Mac's run Windoz

Apple has released the public beta of boot camp so you can load and run Windows on an Intel Mac. I am downloading it now will let everyone know! Oh yes I got my new Mac Book Pro today!

 

OK I have a cheep Widows box with XP that I use for two things. First to use a VPN connection to the hospital. The client program only runs on a Windoz System. I know it makes me unclean, but I do it because I have to. After I sunk into the depths of depravity I discovered that the only way I can reprogram my CAN-View is with the heretical box. Well getting to the point, I have the system disk but it won't install on the Mac it want's it's own hardware! Whatt?? Is there any way to force it to install on my Mac? Do I have to give more money to the great satin? Is this typical for system software that comes with Windows Boxes? I am really bad at using Windows. Any help? The requirements for Boot Camp are Windows XP home and "Service Pack 2" how do I know if I have that? I would really like to save $200, if I can. The hospital stuff is like mission critical as it lets me in the L&D monitoring and charting system so I can keep track of thing and answer questions for the Midwifes and Family Docs with out getting in the car driving in look at the tracing then going home. Ideas?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FourOhFour @ Apr 6 2006, 05:22 AM) [snapback]235770[/snapback]</div>

Thanks I suspected that was the problem the system software keep giving me messages that it did not want to go to this "strange computer". Support from Mircosoft is that possible? I will buy one I would not feel guilty if I used the software on anouther computer as long a I put the first on a shelf. I may just sell or donate the old laptop. Apple may have placed other checks and ballances so as not to antagonize Bill.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jfschultz @ Apr 6 2006, 10:38 AM) [snapback]235871[/snapback]</div>

The dam has burst! How long will it be before you see a Dell running OS X. Then what will Bill do?

 

Ok it is a done deal and I am going through the clensing rituials. "It is alive!!!" I am connected to the hospital and for what ever reason the hospital does not know I am using WiFi ( OK don't even try it not only am I encrypted, but you will have to come more than half way down the driveway and then there is Sasha, think about it, do you want to meet Sasha in the dark? Even her tongue is black!)
OK I have not installed a OS other than Apple in a long, long time, but this 1978 OS start up stuff with Windows before it gets going and references to XT and AT. What a yuk!! Does any one have one of those old IBM boxes running? And references to old interface connections SCSI, give me a break. That is like "Sooo" 20 century? No wonder Microsoft is in trouble. Give it up, let it go, and cut them off. Just try booting OS 9 from this computer. Whatever. OK Windoz XT works and it took some doing. Took half of the night and I can not believe the DOSS underpinnings that are still obviously there!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BellBoy @ Apr 7 2006, 09:01 AM) [snapback]236333[/snapback]</div>

OK 88 but 78 sounds better. What is DOS but a stolen CP/M? Bills entire fortune is built on stealing other folks ideas started with Basic and goes from there.

 

I thought I would update you. All of a sudden the network connections stopped working. I tried to reinstall the drivers but lost everything but the mouse? I then went back the restore thing and the resolution on the screen went south and I lost the Mac Video drivers. I swear that I have not been out surfing the net I did not even up date the software or register it. All I did was install the VPN client and connect once over the secure network to the hospital. I never even touched Internet Explorer!! Really. Does everyone go through this with Windows? I am going out to buy a Windows for Dummies book. I wiped the partition and am going to rebuild and reinstall the whole thing. Bummer. I am so glad I am a Mac user and I am even more sure of that now, than ever before. Off to the bookstore.