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Boot Camp does not recognize my install CD
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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I received a copy of XP with SP2 (ISO) from the MSDN at my school. When Boot Camp asks for my copy of XP, I put that in the drive, but it will not recognize it. I have a MacBook 1.83.
Please help.
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Try another Win install disk
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13" MB, 2.0, 80HD, Glossy
15" PB 1.5, 100HD, Matte
15" MBP C2D, 2.33, 160HD, Glossy
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
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I agree. Tell your school that the disc doesn't work and ask for a replacement.
Now if THAT one doesn't work, then there's a problem somewhere... Maybe time to reinstall Boot Camp.
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Glenn -----
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After you put the disk in, you did restart, right? You have to insert the disk, restart, then hold option during the system boot and select the CD. I think the "Start Installation" button does this for you, but I'm not sure.
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Thanks for the tips. I tried the Options tip, but no dice. I let the school know about the cd and they were clueless. So, I can only hope to find some one with an XP cd.
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Join Date: Jul 2002
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If it's one of those hologram discs, your MacBook may not read the disc well. (This happened to me, too.) Try making a copy of the disc (on an opaque disc) then use this.
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Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001
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Originally Posted by ctj 
If it's one of those hologram discs, your MacBook may not read the disc well. (This happened to me, too.) Try making a copy of the disc (on an opaque disc) then use this.
This is interesting. Are you using a MacBook or something else-maybe something that has a dual-layer DVD drive? I can see the hologram goofing up a dual layer drive...
But as is often the case, Windows can get notional, even like this. I've had more than one user report "my fresh-from-Redmond Windows disc won't work, but on a hunch I burned a copy of it and the copy works fine!" Really. In fact, I've "rescued" a number of audio and data CDs this way; a copy program on a PC is apparently much better at reading marginal CDs than the OS itself, and there's no reason to believe that this won't also be the case on a Mac.
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Myself, I have a Black MacBook, and I do believe it reads dual-layer DVDs. The Windows XP Pro disc I had (OEM copy, with the holograms) would mount fine under OS X, but when I used it to install Windows, it would sit and hang while trying to read the disc (it sat a black screen, never did get to the blue install screen).
After much unpleasantness, I figured I'd just make a copy and see what happened. Well, what happened is that it worked.
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Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001
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...and another satisfied customer!!!
Seriously, it's weird but it works, so try it before you go to too much other trouble with a weird-acting disc.
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Glenn -----
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