After I had given up hope of installing any Windows OS on my Mac since buying the full version costs way too much money (and I have no clue about OEMs and their legality), I somehow stumbled upon the answer to my problem today! I forgot what I was looking for, but I had stumbled upon a forum post that mentioned slip streaming. Now of course I had no idea what this meant, so with the help of google, I managed to find that you can incorporate service pack 2 (among other things) into the Windows XP OS itself.
My first question was: does it work with Bootcamp? Several other forum posts said yes, so onto my second question: how easy is it? Apparently, easy enough for me to do all by myself 
I did some searching and found a very helpful tutorial on using a program called AutoStreamer to basically do everything for me. Here’s the link to the tutorial: How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2
This is what you need:
- Windows XP disc
- Service Pack 2 (either CD or downloaded from the internet)
- AutoStreamer (found HERE)
- CD writing software that allows you to burn images
The instructions are in the guide. I hope this comes in handy for someone!
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