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How is Boot Camp different from the software hack that lets me install Windows XP?

April 26, 2017boot camp different hack install LETS Software Windows XP

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How is Boot Camp different from the software hack that lets me install Windows XP?

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You’re referring to the two enterprising hackers who got Windows to install on Intel-based Macs a few weeks before Boot Camp’s released. However, installing that hack took quite a bit more effort than Boot Camp. You had to choose which operating system you wanted to use every time you rebooted. The hack didn’t include any Windows drivers for Mac hardware, so Macs that used the hack to install Windows XP generally didn’t work very well. And you need to have a Windows PC in order to create a modified Windows installation disc. Boot Camp is better than that hack on all counts.