http://www.osnews.com/story/13911/It_s_Official_Windows_XP_Boots_on_Macbook_1 Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2009, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:59:29 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif http://www.osnews.com http://osnews.com/thread?102536 http://osnews.com/thread?102536 Im really hoping this is a gag Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:47:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (anduril) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102537 http://osnews.com/thread?102537 That would be funny if it weren't so depressing. (I want to hear it really happen!!!) Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:47:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (JaredWhite) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102539 http://osnews.com/thread?102539 hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahaha Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:50:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (PipoDeClown) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102540 http://osnews.com/thread?102540 I couldn't believe it already when I saw the headline.
Why would anybody buy a Mac and then try to run XP on it?

It is quite funny though Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:50:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (mkools) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102541 http://osnews.com/thread?102541 is this XP sp2 or sp1 ? Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:52:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (bl4z) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102544 http://osnews.com/thread?102544 Saw it on TUAW last week ;-) Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:54:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (mini-me) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102547 http://osnews.com/thread?102547 Now I have a decent reason for buying a Macbook Pro!

muahahahahah Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:57:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (chocobanana) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102548 http://osnews.com/thread?102548 I needed a good laugh the way my day has been going. Thanks!!! Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:57:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (dustinsharp) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102549 http://osnews.com/thread?102549 Geez. It was on digg weeks ago. And it is still not funny! Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:58:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (SpookyET) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102550 http://osnews.com/thread?102550 Oh come on spooky.

I think it is hysterical...very creative... Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:00:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (BWhaler) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102551 http://osnews.com/thread?102551 It's late, it's not funny. To which abyss has OSNews sunk ? Should I go get my OS news somewhere else now ? Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:03:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (edasque) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102553 http://osnews.com/thread?102553 yay ... where can you but those boots Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:03:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Andre) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102554 http://osnews.com/thread?102554 I actually have a similar pair, where do I get the badges? (Sarcasm mode turned OFF) Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (lopisaur) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102556 http://osnews.com/thread?102556 That was fairly amusing and original, esp. when I REALLY did think for a second when I saw the link that maybe someone had hacked XP to bootstrap on a macbook.

(So are those the official XP Boots?) Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:14:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (cutterjohn) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102562 http://osnews.com/thread?102562 Err, is this something that should be posted on OSNews? Funny it may be, but it's not exactly what I visit OSNews for. As irritating as that water on Mars thing. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:30:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (balster neb) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102563 http://osnews.com/thread?102563 I'm just surprised nobody is calling fake since it's an obvious 'shop. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:30:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (deathshadow) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102564 http://osnews.com/thread?102564 My God, people here are such squares. It's in the humor category. If you can't take a joke, then please ignore the items with the humor icon. Sheesh. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:31:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Adam S) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102565 http://osnews.com/thread?102565 As I was sitting in my cubicle waiting for a meeting request for a conf call which I'm leary about, this was definitely a good pick me up. I got a nice chuckle out of this. The really funny part is that its so basic its funny. The boots a nice style tho, they don't look like the typical doc martens. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:33:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (TaterSalad) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102567 http://osnews.com/thread?102567 I am certain that the good folks at ZDNet Australia will be publishing a story about this soon. I can imagine a few headlines:

1. Mac OSX Hacked AGAIN: Hackers get XP to boot on a Mac
2. Hackers find Mac OSX is just Windows XP in disguise
3. Mac OSX Upgraded to Windows XP
4. Apple shamed, Windows XP boots on a MacBook Pro

Seriously, given the recent amount of insanity coming from the land down under, I expect an article with something like these headlines soon. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:35:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (barcode) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102569 http://osnews.com/thread?102569 Now that made me laugh, thanks Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:37:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (DaaT) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102570 http://osnews.com/thread?102570 This idea could be extended to a "Windows XP boots on [anything]" site.. with pictures of boots on toasters, heavy machinery, wristwatches and so on.. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:38:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Peter) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102572 http://osnews.com/thread?102572 fell for it too,. got a good laugh out of that one Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:40:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (hollovoid) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102573 http://osnews.com/thread?102573 Ha! That's a great idea.

Windows XP boots on puppies
Windows XP boots on grandmothers
Windows XP boots on linux
Windows XP boots on TI calculators Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:42:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (barcode) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102574 http://osnews.com/thread?102574 Great Adam!!! Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:45:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (rfranza) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102575 http://osnews.com/thread?102575 it's not the guy of the page who's retarded... You seem to! lol omgwtflol Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:45:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (TurkiSh) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102577 http://osnews.com/thread?102577 Seriously, given the recent amount of insanity coming from the land down under, I expect an article with something like these headlines soon.

Yes, there is a conspiracy [1]... It involves aliens, ZDNet, CNet, NASA, and us. All those are trying to dethrone His Steveness, using grey aliens in Seattle.

The truth is out there. Follow the white rabbit.

[1] http://cogscanthink.blogsome.com/2006/03/06/go-suck-a-herb/ Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:48:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom_Holwerda) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102578 http://osnews.com/thread?102578 Sadly those headlines flow upstream to their zdnet U.S. sites. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:52:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (TaterSalad) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102579 http://osnews.com/thread?102579 How you got from my use of "insanity" to your thinking I was saying "conspiracy" is beyond me. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:56:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (barcode) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102581 http://osnews.com/thread?102581 Its a joke. Laugh or move on, sheesh. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:59:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Lighthater) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102582 http://osnews.com/thread?102582 Windows XP boots on linux

I can just imagine a pair of those boots on top of a stuffed penguin face down. You want to talk about starting up a flame war, that would probably be the way to do it. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:59:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (TaterSalad) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102583 http://osnews.com/thread?102583 I want to see windows xp Boots on C64 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:01:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (viator) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102588 http://osnews.com/thread?102588 From the Photoshop, I guess Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:12:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (bogomipz) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102589 http://osnews.com/thread?102589 That's about as exciting as the discovery of water on mars.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0504/WaterOnMars2_gcc.jpg Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:16:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Noremacam) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102591 http://osnews.com/thread?102591 How you got from my use of "insanity" to your thinking I was saying "conspiracy" is beyond me.

Lighten up, I was joking . Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:22:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom_Holwerda) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102592 http://osnews.com/thread?102592 Lighten up! That was funny! :-) Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:26:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Windows Sucks) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102595 http://osnews.com/thread?102595 "Err, is this something that should be posted on OSNews? Funny it may be, but it's not exactly what I visit OSNews for. As irritating as that water on Mars thing."

You do know they can now surgically implant a sense of humor, don't you? :-) Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:36:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (protagonist) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102596 http://osnews.com/thread?102596 finally! Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:38:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (j.blechert) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102598 http://osnews.com/thread?102598 Err, is this something that should be posted on OSNews? Funny it may be, but it's not exactly what I visit OSNews for. As irritating as that water on Mars thing.

This is the best Apple related story I have seen on OSNews in the last month and there have been a lot of them. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:45:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (setuid_w00t) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102600 http://osnews.com/thread?102600 I heard it's a two step process. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:52:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (mono) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102604 http://osnews.com/thread?102604 I can just imagine a pair of those boots on top of a stuffed penguin face down.

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a .. err .. a penguin .. or something -- for ever. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 18:00:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (raboof) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102606 http://osnews.com/thread?102606 alas, I had the misfortune of checking the comments before opening the link. ... Now I get it.... ... oh well... A for artistic effort. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 18:06:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (siraf72) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102611 http://osnews.com/thread?102611 Hahaha this is hilarious Wed, 08 Mar 2006 18:18:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Tomasz Dominikowski) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102623 http://osnews.com/thread?102623 either way, for those of us who dont read digg.com it was good ^_- Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (joesnow) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102624 http://osnews.com/thread?102624 I know this is the humor section but.. when did this place become digg? Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:19:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Rocinante) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102626 http://osnews.com/thread?102626 "Windows XP boots on grandmothers "

In some religions that's called demonic posession ;-) Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:33:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Celerate) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102627 http://osnews.com/thread?102627 Does the blue screen of death now happen after you kick an LCD monitor?

I wonder is there a vulnerability in the boots which lets water in?

Can bots be installed which take control and have you walking into stores which sell fake Rolexs or v1aga?

Think sillier ;-) Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Nicholas Blachford) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102628 http://osnews.com/thread?102628 Don't make fun of Macs, that's blasphemy, you heathen. :-P Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (JamesTRexx) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102629 http://osnews.com/thread?102629 I can just imagine a pair of those boots on top of a stuffed penguin face down. You want to talk about starting up a flame war, that would probably be the way to do it.

I wonder are they flame retardant? Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:48:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Nicholas Blachford) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102631 http://osnews.com/thread?102631 I heard it's a two step process.
Actually, it's a three step process; one step forward, two steps back. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:52:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (JamesTRexx) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102632 http://osnews.com/thread?102632 Yeah you are right. Its a joke and many of them didn't understand it. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:53:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (microFawad) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102645 http://osnews.com/thread?102645 This proves that geeks should stay with what they're good at (programming or something).

Leave the jokes to the funny people! Wed, 08 Mar 2006 20:30:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (dr_gonzo) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102647 http://osnews.com/thread?102647 It's late, it's not funny. To which abyss has OSNews sunk ? Should I go get my OS news somewhere else now ?

Probably somewhere where everyone else lacks a sense of humour as well. That way you'll fit in. =) Wed, 08 Mar 2006 20:41:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (polaris20) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102650 http://osnews.com/thread?102650 Made me howl with laughter after a screwy day at work. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 21:21:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Bajan) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102651 http://osnews.com/thread?102651 man at first I kinda got caught off guard as I was expecting a report of some guy that managed to *really* get the OS to boot.

But man this is some funny stuff ... can't stop laughting Wed, 08 Mar 2006 21:28:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (cg0def) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102652 http://osnews.com/thread?102652 I call BS, they clearly used a Vista sole.... Wed, 08 Mar 2006 21:35:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Chunk) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102661 http://osnews.com/thread?102661 lighten up a bit, it's good to have a little humor in your day. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 21:51:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (BluenoseJake) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102667 http://osnews.com/thread?102667 Some of us can't stand Digg, really. And comments like "It was on Slashdot/Digg/Ars/Wired in 45 BC" etc are totally pointless. Do you expect everyone to visit the same websites you like? Wed, 08 Mar 2006 22:35:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (miscz) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102672 http://osnews.com/thread?102672 For the same reason why I have installed Linux on my iBook: There are people that need a Mac (in this case my girlfriend, who is a film student), but ALSO need Windows or (in my case) Linux for their work, so it just makes live easier to have both systems on one machine.

Tom Wed, 08 Mar 2006 22:50:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (el3ktro) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102678 http://osnews.com/thread?102678 lame! Wed, 08 Mar 2006 23:15:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (natefrogg) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102685 http://osnews.com/thread?102685 I laughed my @$$ off being a Linux user. Then the though came across ... those are the wrong type of boots. They should have been WWII jack boots the SS wore.Edited 2006-03-08 23:48 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 23:48:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (aGNUstic) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102688 http://osnews.com/thread?102688 Ok, I know it's joke. I like jokes. But this one isn't funny. Thu, 09 Mar 2006 00:08:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Trollstoi) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102701 http://osnews.com/thread?102701 *lol* good one Thu, 09 Mar 2006 01:13:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Mellin) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102708 http://osnews.com/thread?102708 why do you suffer from such a lack of forsight? Thu, 09 Mar 2006 02:02:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Tweek) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102710 http://osnews.com/thread?102710 Who cares? Yawn.... Thu, 09 Mar 2006 02:12:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Jon Dough) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102721 http://osnews.com/thread?102721 Just another platform for everyone's favorite virus to run on. Thu, 09 Mar 2006 04:20:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (celt) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102738 http://osnews.com/thread?102738 Does anyone know the brand of those boots? Minus the microsoft and windows touches, they're nice. Thu, 09 Mar 2006 07:41:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (tyrione) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102750 http://osnews.com/thread?102750 Obviously, XP sp2;
There is a pair of'em, and they do look Spit Polished!

(Please! Not The Face!) };-) Thu, 09 Mar 2006 09:46:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Captain_DaFt) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102752 http://osnews.com/thread?102752 Well, I don't know what brand these are, but the style is called "Harness Boots". Check your local biker shop for details. Thu, 09 Mar 2006 10:00:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Captain_DaFt) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102759 http://osnews.com/thread?102759 well i had a good laugh but i guess i laughed to loudly because my post was modded down lol Thu, 09 Mar 2006 11:18:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (PipoDeClown) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102760 http://osnews.com/thread?102760 Good! Very good!

I've spend a lot of time to understand what exactly is funny (english is not my language). But now I'm finally understood!

:D Thu, 09 Mar 2006 11:35:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (BlackTiger) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102772 http://osnews.com/thread?102772 What is wrong with people???

It is an Joke!!! Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:00:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (riha) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102775 http://osnews.com/thread?102775 Shoot the messenger, indeed. Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:25:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (slashQuack) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102776 http://osnews.com/thread?102776 I "need" to boot XP, or have cedega or something, so I can finish playing all of the games I've bought over the past six years... literally the only thing making me keep my XP box.

- chrish Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (chrish) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?102778 http://osnews.com/thread?102778 Did you open the link? Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:34:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Beryllium) Comments