Help! Can't install Windows XP Home Edition
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JohnShooba
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Help! Can't install Windows XP Home Edition
I recently tried to install Windows Xp Home Edition on my Mac OSX Leopard. Everything seems to be going fine until it asks me to insert the installation disk. When I press enter, it says, "Setup could not read the CD you inserted. Why does it say this? Another strange thing is that the disk stops running at that part, I mean literally stops spinning. Please, please help me out! Thx.
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Sasquatch
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Re: Help! Can't install Windows XP Home Edition
If enabling passthrough in the VM settings doesn't work, create an ISO of the disc and use that instead. Works guaranteed.
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