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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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.
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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.

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.
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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.
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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 ?
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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.
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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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Mac mini, boot camp, windows vista/windows 7, DVI to HDMI, no display

I have a mac mini from 2008 on which I have put windows Vista via boot camp. I have connected the mini using DVI to HDMI, to my Sony Bravia 1080p HDTV.
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Normally I can see the display up to the point where it says loading Microsoft windows (with the small progress bar) and then, nothing.
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Access Snow Leopard Folders from Boot Camp running Vista

Hi.
I have a MacBook with a three partitioned hard drive. 2 partitions are HFS+, 1 for Snow Leopard and 1 for storage of my music, photos and video files etc. The 3rd is a Boot Camp partition on which I have Windows Vista installed. I find that I can access every folder and file on my storage partition except for those in the music folder. When ever i I try to access this folder I get an error window stating: "element not found"
This is irritating as I would like Windows Media Player to access the music in this folder like it can with the video files stored in a Folder on the same partition.
If anyone has any ideas I would be very grateful.
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Rule #1: Clone your system and keep an image or partiton wth the original or last versions of OS.
That means you could have just cloned your old system onto the new drive.
Or installed Lion on an external and then run Setup Assistant, and then clone the system back.
Carbon Copy Cloner can clone not just Lion but Lion Recovery also.
And do keep the Lion installer package and don't let it get deleted. Doesn't make sense I know and why it doesn't just hang around or put the 3.4GB on Recovery partition or one of its own.

Boot camp windows vista

does anyone know if windows vista will run off of boot camp?

I think thats not correct. HP is selling there notebook with intel core duo and the say are VISTA CAPABLE .
This is what they say
"What's a Windows Vista Capable PC?
The next generation Microsoft operating system—Microsoft Windows Vista—is coming soon. What will Windows Vista mean for you? It will offer new levels of ease, security and reliability, a new interface, and simple ways to organize and search for information on your PC.
We've worked with Microsoft to help ensure that the PC you buy today can run Windows Vista when it's available. All of our new notebook and desktop PCs will be able to run Windows Vista* when properly configured.
Windows Vista will be available in versions ranging from Windows Vista Home Basic for entry-level home users to Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Business, for those needing more robust features and functionality*.
*Not all Windows Vista features are available for use on all Windows Vista Capable PCs. All Windows Vista Capable PCs will run the core experiences of Windows Vista, such as innovations in organizing and finding information, security, and reliability. Some features available in premium editions of Windows Vista—like the new Windows Aero user interface—require advanced or additional hardware. Check www.windowsvista.com/getready for details. "

Boot Camp and Vista SP1

Hi. I have a Macbook Pro running Leopard and Vista. Is it safe to install Vista SP1 in Boot Camp 2.0? I haven't heard of too many issues, but just making sure it wasn't going to break anything. Thanks.

I'm having the exact issues as webcat, but I'm on an iMac 2.8 (early 2008) ATI video & 4GB using 10.5.4/5.
The BC util worked fine through partitioning (32GB) and Vista-SP1 (Ultimate) install, and the the OS-X CD-1 driver update - but once in Vista the stated symptoms showed up. I had initially ran Windows Update, but no Vista Ultimate updates were found. There was also an attempt to run some Apple software update but the pop-up went away before I had a chance to read it.
I have down loaded the BCUpdateVista32.exe and tried to run that (GUI) a few times, but it always fails with the "Boot Camp UI transform Update has stopped working" error - faulting module listed as ntdll.dll 6.0.6001.18000.
So, where to now is my question? I have seen some hope from the Cmd-Line 'softwareupdate' method, or I can run through the registry and 'purge/change' as deemed needed. The confounding thing is that the BC 2.1 update is a Windows EXE, so I need to work in that environment to get it installed, and I had presumed that with my updated 10.5.4/5 before I started, that BC would have been at the v2.1 level.
It seems I may yet need to burn a CD of drivers and and update the supplied OS-X drivers with the BC 2.1 items - is this possible?
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Boot Camp Configuration & Vista

I was wondering if anyone as tried the following and if they had any problems with it. Has anyone after restarting their iMac by Boot Camp just go ahead and wipe their entire drive including all partitions including the one with OS X on it and then just go ahead and install Vista on the whole hard drive as one partition? Then once Vista was installed go ahead and install all the drivers on it and disable the Boot Camp software since they wouldn't have OS X on it? Also, if anyone has did they have any problems at all starting their computer? I ask this because I'm considering such and just wanted to know that it would work.

Why? If that's your goal then buy a Windows computer.
It's doable but not easily because Windows does not support the EFI boot ROMs, so you would need to use a third-party utility, rEFIt - VersionTracker or MacUpdate - to configure the EFI to boot from a Windows system. This is essentially what Boot Camp does besides create a Windows volume. However, the largest volume you can set aside on a FAT partition is 32 GBs. You might work around this in some fashion to get Windows to format the drive NTFS which accommodates larger volumes.

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.
Once you have Windows installed with the BootCamp Assistant you should insert the DVD while in WIndows and the Driver Setup usually starts then automatically.
Regards
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Mac Book Boot camp and Vista Home Premium - will it run ok?

I have the latest black Mac Book with 2GB of ram installed. Will this allow Boot Camp to run Vista Home Premium ok? Or should I go for Parallels instead?

I run the exact same system. The Vista performance test scores are as follows:
Processor 5.1
Memory 4.6
Graphics 3.3
Gaming Graphics 3.1
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