dont have xp drives

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dont have xp drives
« on: October 04, 2009, 04:30:11 »
I dont know what it means, and I've googled for them, and it wasnt helpful.

PWEASE are there any other ways to run ks on osx? D:

Re: dont have xp drives
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2009, 16:04:25 »
How are you attempting to run it? If you have an intel mac, you can try and use wine, as it always works for me on linux. Otherwise, you could use a virtual machine like vmware or virtualbox.

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Re: dont have xp drives
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2009, 16:37:56 »
Can you also include more information on what you're actually doing and what you try to accomplish?

Just posting an error message with: "it doesn't work" really makes it hard to troubleshoot the issue.
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Re: dont have xp drives
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2009, 05:13:46 »
I have mac osx, I'm trying to run executable files :(

but when I try to install bootcamp it says I need xp/vista disks when I dont really have them.

And I dont know anything about how to do this technical thing :( help :(

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Re: dont have xp drives
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2009, 17:43:38 »
buy a copy of windows xp or vista (maybe 7 if you have latest mac os) at a store such as best buy, you need a valid bought copy of windows because of licensing reasons.
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Re: dont have xp drives
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2009, 21:47:24 »
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I have mac osx, I'm trying to run executable files :(

but when I try to install bootcamp it says I need xp/vista disks when I dont really have them.
I don't have a Mac, but after googling Boot Camp I have a pretty good idea what it is.

Boot Camp isn't for running Windows programs in Mac OSX; it's for installing (and booting) Windows on a Mac.  This is why you need a Windows installation disk.  If you buy Windows XP/Vista/7 and want to install it on a Mac instead of a PC, that is what you would use Boot Camp for.

I don't know much about Macs, but the most popular thing I hear Mac users mention for running Windows programs is Wine, which provides a framework for running Windows programs on a Mac.  Here's a guide to installing Wine.
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