Installing XP on a Macbook Air?

[Pep]

Should finally get my macbook tomorrow

Wanting to install XP on it to run some software at work, how do I go about it?
Just realised also I haven't got a disk drive on it....doh!

As much help as poss needed as I've never even seen a macbook yet!!

 

[Will.]

Need one of these.

http://store.apple.com/uk_edu_5000614/product/MC684ZM/A

 

[Pep]

OK cool, thats the first problem solved!

Is it just a case of buying XP and putting the disc in and following the steps then?
Surely it can't be that easy?!

And can you still buy XP? Anyone have a disc?!

 

[Revels]

Can you do anything yourself?

 

[Will.]

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1461

There we go

 

[Pep]

Can you do anything yourself?

Several things, but I don't want to start over-doing it now do I.

Cheers Will, much appreciated.
Assumign once I've done it then I can install my software easily enough just like a PC, happy days.

Is it possible to have 2, XP and windows 7?!

 

[Pep]

Struggling a bit with this.

Have downloaded boot camp but it doesn't like something, can't install?
Can someone take me through it step by step?!

 

[Danny133]

Use parallels its easy

 

[Pep]

elaborate please?!

 

[Munson]

Is XP still supported under Bootcamp? I thought it was scrubbed. Could have been a dream though. I sometimes have to use XP, so I run it in a Virtual PC on my Bootcamped Windows 7 installation.

 

[Tom]

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1461

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4818#3

 

[Will.]

Is XP still supported under Bootcamp? I thought it was scrubbed. Could have been a dream though. I sometimes have to use XP, so I run it in a Virtual PC on my Bootcamped Windows 7 installation.

A pc within a pc withing a mac. Deep.

 

[Munson]

A dream within a dream by the looks of things.

 

[mas]

Parallels. Much better route to go down.

 

[Ronnie R]

WTF don't by a CD DVD lol.

Parallel will accept an ISO file, so if you know what you're doing. Build an ISO file from a disc on another computer and do it that way. That's what I done.

 

[Pep]

Thanks for the help, will do some research!
A mate apparently has XP on his so will pick his brains!

Ronnie, cheers for the advice but I have no idea what I'm doing/that meant!

 

[Pep]

Turns out Lion won't support XP, so have done it using parallels, works a treat!