=> Help me to recover partition map :'(

05-19-2012, 05:20 PM

Hello

I have a MBP with lion on it (500GB).
I have resized the apple partition to leave 100GB free space for XP.
I restart, press the alt key to boot on XP CDROM and start to install XP.
At the next restart, my Lion boot item disappears !!

What can I do to restore it ?

Many thanks

05-19-2012, 05:45 PM

Hello

I have a MBP with lion on it (500GB drive)
I resize the mac partition to leave 100GB of free space to install xp.
I reboot and press the ALT key to boot on XP CD
After installing XP, it reboots and i have lost my lion boot item

How can I restore it

Help me please

agentx · 05-21-2012, 12:56 PM

Ideally you use BootCamp program to do the partitioning and installation.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4818

However BootCamp 4 (Lion Version) does not support XP.

3. Which versions of Windows work with Boot Camp 4.0?
"You can use Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Microsoft Windows 7 Professional, or Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate with Boot Camp 4.0. Windows XP and Windows Vista are not supported with Boot Camp 4.0"

I would just virtualise XP in Virtual Box(free), VMware or Parallels.

05-19-2012, 05:20 PM	#1
Encom Guest Posts: n/a	=> Help me to recover partition map :'( Hello I have a MBP with lion on it (500GB). I have resized the apple partition to leave 100GB free space for XP. I restart, press the alt key to boot on XP CDROM and start to install XP. At the next restart, my Lion boot item disappears !! What can I do to restore it ? Many thanks

05-19-2012, 05:45 PM	#2
Encom Guest Posts: n/a	Help me recover my partition Hello I have a MBP with lion on it (500GB drive) I resize the mac partition to leave 100GB of free space to install xp. I reboot and press the ALT key to boot on XP CD After installing XP, it reboots and i have lost my lion boot item How can I restore it Help me please

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05-21-2012, 12:56 PM	#3
agentx Hall of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Brighton, UK Posts: 3,807	Ideally you use BootCamp program to do the partitioning and installation. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4818 However BootCamp 4 (Lion Version) does not support XP. 3. Which versions of Windows work with Boot Camp 4.0? "You can use Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Microsoft Windows 7 Professional, or Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate with Boot Camp 4.0. Windows XP and Windows Vista are not supported with Boot Camp 4.0" I would just virtualise XP in Virtual Box(free), VMware or Parallels.