BC 2.1 install on Vista - How to...?

I have now read for weeks about the error of installing the BC 2.1 update in this forum. I'm having the same troubles - can't update my Vista.
I have tried tips and hints from all earlier posts in here - for XP - for hints of changing in Regedit keys from 406 to 409 and back - changing for language 1030 to 1033 and back etc. - nothing helps. I can now see that some of the earlier post are marked "Solved" and thats great - except that I haven't found a sollution that helps me in any of these forums.
Also - I'm not sure if any BC responsible from Apple are reading in this forum/posts - that we are thousands that have problems with this update - and that someone from Apple are trying to make a new patch for us?
I have now taken that decision that all I can do is to wait for Apple - that they will release a improved BC update.
I have Vista Ultimate, english version, 32 bit installed on a specific harddrive with BC 2.0 - with a danish white Apple keyboard on a Mac Pro.
Is there anybody out there - that have succeded to install BC 2.1 on a similar system - I would be happy to receive a hint, thanks (while we are waiting for Apple)...
FLASH
Message was edited by: FLASH-DK

And you probably don't need or won't see any change or benefit from BC 2.1. It seems to work only if you use the torrent download of the 64-bit 2.x drivers.
If you have pre-2008, it would seem EFI32, Apple doesn't officially support 64-bit. But to use more than 2GB RAM, you NEED 64-bit.
I decided to try the 32-bit version, all the older BC stuff was 32-bit anyway, and it does install, but again, doesn't add/change or improve, has nothing to do with SP1.
I thought I had a 64-bit Mac Pro, didn't realize I had the 32-bit EFI and not sure what that even means as end user.

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