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Q: I need help installing Windows on iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010) OSX Yosemite

Like many of us the superdrive is broken but it still reads CDs, Bootcamp no longer gives me the option to make a partition or install anything. I can make a partition using Disk Utility. So I thought I could install a copy of Win XP SP2 and upgrade from there. Unfortunately all my attempts ended with : "Press any key to boot from CD..." and then the message blinking forever... I own an original win XP Pro install CD I bought in 2001 and to my surprise I was able to install it on the partition. The problem is that I cannot upgrade to SP2, I cannot install bootcamp drivers or connect to the Internet to upgrade. I have been trying for hours and I think this path is a dead end.  My question is why the old original CD boots and all the genuine ISO images of Win XP SP2  do not?

I would be very thankful if someone could help me  find a solution.

iMac, Windows XP

Posted on Jul 18, 2015 5:34 PM

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