Boot Camp: Installing Windows Vista on Mac Pro non-startup disk

Products Affected

Boot Camp, Mac Pro, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard

Symptoms

If you install Windows Vista on your Mac Pro, on an internal disk other than the Mac OS X hard disk, you may receive the following message: "Windows is unable to find a System volume that meets its criteria for installation."

Resolution

Microsoft has acknowledged this issue and offers a work-around on this Microsoft support page for installing Windows Vista on your Mac.

Tip: You can switch between Windows and Mac OS X by holding the Option (Alt) key as your Mac starts up. You can also use the Startup Disk control panel in Windows or Mac OS X Startup Disk preferences to set the default operating system to use each time the computer starts up.

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