[Nic]

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I had the same problem as that guy.

I did the thing where you press the option key at startup. It works but every time i restart the computer or turn it off and back on that message comes up again!

"No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key"

I need to completely get rid of that!

Yes I also tried installing windows XP through bootcamp and it failed.

So how do i totally get rid of this problem?

[ghporter]

To start with, WELCOME to our forums!

Now for your problem. You don't give us a lot to go on. I'm thinking that there's something odd about how the partitioning went when you ran the Boot Camp Utility, and so it's looking for a nonexistent bootable partition. You should ONLY have the OS X option until you have another OS like XP installed. Otherwise, the boot selector will not have anything to give you as a second option.

I'd suggest first you run the Boot Camp Utility and use the "Restore the startup disk to a single volume" option. That will completely do away with the new partition, and let you start fresh.

I'd also be interested in what Mac you have, and what Windows programs you plan to run.

Again, WELCOME!

[Nic]

Originally Posted by ghporter 

To start with, WELCOME to our forums!

Now for your problem. You don't give us a lot to go on. I'm thinking that there's something odd about how the partitioning went when you ran the Boot Camp Utility, and so it's looking for a nonexistent bootable partition. You should ONLY have the OS X option until you have another OS like XP installed. Otherwise, the boot selector will not have anything to give you as a second option.

I'd suggest first you run the Boot Camp Utility and use the "Restore the startup disk to a single volume" option. That will completely do away with the new partition, and let you start fresh.

I'd also be interested in what Mac you have, and what Windows programs you plan to run.

Again, WELCOME!

Well after bootcamp made the partitioned space for windows i ran the setup. I did not complete the the setup. After I went to bootcamp and made it delete that partitioned space and put it back on the mac HD. But I am confused with what you are saying. I am new to mac, just got this iMac last month and its my first mac.

Its running leopard and i plan to use it for design (graphic, web) and music, video, ect.

[ghporter]

You've done what I suggested-restored the disk to a single (in this case Mac) volume. It looks like any one of a number of Windows goofs may have happened, from a glitch while Windows was installing, to a problem with your XP disc.

As for what you're going to use it for, Windows is probably the less effective choice for graphics and video. Mac software tends to be the more preferred way to handle that sort of thing. But if you have a preferred Windows app to use, then you'll definitely need a way to run it.

I'm quite happy with my iMac, and it's very capable machine. Running Windows on it is not a bad thing at all, especially if it has plenty of RAM. Give Boot Camp another try and see if you run into problems again, and let us know how things turn out.

[Nic]

Originally Posted by ghporter 

You've done what I suggested-restored the disk to a single (in this case Mac) volume. It looks like any one of a number of Windows goofs may have happened, from a glitch while Windows was installing, to a problem with your XP disc.

As for what you're going to use it for, Windows is probably the less effective choice for graphics and video. Mac software tends to be the more preferred way to handle that sort of thing. But if you have a preferred Windows app to use, then you'll definitely need a way to run it.

I'm quite happy with my iMac, and it's very capable machine. Running Windows on it is not a bad thing at all, especially if it has plenty of RAM. Give Boot Camp another try and see if you run into problems again, and let us know how things turn out.

Thanks! I was only installing windows so i could play some games.