Boot camp beta 1.2 to Snow Leopard

I've finally got around to updating Tiger to Snow Leopard (prep for Lion), which went fine, but I can't seem to update Boot Camp beta 1.2. When I try to run the boot camp assistant setup from the Snow Leopard disc in XP I get a prompt telling me errors were encountered, and that I need to try again later. XP is working ok with the old drivers. I know I could remove XP (SP2) 32 bit entirely and start over, but I'd rather not. Any ideas? Thanks.
Mac Pro 1,1 late 2006 with dual Xeons

In the same relative boat as you TNBriggs however I've a MacPro 1,1 2.66 with Snow Leopard OSX 10.68 with old Tiger-made Boot Camp Beta running Windows Vista Ultimate with about 160Gb partition (not big enough for me now) on an 1.5Tb triple partitioned drive. Also have upgraded original Radeon X1900 to a Radeon 3870 and that's where the probs started. Because I can't use any of the retail Boot Camps, I can't access graphics drivers for Windows Vista nor XP for the 3870 from AMD's site. They're all looking for newer Boot Camp resources to run all the graphic card parts of Apple's code. So snookered.
I also had XP 32-bit in another Tiger partition before that but since uninstalled as it would never take XP SP3. Only way I could ever get either Windows to work was to install drivers manually off original Tiger OSX retail DVD. I also have a Leopard OSX retail DVD but never tried its Boot Camp.
I also only want Windows on it for the rival R/C software - PHOENIX R/C 2.5 (now 3.0) and Microsoft FSX sim.
Was wanting to upgrade to the proper new Boot Camp drivers on SL OSX retail DVD but of course it didn't work.
THE PLAN
As HD prices have sky-rocketed since the Thailand floods wiped out all the Hard Drive factories last year, drives are becoming scarer by the day, and it'll be at least a year before any of the factories are up and running again, so 2012 will be HD ****.
Am going to back-up my other two partitions on the Windows drive and then wipe the whole lot and start again (but with a bigger 2Tb HD). Will then let SL's Boot Camp Assistant do its thing and just buy a 32-Bit Vista Home Premium OEM disk this time second-hand. As far as I'm aware the SL drivers will then work when it comes the time to put in the disk once it's all in (cos SL's OEM disk doesn't allow you to put in one driver at a time like Tiger etc. OEM disk did).
There is a way to get Windows 7 32-bit on a MacPro 1.1 on other forums, but I think leaving it at Vista will be better than nothing as it all worked greated in Vista Ultimate 64-Bit before I upgraded to Snow Leopard and swopped out the Radeon card to the later Radeon 3870. Phoenix R/C and FSX both ran sweetly. But again, the underpinnings of the whole thing had Boot Camp Beta (from Tiger's days) running it all thus I couldn't access the later updates from Apple, thus the reason to have to go through all this nonsense again.

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I have a copy of Windows 7, and I am trying to bring up Boot Camp on my MacBook with Snow Leopard.

I have a copy of Windows 7, and I am trying to bring up Boot Camp on my MacBook with Snow Leopard. But my Snow Leopard install disk is too old for Windows 7, so attempted Boot Camp install of drivers fails.
I have hand-installed the NVidia graphics driver, and I have keyboard, minimal trackpad, and hardwire to internet all working. So the WIndows machine is usable. But I am hurting for wi-fi, better trackpad, and whatever else is delivered by Boot Camp. I can't use any of the Boot Camp upgrades because I do not have XP or Vista.

Dear Nathan,
Many thanks. To the best of my memory, that is how I got where I am today. Initially I had one failed setup, then discovered compatibility mode and ran using it. The result was not an obvious failure, but something was not there because not only were some drivers missing (wi-fi, trackpad, ...) but (much to my disappointment) the 3.1 update would not run. It complained that 3.0 wasn't there. If I hardwired to my home network, the machine would do almost everything I wanted, but the graphics were slow and clumsy. That is when I hunted around for the NVidia driver and downloaded it from NVidia. And that is where I stand now.
My son found this link http://www.simplehelp.net/2009/01/15/using-boot-camp-to-install-windows-7-on-you r-mac-the-complete-walkthrough/
which has instructions claiming to do the install straight to Win 7 without using compatibility mode.
Given that my clumsy efforts to patch things up have probably necessitated a Win 7 deinstall and reinstall to test either your plan or the one my son found, I am inclined to sit tight for a couple of days to see how much I can learn.
I appreciate your interest in this problem, and if you are up for reading the process at the link my son found and commenting, I would be grateful.
In any case, many thanks, Paul

I have a copy of Windows 7, and I am trying to bring up Boot Camp on my MacBook with Snow Leopard. But my Snow Leopard install disk is too old for Windows 7, so attempted Boot Camp install of drivers fails.

I have a copy of Windows 7, and I am trying to bring up Boot Camp on my MacBook with Snow Leopard. But my Snow Leopard install disk is too old for Windows 7, so attempted Boot Camp install of drivers fails.
I have hand-installed the NVidia graphics driver, and I have keyboard, minimal trackpad, and hardwire to internet all working. So the WIndows machine is usable. But I am hurting for wi-fi, better trackpad, and whatever else is delivered by Boot Camp. I can't use any of the Boot Camp upgrades because I do not have XP or Vista.

While we all have MacBooks in this forum not all of us use Boot Camp. There's a Boot Camp Support Community where everybody uses Boot Camp. You should also post this question there.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/windows_software/boot_camp

Boot Camp Beta has Expired...

And now I'm finding that I no longer need/want Windows on this MacBook Pro which is still running Tiger (10.4.11) and want the disk space back for the Mac OS (i.e., I'm making it a dedicated "Mac" machine). Can't run Boot Camp Beta because it says its "expired". Is there any other way to do this... repartition the drive such that it's all Mac again, or am I gonna have to get up to Snow Leopard?
Thanks.

The Beta (version 1.3 and 1.4) expired on October 26, 2007 when OSX Leopard became publicly avaiable.
Version 1.2 or earlier of the Beta expired on September 30, 2007
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1799
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Boot Camp Beta for Tiger users

Hey there
My dad owns a macbook 13" that is around 2 years now and at that time the included os was Tiger. He wants to run windows on his mac beside Tiger, and he don't want to upgrade it to leopard. The thing is that i cannot download Boot Camp Beta any longer. What can i do, can i still finde it somwhere please help, this is so important for him.
chaudes
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Yes.
You would need to get a hold of the Leopard Installatin Disk. Extract the Boot Camp application from its utilities folder onto to your Tiger running Mac. Run the boot camp application under Tiger and partition the drive. Install Windows. As soon as Windows is installed then you would install the boot camp drivers version 2.0 from the Leopard disk once again on the windows side.
Axel F.

What difference does it make if you have boot camp beta and it has expired

I have an imac w/OS 10.4.11--when i purchased it several years ago i had it partitioned and had windows xp installed. when i purchased this several years ago, they were using boot camp beta to do this.
recently i found out that the boot camp beta expired. the problem is i don't see how it has affected my windows or my mac. i don't see any difference.
the only problem i have is that i can't access the internet from the windows xp--*is this something that upgrading my OS and using the full bootcamp would correct?*
if not, then why should i upgrade the OS to Leopard using the final version of boot camp--what will i be able to do that i can't do now _from the WINDOWS XP perspective?_ ( i assume there are advantages from the Mac perspective, but nothing i can see that i need there--i look at the internet, play games (not action games), and write documents).

hi iatrosm,
Yes, i had internet access from both windows xp and from mac for about a year and a half, and then one day the windows access 'disappeared'
i had a microsoft certified technician (son of a friend who also works in the field) come and look at it.
we could only find that for whatever reason the modem was not receiving the signal any longer from windows. the windows showed that the modem was receiving it.
That's indeed very odd.
naturally apple said it was a windows problem and microsoft said it was an apple problem.
my personal feeling is that it is a hardware problem--but the issue is receiving from windows.
the modem works fine from my mac side.
Is this a dial-up modem or part of DSL ?
And how is it connected (ethernet...) ?
Has it some sort of self-test feature or the possibility for a full reset ?
While hardware can break, it usually breaks completely, not OS-dependent.
Is the modem shown in the Device Manager of Windows (Control Panel - System - Hardware) ?
Any system updates you have installed in Windows prior to the failure of the modem ?
Any Firewall settings changed ?
Stefan

Can professional software and 3D graphics be used in Boot Camp Beta 1.3?

I am using professional equipment that normally operates on a Windows OS with software using .NET Framework 2.0, DirectX 9.0c.
- If I am to use this software do you think it will work in Boot Camp Beta 1.3 using Windows XP Pro (2)?
- The software has a 3D imaging feature hence the DirectX 9.0c so do you think this will also work?
- Does Apple have a service where they can answer these questions other than this forum?
I am new to Apple and not at all computer literate so please keep this in mind when sending your replies. Really apprecaite any help that you can provide.

Running Windows on a Mac via Apple's Boot Camp is absolutely no different than running it on any other PC, as Macs are PCs. So if it works on your current PC, it will work on you Mac.
Further questions regarding Boot Camp should be posted in the Book Camp discussions:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1165

Boot camp beta 1.1 is now available

It might be already posted but for anyone that miss it....
Boot camp beta 1.1 is now available from previous 1.0.2 version and support :
Boot Camp 1.1 beta includes:
* Support for the latest Intel-based Macintosh computers
* Easier partitioning using presets for popular sizes
* Ability to install Windows XP on any internal disk
* iSight camera support
* Support for built-in microphones
* Right-click when pressing the right-hand Apple key on Apple keyboards
* Improved Apple keyboard support including Delete, PrintScreen, NumLock, and ScrollLock keys
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
Good Luck

i must have been one of the last people to download the old version of bootcamp before they updated it the other day.
still if you down load the new one.
you can install it over the old.
then burn a new drivers disk.
boot windows & run driver disk, this will update all to latest drivers, had to do this part twice as windows hung on install at one point. but now got it working.
robin..

Boot Camp Beta - Vista

Will Boot Camp Beta work with Windows Vista?
Also, when I try to partition my start-up drive (for the second time) It wont allow me, saying that I have to use my Mac OSX install disks to repair my disk or something? Is there a way around that?
Or a way I can download my start-up disks since they aren't currently with me?
Thanks.

Also, when I try to partition my start-up drive (for the second time) It wont allow me, saying that I have to use my Mac OSX install disks to repair my disk or something? Is there a way around that?
No. You have to boot from the Installer DVD that came with the computer or an external drive that contains a bootable system (meaning one that will boot the MBP.)
Or a way I can download my start-up disks since they aren't currently with me?
No. You cannot download the discs that came with the computer.
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How do I upgrade my "expired" boot camp beta?

I haven't used bootcamp... ever... since getting my mac 2-3 years ago. Recently, I've had cause to want make a windows xp partition, but when I install and start Boot Camp Assistant, it says Boot Camp 1.3 beta is expired, so I try to upgrade to 2.0 or 3.0, but the update is a windows file, making it quite difficult to upgrade.
How do I get Bootcamp on my computer again?

Hi and welcome to Discussions,
with OSX 10.5 Leopard BootCamp became a part of OSX.
So if you have OSX 10.5.8 installed on your Mac (as your signature states) then the BootCamp Assistant (in the Applications/Utilities folder in OSX) should be updated as well to the non-Beta version.
If you are still running OSX Tiger on your Mac, then you have to install/upgrade to OSX Leopard to use BootCamp.
Furthermore the OSX 10.5 Leopard Install DVD you have contains the 2.x version of the BootCamp Windows Driver package.
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Boot Camp Beta has Expired, do I have to upgrade?

I have a Mac Pro which I have been running for about 3 years. Recently, I have encountered a problem with my Windows XP partition and need to re-install it. However, I discovered to my surprise that Boot Camp has "expired" and will no longer run. I have not upgraded or changed my operating system since I originally installed Boot Camp, so I do not think there have been any changes that would have rendered it inoperable. After a brief look at the threads on this site, it seems a different version of Boot Camp shipped with later versions of MacOS. Is upgrading my OS the only option available for me at this point? I realize that Apple doesn't want to continue supporting my old version forever, but I haven't made any changes, so it seems to me the old program should still function...

There is a forum for Boot Camp.
You don't mention but BC beta ended 12/31/2007 right after Leopard 10.5 came out.
So you are still on 10.4.x but you might really want to add that and other details.
The only source are drivers on OS X DVD, there are none you can download, and your option is pretty much the $29 SL 10.6.3 DVD to get them.
Installation Guide
Instructions for all features and settings.
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http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/

Need to boot broken Mac-Mini using retail Snow Leopard 10.6 DVD

Hi,
In Summary:
==========
I have Mac Mini (late 2009) which does not boot anymore and I need to install Snow Leopard using retail DVD (version 10.6). The OS/installer from the DVD does not seem to boot either. I always very much appreciate the efforts of true geeks. So please, any casual beginner, please do not demoralize with something like "cannot be done" etc.
The complete story:
==================
The start of the problem:
1. All of a sudden, one fine day, on start up, my Mac Mini strated to shut itself down without no apparent reason to me. When trying to boot, it would show a progress bar for about 5 minutes - I am assuming that was disk-consistency check being performed. My best guess is that right after the use of Carbon-Copy Cloner (but I am not 100% sure) it all strated to happen.
2. Performed Mac's Disk-Util check and [Verify Volume] used to display "invalid directory item count, should be 31 instead of 29". Surface scan said disk hardware is 100% fine. Volume Repair never worked, since OS X was installed on the primary disk. I lost the DVDs that came with this Mac Mini, so the option to boot from that DVD and launch Disk Util etc. was not possible.
TechTool Pro - No Help:
3. Started googling and had to choose between [TechTool Pro] and [Disk Warrior], opted for TechTool Pro. Tried its bootable DVD only to learn that TechTool Pro cannot fix it. Again, it's surface scan suggested disk hardware is 100% fine. Sent the details to TechTool Pro support team, they couldn't help either after a couple of e-mails+data exchange. (How do I claim my lost money with TechTool Pro - suggestions appreciated as well).
Googling / Mac Forums:
4. Started looking into forums, learnt that someone had successfully repaired this problem using Ubuntu 11.04 install DVD (i.e., without installing the Ubuntu, but just using its 'try from DVD' feature). I had that handy, but forgot to disable HFS+ journaling before attempting to fix the problem. Anyway, attempting volume repair that way couldn't fix the problem as well. However this step took away my ability to boot from Mac.
5. However using Ubuntu's bootable disk, I could access Mac-HDDs contents - and was able to successfully back-up *all* my important data.
6. Googled and learnt that just attempting to boot using Ubuntu DVD can take away ability to boot using Mac bootable media - possibly due to EFI internals. Suspecting EFI is now corrupt, I tried other 'hacks' like:
6.1 eEFIt Boot Disk - which does not work at all,
6.2 Empire EFI w/ Chameleon - not sure how to proceed with options presented - trying either does not work,
6.3 Super GRUB2 - boots fine, but attempting to boot from Mac-HDD fails after a couple of seconds,
6.4 Boot-132 - boots fine, prompt asks for input, but then I cannot eject/replace the DVD due to Mac-Mini (lack of) design,
6.5 Ubuntu 11.04 / 11.10 - still boots fine - just that I cannot go into Mac-OS-X from here,
6.6 TechTool Pro bootable DVD - which used to boot fine earlier stopped to boot.
As you can see, none worked successfully. So I didn't yet try other popular rescue media - as I suspect that is not the direction I need to go into.
>> Looks like most of my problems are due to the fact that I have Mac-Mini which does not allow eject/replace of DVD from command prompt / out side of Mac-OS-X.
7. Tried emptying EFI partition, playing with EFI/Mac-OS partitions boot flags, Zapping the PRAM, nothing still allows me to boot either from Mac-HDD or any Mac-Bootable-DVD.
Current State:
8. Now while boot time, Mac displays a gray screen for a few seconds, and then a blinking prompt on black background. That's it!
Snow Leopard 10.6 Retail Install DVD:
9. Went to Mac store and bought this DVD only to witness that I can't boot from it as well. (This is a huge shocker, how is Apple able to sell these DVDs if these don't work on genuine MacMini itself. After all we are able to boot from and install Windows/Linux on a variety of Machines).
I am hoping for a very small step/fix that I am missing, since I can still see and access all Mac-HDD contents after booting from Ubuntu bootable DVD. However I am prepared for a good amount of exercise as well - assuming someone posts a valid/verified fix.
Things available right now:
==========================
A. Genuine Mac-Mini (Late 2009) who lost it's ability to boot either from its HDD or Mac-bootable DVDs (TechTools Pro, Mac OS X retail DVD)
B. Mac OS X 10.6 Retail DVD
C. NOT AVAILABLE - DVD that came with this Mac-Mini
D. Variety of rescue DVDs, listed in section 6 above
E. Another machine/PC with Ubuntu 11.04 - giving me ability to access internet
Thanks for reading.
Zita

I had a similar discussion recently with another user.
Your Mac mini (late 2009) originally came with Mac OS X 10.6.2 build 10A432 or build 10C2234 see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1159 it would have come with an original install disc specific to your model of Mac which you could use to run Disk Utility from or to do a complete reinstall.
The retail boxed copy of Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) was originally intended for older Macs which had previously come with Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.4. It would have on it a version of Mac OS X 10.6 or 10.6.1 which would be able to boot these older Macs, but had no need to boot newer Macs which were released after the launch of Mac OS X 10.6 since all those newer Macs already shipped with their own discs.
So it is normal that the retail boxed Snow Leopard installer does not work on your model Mac mini. You should be using the one that shipped with your Mac mini instead. I am guessing you have lost it.
Assuming you have lost the Mac mini original disc, I can suggest the following options to try and workaround this.
If you have another Mac, an older Mac, one that will be bootable using the retail Snow Leopard install disc you have, you could do either of the following.
Connect an empty external GUID partitioned hard disk to this other Mac
Boot from the retail Snow Leopard installer
Install on to the external disk
Once the install is complete, update it using the combo update not the one via Software Update to Mac OS X 10.6.8. This will add all the newer drivers needed to allow it to work on your newer Mac mini. You can download this combo update from here http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
You can now disconnect the external drive and connect it to your Mac mini and boot from it by holding down the Option key when you turn the Mac mini on
or a similar process if you want to wipe the Mac mini and reinstall directly on to it
Boot the Mac mini in FireWire Target Disk Mode (see http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1661 )
Connect the Mac mini as an external hard disk to the other older Mac
Boot from the retail Snow Leopard installer
Install on to the external disk
Once the install is complete, update it using the combo update not the one via Software Update to Mac OS X 10.6.8. This will add all the newer drivers needed to allow it to work on your newer Mac mini. You can download this combo update from here http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
You can now disconnect the Mac mini and boot from it as normal
Note: While the Mac mini is connected in FireWire Target Disk mode to the second Mac, you could backup (if you don't already have a backup) any files you need to retrieve.
If you don't have a suitable second Mac you may have to either borrow someone else's, or get the help of an Apple Store if one is in your area.

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Hello, I have been unable to create a partition through Boot Camp on my HD so that I can install Windows 7. I keep getting the error message: Cannot be partitioned because some of the files cannot be removed. I have ran Disk Utility and verified and repaired permissions, as well as verify and repair disk. I also ran disk utility via booting from the Leopard install disk. I have Onyx and ran all maintenance/cleaning options. So after researching it seems that the only solution is to backup with Time Machine, reinstall the OS and restore from the backup. If I do this, what is going to happen to all of my 3rd party applications/settings? Will the time machine backup save EVERYTHING and bring my MBP back to its identical state before the reinstallation, or will I have to reinstall all of my 3rd party applications (logic studio, Reason, Ableton Live, etc..)???
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Back up your data first just in case anyway. I had no problems at all but you never know what might happen.
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