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Theiinlive · Jan 17, 2007 , 12:16 AM

I followed the instructions trying to install XP Pro SP2. But when windows launches in the setup, and it asks me to press enter to continue teh installation, my keyboard won't work at all (eject button, F3, R). Also, I only allotted 10GB because I was just planning on watching some videos on my XP half, nothing big. Could that be the problem?

thanks

ghporter · Jan 17, 2007 , 07:27 AM

I don't think the partition size would affect this at all (pretty certain of it in fact). But what kind of Mac are you installing Windows on? There have been very few reports of laptop keyboards not working, but some users have reported that SOME USB keyboards don't do well during the Windows installation. Search a bit here to see what the solutions were-mostly it was trying other keyboards.

mojo5436 · Jan 17, 2007 , 10:01 AM

I had the issue of the keyboard not working either. Mine wouldn't work right off the bat when bootcamp restarted my computer and booted the install disc. This was the initial blue screen prior to getting anywhere in the installer. I found that the install disc I was using wasn't SP2 (or was damaged somehow). I ended up slipstreaming SP2 using nlite and it worked fine. Note: I was installing on my MBP using the built in keyboard.

Theiinlive · Jan 17, 2007 , 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by mojo5436

I had the issue of the keyboard not working either. Mine wouldn't work right off the bat when bootcamp restarted my computer and booted the install disc. This was the initial blue screen prior to getting anywhere in the installer. I found that the install disc I was using wasn't SP2 (or was damaged somehow). I ended up slipstreaming SP2 using nlite and it worked fine. Note: I was installing on my MBP using the built in keyboard.

that's my situation too. Idk about this slipstreaming stuff, installing windows isn't really worth messing up my entire hard drive for. So I'm a little nervous before I try it -- is it hard? Can I do it right here on my Mac?

mojo5436 · Jan 17, 2007 , 03:31 PM

The method I used (which is pinned at the top of this forum) required a PC. It was very easy. Also, it may be worth your time to checkout this thread which will help you determine if your copy of XP is in fact Service Pack 2.

Hope this helps, feel free to keep asking questions.

solofx7 · Jan 19, 2007 , 07:51 AM

is anyone running Vista and gaming?
what games?
i asked because i tried and did not have good luck.
alot of stuff would not even install or ran horribly.
that 15% difference is not such... it is alot more than that.

solofx7 · Jan 19, 2007 , 11:35 AM

interesting Vista and Gaming article...
Gameplay Stinks with RTM Vista and Current Drivers | Tom's Hardware

rtbarry · Feb 2, 2007 , 06:06 PM

took some messing around, but finally got wireless working.

running Vista Home Premium on MBP (core2duo / 2.33). slick as (windows) can be.

kinda tricky, since the "Macintosh Drivers for Windows XP" install fails and rolls back on Vista, you have to unpack the drivers from the CD to your harddrive and then manually browse to the folder that contains the atheros drivers and manually update the drivers thru the device manager.

then, voila!

solofx7 · Feb 7, 2007 , 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by rtbarry

took some messing around, but finally got wireless working.

running Vista Home Premium on MBP (core2duo / 2.33). slick as (windows) can be.

kinda tricky, since the "Macintosh Drivers for Windows XP" install fails and rolls back on Vista, you have to unpack the drivers from the CD to your harddrive and then manually browse to the folder that contains the atheros drivers and manually update the drivers thru the device manager.

then, voila!

what about the trackpad... i am having bad luck getting the scroll to work...

Bollo · Feb 12, 2007 , 04:30 AM

Just thinking about using bot camp, is there any advantage in using xp professional instead of home, i've heard it handles dual processors better?

ghporter · Feb 12, 2007 , 07:14 AM

The biggest advantage to Pro versus Home is that Pro has more management tools, and is particularly better at networking issues that go beyond the basics. I don't think there's anything different between the two in terms of handling dual processors; I've never seen anything about that myself.

Bollo · Feb 14, 2007 , 04:12 AM

Just successfully installed xp, but dont seem to be able to get the choice of which system to boot when i turn on, i always have to restart using the startup disc app o et the other os.
which button do you press to get the choice when you turn on in the first place?
also when on xp the wireless knows theres a network available but cant connect-any ideas?

ghporter · Feb 14, 2007 , 06:31 AM

You hold the Option key when you hear the startup chime to get the boot option screen.

Sometimes the Windows drivers don't install themselves properly (this is true with any Windows computer, by the way), so you may have to install the driver yourself. Before you try manually installing the driver, just try installing the whole driver disc again-it can't really hurt anything. If that works, you're in business, otherwise you need to do it manually.

To manually install the AirPort driver, go into Device Manager and find the "unknown" device entry for the AirPort card, then choose "Update driver". You'll have to navigate through the Boot Camp driver disc to find the AirPort driver, but once you do, Windows should install it without any problem.

Bollo · Feb 14, 2007 , 07:31 AM

The atheros adapter isnt listed as unknown it just doesnt connect. the properties pop up tell you theres nothing wrong with it except that the driver isnt digitally signed

ghporter · Feb 14, 2007 , 09:40 AM

Ah! A different problem. What kind of security are you using on your wireless network? This could turn out to be simply a difference in how the security password is entered...

Bollo · Feb 14, 2007 , 12:22 PM

At the moment there is no security but thats going to be put on later, its just sits there saying connecting then doesnt

danbrew · 11:16 PM

Long time mac user, not so technical...

Bought a MacPro today, an extra gig of ram, and two additional hard drives - 500gigs SATA/300 (from CompUSA for $179 each - not bad). Installed the ram and hard drives before I even turned it on. Connected to a 2001-era Dell 20" 2000FP DVI monitor and a USB KVM switch. Turned it on, went through my welcome to mac stuff. Interesting setup - it asked for my Apple ID, which I provided, and then it entered my name and all that stuff. Neat. It figured out the network stuff no problems.

Couldn't figure out how to get the CD tray to open since I was using a Windows keyboard on my KVM - finally broke down and connected the Mac USB keyboard and added a ton of software - Production Suite (Final Cut, DVD Pro, etc.), plus CS2, plus Mac Office and a few other odds and ends. Then I checked to ensure all firmware was updated - surprisingly, everything was. Installed bootcamp 1.1.2 (did I get that version right? either way, it was what I downloaded from Apple.com today). Stuck in a Win XP SP2 CD and got that installed pretty fast. I didn't bother to install any software under XP SP2, but did install the Mac drivers that were created as part of the bootcamp process. Next I took a retail Vista Ultimate CD and stuck that in the superdrive. It did the autorun thing and asked if I wanted to upgrade to Vista? I said "yep". It did its thing and a few reboots later, I've got Vista Ultimate running just fine on the MacPro. There were a few driver issues, but nothing major. I took a screen shot of the driver issues, but it is on the other machine - i'll edit the post later to include the drivers that didn't load.

oh yeah, additional data point - i'm sure somebody else has already made this point... the MacPro was $2499 at CompUSA. A comparable Dell system was about $3366. Pretty interesting. First time I *ever* remember a Mac being less expensive than a Windows machine.

DBvader · Mar 19, 2007 , 10:58 PM

How exactly do you unpack the drivers? All I have on my macintosh drivers disc is an exe file. I would like to get the updated drivers for the trackpad, iSight, and videocard working (The 950 shows up as a 945...). Any ideas?

Other than that Vista is a decent operating system. I use it for Matlab to run some of my simulations. My macbook only has a gig of ram, though, and windows saturates 600+ MB doing nothing. So, it's not quite the best for scientific computing, I am afraid,

ghporter · Mar 20, 2007 , 07:08 AM

I'd like to see how the unpacking is done as well; I'd like to tack that process to the top of the forum for all to use.

inkhead · Mar 30, 2007 , 08:06 PM

No matter what I do, re-install drivers, unpack them or anything, under Vista on any wireless network, regardless of the type of encryption or EVEN NONE. It connects the router when given the proper password, however it will never get an IP, or work even when forced manually. It can ping the router sometimes but nothing else. Vista says connected to device, but "local only, no outside internet".

However my dell with the same version of Vista can connect to all he same networks just fine.

What gives? I see lots of people having internet trouble. Vista really is worthless without internet. Anyone step-by-step instructions? I'm really frustrated here because I'm pretty much a windows guy, and everything is set up right.

bleee · Apr 1, 2007 , 11:59 PM

I've had boot camp 1.2beta on my mac pro for a few days and I'm having some problems.

If I tell OS X to reboot to my xp partition which is on a separate physical drive my system will reboot to xp, xp will load but it will reboot the machine after oh 40seconds of loading my desktop. The only way to fix this is if I hard power down my mac pro, power it back up and it will remember to boot to xp properely.

My startup disk application is busted in xp if I tell xp to restart to OS X it just keeps rebooting the machine to XP and I have to use the "Alt" key to manually choose OS X.

Anyone experience this issue?

brokenjago · Apr 2, 2007 , 12:08 AM

Reinstall Boot Camp Drivers?