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So I\'ve downloaded Parallels Desktop and want to use it to run a couple programs on my Mac. Turns out I need a licensed copy of Windows XP. I assumed my old Toshiba reboot disk would be sufficient but apparently it\'s not. Anyone know how I can set this up so I can run Windows on my Mac. I\'ve searched the Webernets but didn\'t quite find what I was looking for. I sent Dave a pm, but then I remembered he\'s on the road. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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There is also bootcamp you can use for the mac, but that probably doesn\'t solve your licensed copy of XP problem. Paralells is probably better anyway. There must be a "legal download" somewhere for windows XP, no? If not, it can\'t be much more than $100.
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My business partner and I had the same issue recently. I will inquire with him how we went around that issue. Maybe what we did can help you.
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There is also bootcamp you can use for the mac, but that probably doesn\'t solve your licensed copy of XP problem. Paralells is probably better anyway. There must be a "legal download" somewhere for windows XP, no? If not, it can\'t be much more than $100.


The problem is I don\'t have the $100 to spare. I\'ve considered pirating a copy but don\'t want to get any virus. I thought the copy in my old cpu would work, but apparently not. Hopefully Spacey can help me out.
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If you Mac has Intel processors you should just put Ubuntu 9.04 on there instead.

But yeah Linux on PPC isn\'t so great.
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There are ways to get windows w/o paying for it, if you are interested in going down those routes.

OR

Get the Windows 7 beta, which is a fully functional (beta) OS.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx
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