Does it work? Yes it does, but before slapping a Windows XP CD into your new Intel iMac, mini or MacBook Pro, like I did, read this first.
Sure, it’s relatively easy, but it takes several preparation stages before the actual Windows XP installation. The whole affair takes about one hour. Beginners should print the Boot Camp manual first for easy reference. And, like all computer manuals say, back up your important files. Once installed, my first reaction was … amazement. How cool to be able to run the David and Goliath of operating systems in one computer. BOOTS FASTER ON IMAC I found Windows XP boots faster on the iMac than it does on comparable IBM clone PCs and runs most Windows programs faster, thanks to the latest Intel Core Duo chip, actually two chips that can work simultaneously. Some programs, like Photoshop, ran a surprising 50 per cent faster on Windows than on the Mac OS X emulation mode — older programs for Intel Apple computers are being rewritten to run fast on any Apple.
