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boot camp macbook trackpad and keyboard not working
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May 1, 2007, 09:04 PM
 
I've just installed windows xp through boot camp onto my macbook pro, everything went fine untill i installed the drivers cd and now my trackpad and keyboard wont work, I've heard others with this problem but can't find a fix. can I repair windows or reinstall?
I just dont know how to uninstall windows, I cant boot windows, it opens but then cant do anything.
Any suggestions?
     
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May 2, 2007, 06:42 AM
 
Use the Boot Camp assistant utility to "restore boot drive to a single partition" and start over. The driver CD should make everything work, but if it goofs up that badly, it's probably not something as simple or routine as an installation glitch. Also make sure your XP install disc is nice and clean, because the installer has a nasty habit of not telling you that some file or other wasn't perfectly copied from the disc, and you find this out through "interesting" problems. Kind of like what you're facing now.

Good luck and let us know how this turns out.
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May 2, 2007, 01:18 PM
 
You can repair the XP installation but I recommend a fresh new install. I think a macbook pro should work without installin’ drivers for touchpad and keyboards. The XP Installation disc should install some generic drivers which are working with almost every machine.
     
   
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