How to Turn My Windows XP 64 Bit Edition Into a Mac
- 1). Download the ISORecorder application and install it on the Windows XP computer. Download the Chameleon bootloader application and move it to the USB Drive.
- 2). Download the Boot-132 Generic ISO file.
- 3). Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the folder containing the Boot-132 Genric ISO. Right click the Boot-132 ISO file and select "Record to CD" to open the ISORecorder application.
- 4). Click "Burn" and place the blank CD/R in the disc drive to begin burning the ISO file. ISORecorder will eject the disk when the burn process is complete. The Boot-132 boot CD is now ready for use.
- 1). Shut down the computer. Place the Boot-132 boot CD in the disc drive and boot up the machine again.
- 2). Press the "Enter" key at the first boot prompt to proceed.
- 3). Eject the Boot-132 CD immediately and replace it with the Leopard Retail Installation DVD. Do not enter anything when prompted for a hexadecimal value until the Leopard Installation DVD is safely in the drive.
- 4). Press the "Enter" key once the Leopard Installation DVD is safely in the drive. The computer will now be able to boot from the Leopard DVD and begin the OS/X installation process.
- 1). Select "Disk Utility" from the "Utilities" menu at the welcome screen.
- 2). Select the computer's hard drive from the list. Choose the "Format" option, selecting "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" from the pull down menu.
- 3). Select "Quit Disk Utility" from the "Disk Utility" menu when the format is complete.
- 4). Click the "Continue" button to proceed. Click the "Agree" button at the licensing agreement screen.
- 5). Select the Mac OS formatted drive and click "Continue" to begin the installation. This process may take some time to complete.
- 1). Remove the Leopard Installation DVD and insert the Boot-132 Generic Boot CD once the OS/X installation is complete. Reboot the computer.
- 2). Press "Enter" at the initial boot prompt as in the previous boot. Type "80" (without quotes) at the second boot prompt and press the "Enter" key to proceed.
- 3). Choose the OS/X hard disk and press the "Enter" key to complete the reboot process. You will now be running Leopard.
- 1). Insert the USB drive containing the Chameleon bootloader once Leopard has finished booting up.
- 2). Navigate to the USB drive in Finder. Open the Chameleon bootloader disk image to begin the installation.
- 3). Follow all the on-screen prompts to install the Chameleon bootloader. Leopard will now be able to boot without the Boot-132 Generic Boot CD.