1. Install Windows Xp On Powermac G5 Videos
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I am trying to figure out if it is possible to install Windows XP on a Power Mac G5? There are several Massive Multiplayer games that are only available for Windows/PC users. I need to have access to OSX also it is what I use for everything else. I saw Boot Camp -but it is only available for Intel Macs. It seems like there should be a way to partition the hard drive and upon startup to be able to select the disk I want to start up on. I did add a 500 GB internal drive that I can use as a second hard drive. So I have two: one is a 180 and the other is a 500.

Install Windows Xp On Powermac G5 Videos

If I install Windows on one side of the 500 GB hard drive I am afraid I wouldn't be able to switch back to OSX.? Anyway I love Macs and I am not interested or able to buy a PC and I don't have the money to buy a new mac or Virtual PC software.? Any suggestions would be awesome? G5, Mac OS X (10.4.9) Posted on Jun 12, 2007 8:30 AM. No games other than maybe Pong ( e.g. The original Pong) will work in Virtual PC. That is a safe thing to say since practically nothing works in VPC.

1. Mar 30, 2010 - Windows on Power MAC G5 - Hello iFans, I have a Power MAC G5 at work, which has been lying around. Today I booted it. Was wondering if I can install Windows on it and if so, how am I supposed to go about it? I installed XP SP2 just to learn Bootcamp to help users here with their questions.
2. Why can't play PC game on Mac G5 with Boot camp? Oblivion is a Windows only game. It does play fine in XP and W7 while in Boot Camp in 10.6.8. Install Windows with the Mac OS X app 'Boot.

Powermac G5 Quad

It emulates about a 150Mhz P2. And has 32MB video emulation using I think Trident. I can type e-mails in a web mail application and the entire message will not appear for as much as a minute after I typed it so the keyboard buffer has more power than the program. Waste of dough and games, forget it.

I think MS is dropping it as well. Jun 13, 2007 1:08 PM.

VPC's CPU emulation speed depends on the speed of the Mac CPU being used. That being said, on my G5 Quad @ 2.5GHz, VPC reports a 533 MHz '686' CPU. Video memory is limited to 16 MB. I have not seen performance to be anywhere near as bad as you've experienced.

It's definitely laggy, but any delays are at most a few seconds. I have all the WinXP eye candy disabled to speed up the interface as much as possible.

If you want to install software in Windows XP, just pop in the software CD. If the installation window appears — as it often does — click Next to run the software and follow the installation prompts. If you try to install software in Windows XP and nothing happens after you insert a software CD,.

In any event, the OP won't be able to use it for games as it lacks 3D acceleration (even if it were otherwise fast enough). I had tried to run the original Grand Theft Auto game (2D), but even that was too slow to be playable let alone a modern game. GTA 2 refused to run due to the aformentioned lack of a 3D accelerator card. MS will no longer be producing VPC now that all Macs are Intel-based. There's really no more market for it now.

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