Can you please tell me how to intall xp on apple machine it has already a opreating system called mac but i don't know how to repalce this with windows xp.
2007-01-02 20:34:47 · 8 answers · asked by sudeep_395 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
i very much doubt what u ask for can be done....try repalcing the HDD...perhaps that will do the trick
2007-01-02 20:40:44 · answer #1 · answered by genius at work 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Johndeere is right. The Powerbooks use IBM's PowerPC chips and CANNOT run any Windows OS natively. Using Virtual PC, you can run Windows in a virtual environment, but at one-fifth of the computer's actual speed- not an acceptable speed for much of anything except Win95 programs.
There are several versions of Linux that can run on a Powerbook G4- I think Ubuntu is one of them. Only the newer MacBooks, which use Intel chips, can run all three- Mac, Windows, and Linux.
Give the Mac OS a try- if you really don't want to use it, you can probably sell it on eBay for a decent price- post the specs, and I can tell you about what it's worth.
2007-01-03 04:28:05 · answer #2 · answered by shrak 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to use a program called VirtualPC owned by Microsoft to use XP on a PPC processor Mac. The Intel chipped Macs run XP natively.
2007-01-03 00:08:16 · answer #3 · answered by johndeereman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting Question. I do not believe that the G4 was designed to have its operating system replaced. If it is possible, I suppose you woudl have to start with a low level formating of the Hard Drive(s). I woudl be very careful if you attempt this as low level formating can lock a hard drive out completely. After it is formated to a Windows compatable format, then you woudl load Windows regularly. Good luck. I have never tried it myself.
2007-01-02 21:33:25 · answer #4 · answered by daddyspanksalot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mac has its own OS to use and XP is not 1 of them XP is for Windows only.
2007-01-02 22:10:52 · answer #5 · answered by Jimmy D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may not set up homestead windows on a PowerPC G3/G4/G5 processor. get carry of the unfastened MacTracker discover out your surprising device and the optimal OS X version it could cope with, if 10.5 or greater efficient then you definately can use iTunes and your iPod touch with that.
2016-10-19 09:50:35 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you cant you can only install windows xp the new mac books with the intel processor in them
2007-01-02 21:00:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO.apple computers has it's own software that is compatible with the machine.windows operating system isn't compatible with mac.the only windows softwarethat may work with mac is internet explorer & outlook express.
2007-01-06 13:05:01 · answer #8 · answered by vanessa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋