Windows on MacBook Pro

dgil2004 · Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

I am thinking about putting Windows XP on my MacBookPro, but want to do a trial....

Any ideas on where I can get one. I have tried microsoft.com but it nevers comes thru.

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Steve Jain · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 835

On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 13:56:19 -0800, dgil2004@officeformac.com wrote:

>I am thinking about putting Windows XP on my MacBookPro, but want to do a trial....
>
>Any ideas on where I can get one. I have tried microsoft.com but it nevers comes thru.

There are no longer any offers from Microsoft for trials of Windows XP
that you can install...it's over 5 years old.

Steve Jain · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 835

On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 14:51:55 -0800, dgil2004@officeformac.com wrote:

>Guess that explains it. I found something on their site where you can download it or get a CD with it on it.....that old too?

There is a trial for Windows XP x64:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/facts/trial.mspx

I'm not sure if that will work with Bootcamp though.

What are you hoping to find out with the trial? XP works with
Bootcamp.

Colin Barnhorst · Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 210

It will but there are no 64bit Mac drivers for Windows.

"Steve Jain" wrote in message @4ax.com...
> On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 14:51:55 -0800, dgil2004@officeformac.com wrote:
>
>>Guess that explains it. I found something on their site where you can
>>download it or get a CD with it on it.....that old too?
>
> There is a trial for Windows XP x64:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/facts/trial.mspx
>
> I'm not sure if that will work with Bootcamp though.
>
> What are you hoping to find out with the trial? XP works with
> Bootcamp.

Fred Horvat · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 69

I used to have a 180 day XP Pro Trial CD I got at a Microsoft event just
when XP came out. License expired after the 180 days and could not be used
again after that date. Ended up in the recycle bin long ago.

On 2/5/08 5:03 PM, in article h8nhq3p1h33qah270uiq543q93gt0f7cva@4ax.com,
"Steve Jain" wrote:

> On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 13:56:19 -0800, dgil2004@officeformac.com wrote:
>
>> I am thinking about putting Windows XP on my MacBookPro, but want to do a
>> trial....
>>
>> Any ideas on where I can get one. I have tried microsoft.com but it nevers
>> comes thru.
>
> There are no longer any offers from Microsoft for trials of Windows XP
> that you can install...it's over 5 years old.