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Windows for MAC

Running Windows on an Intel-based Mac
With Apple’s introduction of Boot Camp, Windows can now run on an Intel-based Mac.

Boot Camp is a new public-beta software for Mac OS X that allows Intel-based Macs to boot into Windows XP. The software includes an assistant application to help with drive partitioning and the installation of Windows drivers for Mac hardware.

The partitioning method is done in Mac OS X. It features a slider to allow users to establish the amount of space to give Windows. Partitioning is active—users don’t have to erase their drives to create a new Windows partition. For extra safety and flexibility, Boot Camp automatically sets aside 5 GB of free space framing the Mac and Windows partitions. Within the Boot Camp Assistant, the size of the partition can be changed or removed altogether.

One obstacle for users may come when trying to share files between Windows XP and Mac OS X installations. Mac OS X can read and write to Windows ’ FAT32 volume format; however FAT32 only supports file sizes up to 4 GB. The newer NTFS format of Windows supports larger volumes, but Mac OS X can only read, not write them. Moreover, Windows XP can’t actively read Macintosh formatted HFS drives. Third party utilities such as Media four’s MacDrive can facilitate HFS compatibility.