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Images: Installing Windows on a Mac with Boot Camp

By // July 18, 2006, 8:42 AM PST // billdetwiler

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  • Apple Computer has released a public beta version of Boot Camp, software that lets Intel-based Macs natively run Windows XP. The Boot Camp Assistant welcome window is shown here.

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  • A larger Boot Camp Assistant welcome window with system requirements.

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  • Here, consumers are prompted to select a destination for installing the Boot Camp application.

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  • Creating a partition for XP. The default is only 5GB for XP, but you can slide it it back and forth and give XP more room.

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  • This screen asks you to insert your XP Home or Pro CD and--drum roll please--start installing Windows.

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  • A gray screen with Mac OS and Windows options in the middle.

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  • A new sight: a black Windows start screen on the iMac.

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  • Windows XP Bliss wallpaper on iMac.

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Apple Computer has released a public beta version of Boot Camp, software that lets Intel-based Macs natively run Windows XP. The Boot Camp Assistant welcome window is shown here.

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