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With that said, here are two products you could buy if you want to setup Windows as a VM under Mac OS X. In review then, a VM allows you to run two operating systems at once, and a dual-boot setup allows you to run one OS at a time.

Some folks have a hard time understanding the VM concept and it becomes a bit more confusing to them. The person only needs to use one application that requires Windows XP, so when he’s done using that application, he can reboot the machine into the Mac OS.įor some people, this is simpler. However, because the person who will be using this setup is a novice computer user, we’re going to setup Windows XP as a dual-boot setup. This allows you to use both operating systems at the same time. So you would fire up your Mac, and start a VM that would run Windows XP at the same time. More specifically, you can run Windows XP in a window on the Mac OS as it’s running. In this case we’ll be running Mac OS X and Windows XP. VMs allow you to run two operating systems on one machine. Virtual Machines or VMs as they’re known are great. The person who will be using this is NOT an experienced computer person and is the only person who will be using his Macbook Pro. It’s got a 500 GB hard drive, so there’s a plenty of space to run two Operating Systems. I’ve got a Macbook Pro that’s freakin’ cool and was purchased in January 2011. But for this story, I’m using Windows XP. You can also run Windows 7 on a Macbook Pro too. Yes, you can run Windows XP on a Macbook Pro. Here’s my experience, why I did it and what you can expect when doing something like this.

If you're using Boot Camp to start up from Microsoft Windows, set Startup Disk preferences to start up from macOS instead. Then shut down or restart and try again.I recently installed Windows XP on a Macbook Pro running Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.6.

Some key combinations don't work when your Mac is using a firmware password.

If you're using a keyboard made for a PC, such as a keyboard with a Windows logo, try a keyboard made for Mac. Or use your built-in keyboard or a wired keyboard.

If you're using a wireless keyboard, plug it into your Mac, if possible.

Some keyboards have a light that flashes briefly at startup, indicating that the keyboard is recognized and ready for use.

You might need to wait a few seconds before pressing the keys, to give your Mac more time to recognize the keyboard as it starts up.

Then press and hold the key combination after pressing the power button to turn on your Mac. If you can't shut down, press and hold the power button for up to 10 seconds, until your Mac turns off.

If you can't get a key combination to work when restarting your Mac, shut down your Mac first.Press and hold all keys in the combination together, not one at a time.