[appleninja]

So just got a new MBP from my company preinstalled with Windows XP. I'd like to use Boot Camp but i don't think it's installed already. With the Boot Camp Assistant i got as far as it asking for me to install the Windows XP CD, however, i don't have any of the install CD's as it's been preinstalled. How do i get Boot Camp to recognize that it already exists on my MBP? Is there a way for me to use Boot Camp or do i need to get a hold of a Windows XP CD?

Macbook Pro
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4 GB DDR
Mac OS X 10.5.2

[ghporter]

Welcome to the MacNN Forums!

You say your MBP came "preinstalled with Windows XP." If it's "preinstalled" why are you trying to install it again?

Try this: tell OS X to reboot. When you hear the chime, hold down the Option key. After a bit, you should see two disk drive icons, one for OS X and one for XP. If you do, that means that everything has been properly installed and all you need to do is select XP and the machine will boot into that.

Please tell us how this plays out.