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Mac Pro sometimes blue screens when I boot into Windows
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brokenjago
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Jan 5, 2007, 12:15 AM
 
Hey All,

I have a Mac Pro (the one in my sig,) and I installed windows on it to play a couple of games (mainly supreme commander, steam.)

Whenever it's booting up, if I use a key that most Windows keyboards don't have (such as, for instance, the eject key) Windows will bluescreen. I can reproduce this pretty reliably. it gives me the "PAGE_IN_NON_PAGE_AREA" (or something similar) as the error.

OS X, on the other hand, has been rock solid, except once when it KPed during the install of the CS2.

Any suggestions?
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Jan 5, 2007, 07:40 AM
 
Are you using the latest version of the Boot Camp drivers? It sounds like a driver issue. Or you could reinstall Windows on top of the current installation. This is called a "repair installation" and it restores any Windows OS files that may be changed or corrupted. You WILL need to reinstall the drivers afterward, but that's a minor issue.
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Jan 6, 2007, 11:47 AM
 
I've reinstalled Windows twice, and I do have the latest boot camp drivers.

I'm personally not a big fan of "repair installation." After using it on and off for a good 5 years, I don't trust it.
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