can i instal mac osx on a computer designed for windows xp? if i can is it a good idea?
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You can install Mac OS X on IBM-PC compatible machines. Apple has come with a new operation system Mac OS X Tiger which canbe installed on PC with Intel/AMD processor. Visit this link to buy the operating system ... http://www.apple.com/macosx/
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Yes just install BOOTCAMP on your MAC.Follow this link to DOWNLOAD.\nhttp://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/\n\nAfter this is done just get a copy of windows XP install it on your MAC and you can install and play that game on your MAC hardware by installing WINDOWS. Dont worry you wont lose your MAC OS. It would be a dual boot.
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DONT USE OS X BETTER USE microsoft windows XP
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Tiger is very cool  Unfortuately, a computer designed for Windows will not recognize the Mac OS.   Sorry.  \n\nThe opposite is not true, however.  You can easily install Windows on any of the new Mac computers, through an included program on the Mac called Boot Camp.  But while Macs will run both Mac OS and Windows, Windows boxes will not run the Mac OS.  \n\nGood luck!!
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Anyone who says, "don't buy a Mac" I would venture to guess has never owned a Mac.  I use both, Mac for personal and graphics and a Dell PC for work, only because I have to use proprietary programs that do not support Mac.  Trust me, I can't wait to get back on my Mac.  As for your question, buy the Mac Pro, then you can dual boot and use both Mac OS and Windows
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Nope, but Apple has software available that lets you run Windows on an Apple computer.
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Yes...you need to buy an apple laptop which comes with the new Intel core duo processor which supports Windows XP....but my choice would be to stick with the OS X as it is a more reliable and stable operating system.
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Yes you can install Boot Camp on your mac which will then allow you to install windows xp on your mac and you'll be able to transfer files using the usual methods..\nhttp://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/\n\nYou can also buy a program called macdisk: http://www.macdisk.com/mden.php3
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Well, you could buy a program called VirtualPC. VirtualPC emulates Windows (any version you want) and you will be able to run any Windows (PC) program on your Mac. Since you actually are running another operating system on your computer, you will be using some hard drive space, RAM, and ROM.
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Yes you can, here's a great article on how to do it.\n\nhttp://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/11/19/mac_pc.html
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Hi there...here's a forum which someone asked the very same question and many people responded with the following: http://forums.applenova.com/showthread.php?t=6397&page=1&pp=30\n\nAnother site: http://www.silvermac.com/2006/cool-things-you-can-do-on-mac/
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If you don't want to install XP, then unfortunately there's now way you can run MS Flight Simulator on your Mac.  I would suggest you switch to X-Plane; it's a popular cross-platform flight simulator.\nhttp://www.x-plane.com/default.html\nhttp://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/xplane.html
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Not natively. IncrediMail supports Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/3/XP\n\nThere are ways to run Windows software on a Macintosh. I'm not a Mac user so you might want to post that as a different question or search for the answer here or other sites.
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If you regularly use programs that are only available for Windows then fair enough.\n\nPersonally I wouldn't bother.  Windows XP is dated and full of security issues so you would still need to protect Windows from viruses as you would on a PC.  Besides Windows is nowhere near as advanced as OS X.
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Depends on what you are going to use it for and what your preferences are.\n\nI like Macs so I'd say go for the Apple (which can also run XP using Bootcamp if you really want to) but it's more about preference than anything else.\n\n///
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Installing Windows on your Mac will not replace or remove your Macintosh operating system (ie OSX). When you turn on the computer you choose which operating system you want to use. More info at: http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
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There isn't. Mac OSX is entirely different from Windows and there is no chance the download would work on Windows. Plus those programs are mac exclusives so there's no PC Windows version either.