Microsoft Windows XP SP2 running on a Mac mini

After learning about Apple's Boot Camp application that lets you run Microsoft Windows XP SP2 on an Intel based Mac, I decided to give it a try.

Here at Alfresco we have an Intel Duo Core Mac Mini with 1GB RAM we use for testing, a suitable box for this experiment.

The update of the firmware went smoothly, although I had to use Disk Utilites to correct an error with the start up disk before I could partition the drive. After this initial set back the whole process has been a breeze and completed in around 2 hours.

Superb! All this on a box no bigger than a typical external hard drive.