OEM...Buying Windows xp 64 bit for installation on a mac

[Dani]

OEM...Buying Windows xp 64 bit for installation on a mac. I have recently
purchase a new mac pro with leopard and wish to dual boot Windows xp 64 bit.
However I have not been able to find a version that is not an OEM which must
be delivered with a new PC. Is this an out of date requirement and if not
where can I buy a non OEM version online in New Zealand??

 

[Malke]

OEM...Buying Windows xp 64 bit for installation on a mac. I have recently
purchase a new mac pro with leopard and wish to dual boot Windows xp 64 bit.
However I have not been able to find a version that is not an OEM which must
be delivered with a new PC. Is this an out of date requirement and if not
where can I buy a non OEM version online in New Zealand??

I don't believe you can run XP 64-bit on a Mac, so save your money.
AFAIK (and I use Leopard and have installed quite a few copies of XP
using Boot Camp and Parallels on both Tiger and Leopard machines for
clients), you can *only* use a full retail version of XP 32-bit. Check
on Apple's support site for confirmation.


Malke