View Full Version : Why can't you make a duel boot Leopard/windows pc?
highlanderjames
05-08-2008, 07:46 PM
Why can't you install osx/leopard and windows on a pc? Good progect if you can.
veronicazilla
05-08-2008, 08:26 PM
The simple solution to that is to have OS X and run either Bootcamp or Parallels with Windows.
zeronome
05-08-2008, 08:42 PM
I run both on my macbook pro. The coolest part is that with VMware fusion i can run them both at the same time. Vista Business runs as a virtual machine but its awesome on my second monitor. it really feels like two machines running.
veronicazilla
05-08-2008, 09:07 PM
For some reason I can't get my hard drive to partition using the Boot Camp Assistant. Has anyone else had an issue with it?
highlanderjames
05-08-2008, 09:37 PM
i dunno,i'd just like to take my pc,slap in leopard and windows xp and not go buy vista and have a cool duel boot pc.
tokenuser
05-08-2008, 09:52 PM
OSX86 - Hackint0sh ...
http://lifehacker.com/348653/install-os-x-on-your-hackintosh-pc-no-hacking-required
BTW - Dual is two, duel is a fight. I guess it could be either ;)
highlanderjames
05-08-2008, 10:07 PM
lol,ya i got a few typos,pulling my hair out on xp here. i about fed up with microsoft all together. I walked into the apple store last month,fell in love with what they had,but they're hard ware is way over priced. The last time is used a mac was in school in the early 90's,so i've got a lot catching up to do,but i'm willing to slap leopard on my pc and just use it,if it can be done. and from the replys it sounds like it can. but every were i've looked they want you to upgrade to vista,i hate vista,and i don't want to slap down $400 to buy it.I was hoping it can be done with windows xp,i already have xp.
bdegrande
05-08-2008, 11:43 PM
It's routine to be able to do it on Macs with Boot Camp. On non-Macs, search for OSX86 or Hackintosh for instructions. Not easy, but certainly possible. I have a Sony UMPC that dual boots XP and Tiger, adn the only reason I haven't tried Vista and Leopard on it is very limited disk space.
chuckles
05-09-2008, 01:50 AM
For some reason I can't get my hard drive to partition using the Boot Camp Assistant. Has anyone else had an issue with it?
It is probably because of how your drive was originally formated partitioned. It needs the "GUID Partition Table" scheme. If you want to use Boot Camp, you might have to re-do you entire system. :(
-chuckles-