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Images: Installing Windows on a Mac with Boot Camp

By Bill Detwiler

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Images: Installing Windows on a Mac with Boot Camp

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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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Images: Installing Windows on a Mac with Boot Camp

A larger Boot Camp Assistant welcome window with system requirements.

Images: Installing Windows on a Mac with Boot Camp

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

Images: Installing Windows on a Mac with Boot Camp

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.

Images: Installing Windows on a Mac with Boot Camp

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

Images: Installing Windows on a Mac with Boot Camp

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

Images: Installing Windows on a Mac with Boot Camp

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

Images: Installing Windows on a Mac with Boot Camp

Windows XP Bliss wallpaper on iMac.

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By Bill Detwiler
Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show.