Bootcamp. XP Install Problem.

[Mark JB]

Hi all.

Got the Macbook at last and all is working perfectly. So now I have it how I want it I though it was time to give bootcamp and xp a whirl.

Through University I have access to the MSDNAA Online Software System.

So I downloaded the Windows XP Professional with SP2 (Single User) ISO Image thinking great already all done for me.

I downloaded bootcamp, made a driver CD, partitioned my drive and burned the above image to disc.

But bootcamp constantly says cant find XP disc please insert or something along those lines, so realising I may be being stupid I followed a tutorial for burning a slipstream XP disc and this time burn it a boot (CD) rather than ISO image but still exactly the same problem.

Am I doing something obviously wrong as both discs are recognised on my PC but wont work for bootcamp. Can I get bootcamp to work with the above file?

Help Appreciated.

 

[Mark JB]

I firstly burnt it as a iso image and after that didnt work extracted the files, used iso buster and then burnted as a bootable cd.

Niether is recognised by bootcamp though

 

[Mark JB]

Disc comes up on screen as "VRMFPP_EN" and has this contents

Anyone got any idea what im doing wrong as id really like to get this working.

 

[Mark JB]

Boot Camp is really fussy with discs unfortunatly, ''i'm not sure if theres any technical ways you could get round it but you could always resort to Parallels if you get really stuck, fortunatly it's not as fussy as Boot Camp.

You can say that again. I even got a xp sp2 disc copied from work today and it doesnt like that either. Think ill just give up for now, i have parrells installed but wanted the better 3d support you get with bootcamp.

Has everyone else that has got it working used like an offical microsoft retail disc ?

 

[Mark JB]

Well i tried the disc i made yesterday, set bootcamp up again, ignored the cant find disc message, rebooted, held down c, and . . . . . . .

Thanks for all your help. Ill now never boot into it again