Image gallery: Windows on a Mac with Boot Camp
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What the PC-to-Apple application looks like once it's on your desktop. See photos here.
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 grey 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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