how to install windows onto mac

a friend of mine asked me to help them load windows onto their new imac.
i have never done it before so was wondering if someone could point me
in the right direction how to do this?

does he need to buy a new license for windows? or can he use something
he already has, or is that bundled with programs like bootcamp.

what is the best way to accomplish this?

thanks for your help.

Jay B <> wrote:

> a friend of mine asked me to help them load windows onto their new imac.
> i have never done it before so was wondering if someone could point me
> in the right direction how to do this?
>
> does he need to buy a new license for windows? or can he use something
> he already has, or is that bundled with programs like bootcamp.

You will find the details you need on the sites below:

> what is the best way to accomplish this?

Two ways:
Select OS at boot time with BootCamp:
<http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/>

Run Mac OS and Windows simultaneously (with a small speed penalty, esp.
for games and 3D-using apps), use Parallels:
<http://tinyurl.com/yffb77>

> thanks for your help.

HTH
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In article <gZ%ch.178$%>, Jay B <>
wrote:

> a friend of mine asked me to help them load windows onto their new imac.
> i have never done it before so was wondering if someone could point me
> in the right direction how to do this?
>
> does he need to buy a new license for windows? or can he use something
> he already has, or is that bundled with programs like bootcamp.
>
> what is the best way to accomplish this?
>
> thanks for your help.

Some information can be found at the Apple web site, a good starting
point is this page:

<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303572>

In article <gZ%ch.178$%>, Jay B <>
wrote:

> a friend of mine asked me to help them load windows onto their new imac.
> i have never done it before so was wondering if someone could point me
> in the right direction how to do this?
>
> does he need to buy a new license for windows? or can he use something
> he already has, or is that bundled with programs like bootcamp.
>
> what is the best way to accomplish this?
>
> thanks for your help.

Details on everything needed here:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303572

Steve

In article <gZ%ch.178$%>, Jay B <>
wrote:

> a friend of mine asked me to help them load windows onto their new
> imac. i have never done it before so was wondering if someone could
> point me in the right direction how to do this?
>
> does he need to buy a new license for windows? or can he use
> something he already has, or is that bundled with programs like
> bootcamp.

He needs Windows XP with Service Pack 2. He may have to upgrade the
computer's ROM. Full instructions are here:
<http://images.apple.com/macosx/bootc..._Setup_Guide_e
n.pdf>

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Jon <> wrote:

> Run Mac OS and Windows simultaneously (with a small speed penalty, esp.
> for games and 3D-using apps), use Parallels:

Um... I own Parallels and think it is a great product, well worth what I
paid for it. Recommended.

However, it is a gross understatement to say that it has a small speed
penalty for games and 3-D using apps. It does not run apps that require
3-D acceleration (specifically, ones that use direct-X) *AT ALL*. Please
do not mislead people into thinking otherwise. That will give them
unrealistic expectations, which lead to dissapointment. It happens often
enough already, without the encouragement of such misstatements.

I have 2 separate Windows installations on my iMac - one using Boot Camp
for the games that need it, and another using Parallels for everything
else that I do in Windows (most notably in my case, Quicken).

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In article <f23dh.11930$ >,
"Mark Rae" <> wrote:

> > a friend of mine asked me to help them load windows onto their new
> > imac. i have never done it before so was wondering if someone could
> > point me in the right direction how to do this?
> >
> > does he need to buy a new license for windows? or can he use
> > something he already has, or is that bundled with programs like
> > bootcamp.
> >
> > what is the best way to accomplish this?
>
> In addition to the existing replies:
> http://www.apple.com/macosx/applications/virtualpc/

VirtualPC does not work on an Intel iMac.

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thanks for the pdf

Michelle Steiner wrote:
> In article <gZ%ch.178$%>, Jay B <>
> wrote:
>
>> a friend of mine asked me to help them load windows onto their new
>> imac. i have never done it before so was wondering if someone could
>> point me in the right direction how to do this?
>>
>> does he need to buy a new license for windows? or can he use
>> something he already has, or is that bundled with programs like
>> bootcamp.
>
> He needs Windows XP with Service Pack 2. He may have to upgrade the
> computer's ROM. Full instructions are here:
> <http://images.apple.com/macosx/bootc..._Setup_Guide_e
> n.pdf>
>

thanks to all for the links.
i read thru most of what i can see, and was wondering about the
activation for windows. does he need to buy a fresh copy, or can he use
an existing sp2 cd that he has. his old windows based computer crashed
so he bought this imac instead. he was hoping to use his old xpsp2 cd.
thanks

Steve Jones wrote:

> http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303572
>
> Steve

In article <X34dh.205$%>, Jay B <>
wrote:

> thanks to all for the links. i read thru most of what i can see, and
> was wondering about the activation for windows. does he need to buy
> a fresh copy, or can he use an existing sp2 cd that he has. his old
> windows based computer crashed so he bought this imac instead. he was
> hoping to use his old xpsp2 cd. thanks

If it is a full copy of the installer, complete with SP2 on the same
disk, and is not an OEM version, he can use it. If it is an OEM
version, then it probably can be used only with the brand (and maybe
only with the model) of computer that it came with. This is not a
limitation of Boot Camp, but of Windows itself.

However, I believe that Microsoft's license has some restrictions
concerning installation.

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