installing windows on mac mini.

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Published on 2010-04-23T05:47:58Z Indexed on 2010/04/23 5:53 UTC
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Please - please, don't start down voting after reading the question title.

Hey ! Please first of read out the question.

I brought a whole new mac mini as I am an iPhone developer - I prefer to use it.
But most of my family members are not used to with mac osx.
They don't know how to operate os x.
- Managing files
- Opening documents
- Browser & many many other issues.
It's not their age to learn more, people like us ( computer geek ) can easily get into new systems.
I had many attempted efforts to teach them for all these above topics in windows.

Summary, Of all these, I know how to use mac, but they don't know. They stair like I am making private & bad usage of mac.

In short, I just want to install windows. So, that they can feel that mac mini is for all members not for just me.

Original Question

Dual Boot windows & os x on mac mini ?
Is it possible ?
How ? Does it void warranties of apple ?

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