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Some people consider a Macbooks hardware to be more thoroughly constructed, but find a Windows operating system to be better

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Do apples still run windows software?

Yes, you can still run windows software products on the Apple computers and laptops. Whether or not you would want to do that would be up to you as Apple has their own software as well.


How would one run Windows XP on the Apple Mac?

One could run Windows XP on the Apple Mac if one were to essentially gut out the Apple Mac and turn it into a PC. There is no legal way of running a Windows operating system on top of an Apple operating system.


If you have a Dell PC and you want to reprogram it Can you put an Apple operating system on it instead of the new Microsoft XP operating system?

No. if you have an apple computer you can have windows xp but windows xp computer can not run apple sorry dude


What apple computer can you run windows OS on?

An Intel processor Apple Computer.


Did apple ever run windows?

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Is it possible to install Mac OS X El Capitan on an external hard drive and run it when it's plugged into my Windows laptop?

Possible, yes. Practical, no. OSx is not designed to run on a Windows machine and will not run on a normal Windows PC. However it might be possible to build a Windows PC that would run OSx if you chose the hardware correctly and did allot of hacking. Better to get an Apple computer and then you can run Windows on the Apple computer easily by using Boot Camp which comes preinstalled on an Apple computer or using software such as Parallels which you must purchase.


Is Windows XP professional an apple computer?

No it is a Windows PC. Apple computer run the OSx operating system which is currently called Snow Leopard.


What is the current version of Microsoft Windows for a desktop Apple Macintosh?

An Apple Macintosh computer with an Intel processor will run any Windows from XP to 7. The majority of Macintosh users prefer not to run Windows at all and manage fine without it.


Are the New Apple dual core machines able to run all windows based programs also?

With the Intel based chipset Apple computers can now run Windows natively through programs like Bootcamp. This means that software for windows machinces will run in this environment with little to no issue.


Windows and Macintosh computers use the same operating system?

Windows is an operating system developed by Microsoft. Apple makes Macintosh computers that run Apple's own Mac OS X operating system but can also run the Windows operating system.


What kinds of computers is Windows compatible with?

In order to run a Windows OS you need to have an Intel processor. Mac OS X will only run on an apple computer. Some apple computers are using an Intel processor so you can run a Windows OS or Mac OS.


Can you only run Apple programs on an Apple computer or can you put it on a Windows?

Most Apple software is designed to work on their Mac OS X operating system and will not work on a computer running the Windows operating system. Apple does make some of their software available for Windows such as iTunes and their Safari browser.