's the system drivers, then install them in Windows.
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@FDomingos88: is there an alternative source to download those windows support software and burn them then install them? i've got sick by waiting hours and hours, it's too slooooow :(
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guys i got a mac os x lion dvd, but when i put it in my dvd the windows 7 doesn't react to that dvd, nothing happen, and my dvd reader is empty :(
Sorry for the delay.
In this site http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1219929, there's a user who posted the windows support software. If they're like the Snow Leopard ones, they work in every mac.
Your dvd probably was burned as MAC only dvd (option available in Roxio Toast).
In this site http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1219929, there's a user who posted the windows support software. If they're like the Snow Leopard ones, they work in every mac.
Your dvd probably was burned as MAC only dvd (option available in Roxio Toast).
Thank you. I was pleased to assist, and good luck going forward with XP and with your MAC. .... Thinkpads_User
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thank you, the vmware fusion was my best choice.
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