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    Bootcamp issue

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by fenix, Aug 31, 2006.

  1. fenix

    fenix Notebook Consultant

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    Hey, I have a little issue with bootcamp on my MBP. Maybe it is just supposed to work like this I'm not sure. Whenever I start the computer it automatically boots into XP not OSX. In order to get into OSX I have to hold down alt each and every time I boot up or even restart the notebook. This brings to the screen where I can choose between XP and OSX.

    Anyway its kind annoying having to hold alt each time, anyone have any ideas?
     
    fenix, Aug 31, 2006
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  2. pina

    pina Notebook Geek

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    I don't have experience with booting on mac computers, but I think it's because you have installed windows on your first primary active partition. On windows computers, that would be your problem but I think on your mac too.
     
    pina, Aug 31, 2006
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    xbandaidx Notebook Deity

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    If you go to your System in control panel in XP, its under one of those tabs (sorry I always forget this one, I don't do it that often) there is an option there that you can either choose that it show the OS selection screen always.
     
    xbandaidx, Aug 31, 2006
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  5. fenderboy

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    1) In OSX, open "System Preferences".
    2) Click on the "Startup Disk" preference pane in the "system" subcategory
    3) Click on the Mac OSX 10.4.7 folder.

    Now whenever you start up your computer it will automatically boot OSX. To make it automatically boot to Windows during start up you follow the same procedure, but select the "Windows XP" folder instead of OSX in step 3.
    Hope that helps,
    Steve
     
    fenderboy, Sep 1, 2006
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    fenix Notebook Consultant

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    Wicked, that worked perfectly. Thanks fenderboy
     
    fenix, Sep 1, 2006
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    kabooky Notebook Guru

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    i looked at that third party solution, and it is just a gross looking bootloader.
     
    kabooky, Sep 1, 2006
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