How complicated is it to install Windows on an Intel-based Mac?
It is considerably easier now than it was in 2006, with multiple fully supported options. Using “XOM” This answer is provided primarily for “historical” purposes. Users who need to “dual boot” an Intel-based Mac would be better served by Apple’s Boot Camp solution. Referring to the “XOM hack” solution originally provided by creative and hard-working hackers, the first version of the Windows on Mac Q&A published April 3, 2006 said: If you took a quick look at the installation instructions on WinXPonMac (now offline) or watched the video “walk through” at blog Uneasy Silence, it became immediately apparent that compared to installing the average MacOS X application, installing Windows on the Intel-based Macs was rather complicated. A MacWorld feature documented the process of installing and using Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac via “XOM”. The article should be read in its entirety, but regarding the relative complexity, the author said: I don’t think that installing and using Windows XP
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