Disk Error When Installing Windows Xp On Mac
can not post a blank message. Please type your message and try again. This discussion is locked RedCourt Level 1 (0 points) Q: Install Windows XP in Leopard WITHOUT Boot Camp - No More Disk Error For those of you having problems installing Windows XP in Boot Camp because of the formatting screen never showing up and then the system restarting with the dreaded:Press any key to boot from CD .....Disk ErrorPress any key to restartI too spent many frustrating hours trying to find a solution that worked. I searched these threads, tried many of the solutions suggested here and elsewhere, including recreating the Windows CD without a specific file, using the FreeDOS boot CD (couldn't ever get it to work, though I understand some people have had success), Reinstalling Leopard and trying again, dancing around the laptop with incense three times counter clockwise while chanting the name of my childhood pet... etc.I FOUND A NEW SOLUTION!!!! A much easier solution!!!!For anyone who is having this problem and is planning to run virtualization software.(Something that let's you run Windows from inside Leopard)SKIP BOOT CAMP ALTOGETHER!!!USE VMware Fusion to install Windows.I decided to try a different approach entirely and did a completely fresh install of Leopard (not sure if that was necessary or not but with everything else I had been trying I wanted to clean it up anyhow) and then installed the 30 day trial version of Fusion w/ the unlock key VMware emailed me. I entered my information and Windows product key into Fusion's "Easy Install" Interface, clicked install, and about 30 minutes later I was browsing around in XP.I HIGHLY recommend this option for anyone having difficulty with the formatting screen not showing up. I have a Bachelors Degree in Information Systems and still spent the better part of 2 days working on this boot camp problem, including numerous hours with the higher tier of apple's tech support. I suspect that those of us having this problem ma
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Subscribe to our newsletter Search Home Forum Ask a question Latest questions Windows Mac Linux Internet Video Games Software Hardware Mobile Network Virus Café How To Download Ask a question Windows Software Mac Software Linux Software Android Apps BlackBerry Apps iPhone Apps Windows Phone Apps News Encyclopedia Home How To Operating Systems MacOS Unable to http://ccm.net/faq/6951-unable-to-install-windows-xp-via-bootcamp install Windows XP via BOOTCAMP Ask a question September 2016 Issue Solution Issue Since 5 days I picked the forums to understand why I cannot install Windows XP Service Pack 2 on my MacBook knowing that I have the same problem http://gparted.org/faq.php as most users to know the message Error Disc Press any key to restart etc ... You tell me again that it is a formatting problem etc etc ... The problem is that at no time could it offers me disk error to format my partition Boot Camp! Let me explain: - I created my partition with Boot Camp in Leopard (which has been updated for that matter) - I launched the installation with my Windows CD after my printed installation guide ... Windows proposed me to choose my partition so I choose C :/.... Boot Camp (FAT 32) - The installation starts, then at the end, the computer restarts on the Windows CD, and this new message: "Press any key to start the disk error when installation program". So I press a key and the previous operation repaired, i.e. the Windows installation files with the choice of the partition, install and reboot with the same message (Hold on ...) and so on. In short, the installation is done and redone in a loop every time! "I tried not to press a button when viewing the message, and after 3 seconds, it puts me Err. Hard Press any key to restart. I also tried to insert the CD to restart ... Leopard I finally tired it must be the tenth time I try to install Windows, I even reformatted Mac OS X. .. I said that at no time Windows asks me to format my partition after choosing the C partition :/...( FAT 32) Solution To solve this: 1 - Follow the same procedure usual, ie: Start BOOTCAMP Leopard, set up your partition (32GB recommended), start the installation. 2 - Early same installation (blue screen and scroll packages installed in the bottom of the screen), the first message: "Press F6 to install SCSI disk, repeatedly press F6 + F10 alternating the two. 3 - Once the last message ( "Press F6 to install SCSI"), continue the installation normally. 4 - A new message "insert disk" and "press S to specify a SCSI disk ( something in the genre), you press ENTER (to continue the install) - In fact for this manipulation info you can access the recovery console (shell) of windo
between partition editing software and partition management software? There is no difference. GParted was originally conceived as partition editing software but there are many other names that encompass the same or similar functionality including: Partition Management, Partition Manager, Partition Editing, Partition Editors, and Partitioning Software. 3: Is GParted really free? Yes. You do not have to pay money to use GParted. You have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve GParted. GParted is free software. 4: What is the difference between GParted and GParted Live? GParted is the partition editor application. GParted Live is a small bootable GNU/Linux distribution that contains the partition editor application. 5: What are the dependencies of GParted? You will need Parted >= 1.7.1 and Gtkmm >= 2.8.x Get Parted from http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/ and Gtkmm from http://gtkmm.org/ Also, several file systems are supported through their native tools. See the features page for more information on these tools. For a more detailed list of package dependencies, see the "Building from Source" section of the README file. 6: Is it safe? Short answer: Yes, it is safe :) By using the official tools for each file system and performing extensive checks before any actual operation I think GParted is as safe as it can/should be. Of course you have to realize I cannot give any guarantees, so you should probably make a backup of important data before toying with your partitions. NOTE: If you move a partition that is used in the operating system boot process (for example the C: drive in Windows), then the operating system might fail to boot. To fix this problem you will need to repair the boot configuration. See FAQ #13 for Linux/GRUB. See FAQs #14, #15, and #16 for Windows. See FAQ #21 for Mac OS X. 7: Is there a maximum to the amount of operations in the list? Nope, that is, not one an ordinary human being will ever reach. I myself tested it with up to 150 operations and it went smoothly. HOWEVER, I think it's wise to keep the amount of succesive operations limited. After all it's your data which is at risk. Especially when doing complex operations (copy,resize) I advise you to take it one step at a time. When resizing boot NTFS partitions, it is advisable to perform this as a single operation only. After resizing, boot into Windows twice to allow Windows to perform its checking operations. 8: What is the maximum amount of logical partitions an extended partition can hold? Well, in theory you could go on and