Mac OS X and Windows XP Dual boot

[WinSlayer]

I have a system and i have installed Windows XP and i don't want to install Ubuntu and grub or any linux OS to as i do not mave much space on the disk. I had installed iATKOS v5 of Mac OS X on my computer. Can i just use a dual boot system and not triple boot? I just want Mac OS X and Windows XP Dual boot. Please help...

[FaMe FacToR]

The problem is, Mac needs to partition entire disk drive to before it installs Mac OS X. So your Windows OS if any will be removed and if you again install Windows [any version] it needs its boot loader to be default and will remove the mac's boot loader. In such cases, only Grub has the capability to remove all the boot loader and create an entry for each OS which will be bootable. So you must install linux pr create a 10MB partition and install only grub to let you boot from the dual boot system. Also have a look at this guide : How To Triple Boot MAC OS X, Windows 7 and Ubuntu 8.10 Linux

[WinSlayer]

I have been through that guide. So i know i have to triple boot to use mac and windows togather, it would have been no problem if i was to use Mac with Linux, but i want to use Windows. I want a way to triple boot because i am running low on hard disk drive. I am planning to get a new PC but in winter. But i don't want to wait for that much time. If any workaround do post...

[Rudra.J]

So the actual process :

• Install Mac OS X see the previous posts
• Install Windows [Any Version]
• Again boot from Mac DVD and in the customize screen uncheck every option except bootloader [Don't select both boot loader]
• Click on Install.
• Reboot when done.
• Ok, Thats it...

See the complete step : How To Triple Boot MAC OS X, Windows 7 and Ubuntu 8.10 Linux The last post.