Expired Beta Boot Camp w/ disc consistency problems?

On a Mac mini, I can't get Windows XP version to start under Beta Boot Camp under Mac OS C 10.4.11. It continues to restart by checking the FAT 32 disc for consistency, then gets stuck. Is this because the Beta version expired or corruption of the windows partition?
I have a family pack upgrade for Leopard to upgrade, but I have some valuable files I can't lose.
What is the right sequence: upgrade Mac OS and Boot Camp, or try to fix partition first, or some other path? I was thinking of using my Macbook as an external hard drive to pull off files with a data recovery software first, but unsure of the sequence.
Any help would be highly appreciataed!

I don't have the Leopard disc because a man updated it for me in the mac store when I brought my laptop in for repairs.
You need to get that disk to use Boot Camp. Mac OS X 10.4 disks don't contain the drivers.
So, I have this Mac OSX install disc.. do I just insert it? And then what? How do I go about installing windows after that? I'm a little confused about how to get to the drivers and what to do I'm just not sure.
Once you've partitioned the drive and installed Windows, start up the computer into Windows and insert the disk. The installer should automatically start.
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Expired beta Boot Camp questions

My 1.2 beta version Boot Camp has expired. Holding down the option key during reboot, I still see the Windows partition as a startup option but attempting to boot into it results in a black screen (no message, no sound). I assume that's the result I should expect?
I ask because I've ordered Leopard so I will have the current Boot Camp version but all the upgrade FAQs I am reading refer to being logged into Windows to do a Boot Camp upgrade. Since I can't log in, does that mean I'm going to have to do a clean install which will require a reinstallation of all my related Windows software?

No, definitely not what you should expect. The expiration of the Boot Camp beta software should have nothing to do with whether your Windows partition boots up or not. Something is wrong with your Windows partition perhaps.
A clean install of Leopard on the Mac OS X partition also should not affect the content of the Windows partition, as far as I know. But it seems to me that you may have to reinstall Windows anyway to fix the problems you are having.

I want to use microsoft office on my mac. I need it to run on windows platform. Which is better: boot camp or parallels 7 ?

I want to use microsoft office on my mac. I need it to run on windows platform. Which is better: boot camp or parallels 7 ?

Welcome to Apple Communities
You can install Office for Mac. If you don't want it, Boot Camp uses all the hardware, so it has the best performance for Windows, and Parallels allows you to run Windows in Mac without reboot and without Boot Camp. To use only this, download Parallels

Boot camp partition/disc utility repairs problem

First post, so heres my what i'm running - Mac Book 2.16, OSX 10.5.2, 2 GB RAM and 111 GB Hard Drive
I've been messing around with Boot Camp the last couple of days and I finally got windows xp SP2 to running, however I ended up deleting the partition so I could make it bigger. When I tried to make the partition again boot camp told me to repair my drive with disc utility. I ended up doing it from the installation disc and did the repair from there no problems. When I get back to boot camp it tells me to run disc utility to repair? Any help would be great!

Backup to another drive. 'nuke your current partitions and use the Partition tab in Disk Utility to set as 1 Untitled (rather than "current") and you'll be fine.
BCA needs to find one large free unfragmented contiguous chunk. Also, drives reformatted with Leopard (fresh) do better than systems upgraded in some manner from Tiger to Leopard. Partition maps seem better.
Lots and lots and lots of threads that are 100% identical to yours floating around - daily occurrence. Everyone that 'cuts it short' and wants larger, cutting corners, not planning for growth.
Plan for SP3 which will be out eventually, sooner more than later.
If you don't need to run native Windows, then Fusion/Parallels is a lot less troublesome.

Boot Camp and Windows 7 Problems

I have found a reproducible bug with Boot Camp and WIndows 7.
Clean install of OS X 10.6.2, Boot Camp Asst. Partition on my Mac Pro boot drive, clean install Win 7.
Problem: while in OS X, Disk Util Repair Permissions takes forever, churning away at the hard drive. Also, intermittent Spotlight hangs, and weird Dropbox behavior where it churns the disk like crazy again.
I have Paragon NTFS for Mac v 7.03 and perhaps this has something to do with it.
After retuning to a single partition using Boot Camp Asst. (deleting the Win 7 partition), all is back to normal - Repair Permissions takes about 60 seconds, no Spotlight or Dropbox issues whatsoever.
Using Fusion for Win 7 for now. Awaiting official Apple support of Win 7 in Boot Camp.
Wondering if anyone else can confirm this behavior where you have a partitioned boot drive with 10.6.2 and Win 7, with or without NTFS for Mac 7.03.

Addendum: on reboot/option key boot screen, it showed OS X volume, Win 7 Volume, and EFI Boot Volume - the latter had never been there before with Vista.

Which is better (Boot Camp) or (Parallel / VMware Fusion)???

Hi guys,
I want to install Windows along OS X...
now what is better?
to install Windows via Boot Camp or via Parallel / VMware fusion??
and if through one of the virtual machine softwares, which is BETTER?? the Parallel for Desktop or the VMware fusion one???
Thank you

Guitarcal wrote:
I use both boot camp and vmware fusion. A neat feature of vmware fusion is you can access your boot camp partition as a virtual machine from vmware. This way, you can have both. I believe parallels might also let you do that but I have never used it. This has been helpful to me if I need to access a file from the boot camp partition quickly and easily without rebooting my computer.
I agree with dwb that xp is probably going to be the best os to run through a virtualization software.
I honestly don't think you can go wrong with either parallels or vmware fusion. There is also a FREE software package created by sun called VirtualBox.
Here is the link to there home page: http://www.virtualbox.org/
I hear and read that it is excellent as well.
Hope this helps.
I just installed parallels and you can use your bootcamp partition for the vm with parallels as well. Its pretty slick. Use it for light applications with parallel, reboot to bootcamp for graphics intensive ones.
Cheers.

Boot Camp, Vista, Japanese Kanji, Problems...

Ok, here's the deal. I just upgraded to Leopard and installed a Japanese copy of Vista Home Premium. However, even now that I have my computer running a Japanese copy of Vista with all the local settings in Vista switched to Japanese I still can't play my Japanese RPGs. The install window pops up with lots of gibberish characters and the game can't read or locate files because Vista isn't properly handling the Japanese characters. Is this due to the fact that I have Leopard set to English? Do I need to change everything on my computer to Japanese? Am I missing something? My Japanese isn't too bad, but it isn't great either so I'm wondering if I'm missing a simple problem where I'm just not understanding the kanji.
FYI, when I first installed Vista I switched the settings to a Japanese install, (the only option available,) and the keyboard/interface to English. However, even after I completed the install everything showed up in Japanese except for my Boot Camp assisstant which showed up totally in English. I then switched every setting in Windows I could find over to Japanese, but still no joy.
Any ideas? Please. I bought Vista just so I could play the games my Mac can't handle and if I can't figure out how to make this work I'm going to be really depressed. If no one can help can anyone point me to a place where I might be able to get help?

I'm really not sure about how your computer is set up but check in regional/language, and make sure japanese is set as the default, not english. English does get installed since most software uses it. Also, I have english version of Vista home premium and didn't want english. But rather Japanese, care to send me the iso of the japanese cd. I can't ask Microsoft because I have to pay 150 to start a help session...

Windows 7/Boot Camp/SSD SATA3 install problems

Hi there,
I just registered to this community having bought a MacBook Pro 17" on Friday. The aim was to immediately upgrade the stock 5400 rpm drive with 120 GB SSD SATA 3 drive. I installed a brand-new Corsair Force Series 3 120gb SSD but that drive was not even recognized by the Install DVD disk utilities. So I gave up on that one. I then tried an OCZ Vertex 3 and that was recognised immediately. I managed to install Snow Leopard no problems. The problem came when I tried to install Windows 7 using Boot Camp. It's important that I can have access to Windows 7 more than OS X at the moment as I am mainly a Windows user. 12 hours later I still hadn't managed to install Windows 7 after numerous attempts. The various problems included Windows 7 unable to format the drive. Also when I did manage to install Windows 7 it never quite completed the install or would freeze on the starting Windows screen. I managed to get into the Windows 7 installation a couple of times but then the whole shebang would freeze when I tried to install the Boot Camp drivers. Upon rebooting I would not be able to boot back into the Windows partition again. I was rapidly losing the will to live. So I gave up on the OCZ SSD drive as well.
This morning as a last resort I installed an older Corsair Force Series 2 SSD 60 GB drive as an experiment. It was recognized immediately by the disk utilities unlike the Series 3 version and I managed to install Snow Leopard and Windows 7 via Boot Camp with zero problems. So it all up and running. Obviously the hard drive is much smaller than I wanted. But it proves one thing and that is that support of popular brands of SSD SATA 3 drives in the MacBook Pro 17" version is flaky to say the least and on the tests I did using two of these drives it was impossible to install Windows 7 using Boot Camp.
If anyone else has experienced similar problems I'll be interested to hear.
Regards
Kraznet

Oh yes, there are two flaky things to contend with here: the Corsair Force 3 120GB has had recall. I also have found the older 120GB didn't work properly on some motherboards and with older BIOS and Intel drivers.
Questions:
This is hopefully not an electronic EDU/MSDN ISO of Windows that you burned wtih Apple Disk Utility?
primary Windows - forget Boot Camp Assistant - just boot from OS X DVD and change the SSD to Windows MBR partition table and FAT and then format in Windows. Me, I would have bought Windows 7 SP1 64-bit System Builder.
From a hardware review reposted to Amazon:
The Corsair Force Series 3 SSDs were announced just a few weeks ago - boasting SandForce SF-2281 controllers and a very aggressive price point. Just days after the first units started shipping, Corsair has issued a recall of the 120GB Force Series 3 SSDs. According to Corsair, the 120GB model is seeing, "a significant percentage of these drive do not operate to specification." What the failure is exactly isn't clear, Corsair is quick to deflect blame from their partners, simply stating that both hardware and firmware need to be fixed.
Buyers of the Force Series 3 SSD in the 120GB capacity can return the drive to Corsair for exchange - retailers are also accepting returns. The 60GB and 240GB models are not affected. For more information on how to exchange a defective drive, visit this thread [...] in the Corsair support forums.
I'm surprised anyone is selling the Force 3 120GB (though it is on Newegg it is not on Amazon since it was pulled)
Apple has had a slew of problems with the new SATA 6G and 2011s.
http://macperformanceguide.com/blog/2011/20110607_2_MBP-ssd-howto.html
http://blog.macsales.com/page/2
the internal SATA port on the 2011 MacBook Pro is 6 gigabit. One reader installed a Crucial C300 and got 362MB/s average read speed for large sequential transfers. We're looking forward to testing the Intel 6Gb/s 510 SSD and OCZ 6Gb/s Vertex 3 which should be even faster.
http://www.barefeats.com/mbpp33.html
some other articles -
Apple Slipstreaming Dual 6GB SATA III Ports into 13/15/17" MacBook Pro — But Don’t Assume it Functions
Apple two SATA III cables 2011 MacBook Pro
04/05/11 - Apple finally working on a fix for the SATA III bug on the 2011 MacBook Pro
29/04/11 - Bug between some Vertex 3 and MacBook Pro.

Boot Camp Startup Disk Partition Problem

Hi,
I am using MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012).
I'm trying to install Windows 8.1 through Boot Camp Assistant ver. 5.1.3.
I get the follow error message when I open Boot Camp Assistant
This is the screenshot of my DU's partition tab
It seems like the problem is because I have two partitions, but I don't know why I have disk0s1.
I've never touched DU before.
Is it safe to delete disk0s1?

Hi, I am indeed using Yosemite.
Please see my output below
diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *750.2 GB   disk0
   1:                  Apple_HFS                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         749.3 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           *748.9 GB   disk1
                                 Logical Volume on disk0s2
                                 B431B5DA-5653-4555-B698-B49FF0EBE308
                                 Unlocked Encrypted
/dev/disk2
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *8.1 GB     disk2
   1:                 DOS_FAT_32 WININSTALL              8.1 GB     disk2s1
diskutil cs list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 44DD3F84-BCDD-4C47-A70C-6AEDA2F1664E
    =========================================================
    Name:         Macintosh HD
    Status:       Online
    Size:         749296615424 B (749.3 GB)
    Free Space:   18939904 B (18.9 MB)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume 4A4380C6-6005-4F15-A705-F7F3D13575B1
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    0
    |   Disk:     disk0s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     749296615424 B (749.3 GB)
    |
    +-> Logical Volume Family F353CD2D-8D25-4009-B483-8E7AF98117BC
        Encryption Status:       Unlocked
        Encryption Type:         AES-XTS
        Conversion Status:       Complete
        Conversion Direction:    -none-
        Has Encrypted Extents:   Yes
        Fully Secure:            Yes
        Passphrase Required:     Yes
        |
        +-> Logical Volume B431B5DA-5653-4555-B698-B49FF0EBE308
            Disk:                  disk1
            Status:                Online
            Size (Total):          748925353984 B (748.9 GB)
            Conversion Progress:   -none-
            Revertible:            Yes (unlock and decryption required)
            LV Name:               Macintosh HD
            Volume Name:           Macintosh HD
            Content Hint:          Apple_HFS
sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0
gpt show: /dev/disk0: mediasize=750156374016; sectorsize=512; blocks=1465149168
gpt show: /dev/disk0: PMBR at sector 0
gpt show: /dev/disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1
gpt show: /dev/disk0: Bad CRC in GPT table at sector 1465149135
       start        size index contents
           0           1         PMBR
           1           1         Pri GPT header
           2          32         Pri GPT table
          34           6
          40      409600      1 GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
      409640 1463469952      2 GPT part - 53746F72-6167-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
1463879592     1269536      3 GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
1465149128          40
sudo fdisk /dev/disk0
Disk: /dev/disk0 geometry: 91201/255/63 [1465149168 sectors]
Signature: 0xAA55
         Starting       Ending
#: id cyl hd sec - cyl hd sec [     start -       size]
1: EE 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [         1 - 1465149166] <Unknown ID>
2: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
3: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
4: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused

What is better, boot camp, fusion4 or parallels to install Windows 7?

What software is a better choice for installing/using windows on my macbook pro?

You forgot one. Oracle VirtualBox is free and mostly like Fusion or Parallels. Maybe a bit less refined, as it is a newer product, but functionally identical.
You will have to make a choice between convenience vs. performance. The virtualization option (Parallels/Fusion/VirtualBox) lets you run both systems at the same time, but with a performance handicap that may affect some heavy usage programs such as games. And since the guest systems are not running directly on bare hardware, some antipiracy or authentication measures may not work.
Running natively via BootCamp lets the system run on bare hardware with the maximum performance afforded by the Mac. However, it is an either/or propositiion; if you need anything on MacOS X, you need to reboot.
Personally, I've never had the need to max out the computer on Windows, so I'm quite happy running it virtualized. I'm currenty carring Win 2000, Win XP, Win 7 Enterprise and Win Server 2008 R2 virtual machines, together with RedHat Linux and Solaris 10 Unix instances.

Problems with Boot Camp 2.1 update & Heat Generation with new MBP

After spending a lot of time debating whether to go with a high-end mac or high end PC, I eventually went with a top spec MBP (17” 2.93 ghz). This was a difficult decision to make, not to mention expensive.
I figured - the Mac was the winner although lower spec then a similar priced PC it had a major advantage – to run Windows XP (which I use for some creative and recreational purposes).
I am now very frustrated and angry – the peace of mind, stability and straightforward Mac ideals that I admire have been non existent so far. It has been extremely stressful!
Problem 1 – when setting up boot camp I wanted to go with the NTFS option, so I partioned 50 gig of space. But after choosing this, the only confirmation option that was displayed was for FAT so I was left wondering if that was correct? (I was very slow and methodically following instructions).
*Problem 2* – After boot camp was set up, there was not Ethernet driver in the Boot Camp / OS Install Disk so I couldn’t connect to the net. It is just lucky one of my neighbours has an unsecured wireless network that I ‘hopped’ onto, to download the driver.
*Problem 3* – HEAT!!! when running an old spec video game (Unreal Anthology) the MBP became incredibly HOT. So much so that I had to stop after a few minutes because it was clear that damage was being caused. I have since read on other discussions that this is a problem many other MBP users running boot camp are experiencing.
*Problem 4* – I downloaded the Boot Camp 2.1 update hoping this would help, but all it did was cut all the sound and disable the keyboard apple keys. I had to uninstall boot camp then reinstall the older version to get the sound back (no ethernet connection again!)
I am extremely upset – I feel I have been miss sold. I brought the Mac with Apples reassurances (and their sales patter of ‘oh yeah, your windows programs will work better on a mac’) only to find this is NOT THE CASE.
I hope I have been doing something wrong, because then I can sleep better knowing I have just spent a lot of money on the right tool I need for my job. At the moment I have a nasty feeling of painful regret and stress – everything I hoped to avoided when buying a mac.
If any apple support people or other users can help I would really appreciate any feedback you may have. Thanks in advance…

Hi I too just bought a MacBook Pro 2 weeks ago. I settled on a Mac as I had so much problems running Mac OS on my Dell laptop.
I had OS 10.5 running on my work Dell Latitude D520, it was not a hack but a genuine retail version of Leopard. But I had issues with the keyboard / track pad not working, so I had to use external keyboard / mouse. Not fun on a laptop.
I’m now running OS 10.5.6 and XP 64 bit on my MacBook Pro. I chose XP 64 bit so I can take advantage of the 64bit CPU and the 4 Gig of RAM in my MacBook Pro.
It took me 2 days to get all the drivers to work properly well I say all, the bluetooth does not work but I don’t use bluetooth so don’t really care.
I chose XP 64 bit over Vista 64 bit as Visa is the worst OS Microsoft have come up with to date.
*If any Apple guys is looking at this please let me know if Apple will ever produce XP 64 drivers, I think I’m not the only one interested in the drivers.*
Nick9000 with regard to your problems.
Problem 1
The Mac will only format FAT32 as it cannot write NTFS only read it. You need to choose NTFS when you are installing from the Windows CD, you can still convert your FAT32 system to NTFS within Windows.
Problem 2
I had the same problem but then I was using a non-supported OS.
Problem 3
My laptop runs a bit hot at times but to me all laptops run hot maybe more so Mac laptops. You are running the 2.93 GHz so I guess it does run hotter than my 2.66 GHz.

Boot Camp won't partition my disc because it says I need to reformat as a single mac os extended (journaled) even though it already is.

I'm trying to partition my Macbook Pro early 2011 with Boot Camp Assistant so I can run Windows 7, however when I tell it to create the partition I get an error that says:
"The disk cannot be partitioned because some files cannot be moved. ... Back up the disk and use Disk Utility to format it as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume. Restore your information to the disk and try using Boot Camp Assistant again."
Problem is, my Macbook is already a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled)! Any idea of what I should do to get around this? Do I have to wipe and restore my files? I'm using Boot Camp 4.0.1

Kappy wrote:
The problem:
You are asking for more contiguous space than is available on the drive.
The drive is highly fragmented.
Here's what you need to do:
Request a smaller Windows partition. If that isn't feasible then do the following:
Cheap and Easy Defragmentation
You will have to backup your OS X partition to an external drive, boot from the external drive, use Disk Utility to repartition and reformat your hard drive back to a single volume, then restore your backup to the internal hard drive.
1. Get an empty external hard drive and clone your internal drive to the
       external one.
2. Boot from the external hard drive.
3. Erase the internal hard drive.
4. Restore the external clone to the internal hard drive.
Clone using Restore Option of Disk Utility
1. Open Disk Utility in the Utilities folder.
2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
4. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag
       it to the Destination entry field.
5. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to
      the Source entry field.
6. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the external backup drive. Source means the internal startup drive.
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager appears. Select the icon for the external drive and click on the upward pointing arrow button.
After startup do the following:
Erase internal hard drive
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select your internal hard drive (this is the entry with the
       mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the
       drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is
       failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be
       reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the
       DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the
       drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended
       (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to
       GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait
       until the process has completed.
Restore the clone to the internal hard drive
1. Open Disk Utility in the Utilities folder.
2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
4. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag
       it to the Destination entry field.
5. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to
      the Source entry field.
6. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the internal hard drive. Source means the external startup drive.
Note that the Source and Destination drives are swapped for this last procedure.
I've come across this problem myself, so I attempted this procedure, although I receive an input/output error when trying restore my internal hdd to my external. I have never a problem with either. Could I instead create an image using DU and save it to the external drive then extract that image to my internal drive later? If so, is there any additional steps I need to take?

Problem with Boot Camp - Help!!

Hi everyone,
So I just got a new MacBook and installed Windows XP Home Edition through Bootcamp. I followed the computer certification guidelines of my college (so that I can connect to the network), i.e., I installed Symantec Antivirus and Windows Defender (required), and also Firefox and MS Office, and for good measure, I installed AdAware and Spybot (both free versions). I did not use the internet at all and scanned the totally-unadultered computer, deleting the very few things that popped up on Adaware and Spybot.
However, the very next morning, Windows Explorer kept getting closed by "Data Execution Prevention" every time I tried to start Windows. (It says, "Instruction at 'Ox8bb9ed475' referenced memory at 'Ox8b9ed465'. Memory could not be 'written'".) Essentially, I can't use Windows and no amount of restarting remedies this.
I took my MacBook to the Genius Bar at an Apple store and they said the problem was most likely Symantec Antivirus - apparently, Symantec has lots of problems with Bootcamp; they also recommended using Parallels instead. But since Penn requires Symantec to certify a computer, I don't know what to do about this (not to mention Windows won't run anyway)! To be sure, the Apple guys were very rushed and seemed to be speculating, so I'm not sure how to take their advice.
Does anyone know what might be wrong? I remember reading that some current students at my school run Bootcamp just fine, and the tech dept. suggests using it as well. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated; I just don't want problems to occur once I start classes. Thanks so much.

Perhaps you should post this question in the Boot Camp forum rather than here. This is not the proper forum for dealing with Boot Camp or Windows installation problems.
I would consider reinstalling Windows. After verifying that it is working you can install Symantec AntiVirus and Defender, but I would not install anything else until you are sure the system is working properly. Note that you must turn off antivirus programs when you install new software. Failing to do so can result in defective installations.
Be sure you have carefully read the Boot Camp documentation before installing anything.

Boot Camp -No Drivers in Win and VM Fusion not Connecting to Win Partition

Hello,
I am a new Mac user, but I have used PCs for about 20 years. I am having trouble figuring out a couple of things. Below is a step by step list of what I have done so far and I'll end with a couple of questions.
I have three drives in my Mac Pro - 1-Mac OS, 2-Win OS, 3-empty, 4-Data (two partitions. I went to install Win XP through boot camp and had some problems. For the record, Boot Camp never provided a dialog box that said would you like to burn a CD/DVD of drivers for Windows. All I saw was a screen that said, for drivers please use the Leopard DVD.
1. Ran Boot Camp and selected Drive Bay #2 where I wanted to install Windows. Boot Camp went through the typical stuff (NOTE: It did not ask me if I wanted to make a Drivers CD, which is very strange).
2. I went through the Win XP install and got to the selection of the partition. This was a nightmare because I could not tell the drives apart. They were all 500gb and Seagates, however the drive in Bay #4 was partitioned in half so I did recognize this one. The only way to tell the drives apart were by their letters, which meant nothing since there was no relationship to the names that showed up in Leopard. I saw drives C: E: F: G:.
3. I did not want to screw up the Mac OS so I canceled the install and shut down the computer. I did finally figure out how to get the disc out of the drive and get back into Leopard. Nothing was affected.
4. I came up with a brilliant idea after reading the message boards that I might be able to disconnect all the drives except the one that I wanted Win XP installed on to it.
5. I removed Drive Bay #1-Mac OS and left the Drive Bay #4-Partitioned Data Drive in the system. Since it was partitioned it could be recognized in the Setup.
6. I put in the Win XP Pro SP2 CD and went to town installing the drives.
7. I selected the C: drive and formatted the drive. Everything formatted just fine and I was able to start the Win XP install.
8. After I got into Windows I installed the software that I needed to run. I realized that I can not activate any of it because I am missing WIFI drivers and I look at the other hardware and I see a lot of question marks. That was too be expected. I put in the Leoplard DVD discs and I could only get one of them to read, which was the one that had Boot Camp. I couldn't find any driver information. I put in the second CD and nothing would show up with that CD. Yikes.
9. I finished installing software and made sure all the discs were out of the drives and rebooted with the OPTION key depressed. I selected Mac OS and booted up successfully.
10. I picked up VMWare Fusion to utilize the Boot Camp partition and I started that installation. After it was done I ran the program. I was informed of an update and downloaded and installed it.
11. I ran VMWare Fusion again and selected the Boot Camp Partition and clicked run. After a couple of minutes I received an error message - "Windows did not shut down properly. Please go to SYSTEM PREFERENCES > START DISK and click - Windows as Startup Operating System. Restart System. Once in Windows use the Start Disk Pane in the Control Panel to select Mac OS as the Start Up System. Then click restart to return to Mac OS.
12. I followed the instructions on the Mac side and then booted to Windows. I looked in the Control Panel for Start Disc Pane and I couldn't find it. I am not sure what this looks like.
13. I restarted with OPTION key depressed to get back into Mac OS and that's where I am now trying to trouble shoot these issues.
Everything works well except - VMWare Fusion and my data drive has lost it's partition info.
Can anyone help. I am out of thoughts to trying and get things working again. Here is what I need help with:
A. How do I create a driver disc for Windows XP? I was never given the option to create one.
B. Did I do something wrong by removing the Mac OS Boot Drive to get Windows XP installed.
C. How can I get VMWare Fusion to work with the Boot Camp Partition.
Lastly, I love my new Mac, but I am frustrated at how difficult this process has been the past couple of evenings trying to troubleshoot these problems. Maybe it is better just to install VM Fusion without the Boot Camp drive.
Thanks in advance for anyone's help in this matter.
Rob

Hi
I'm running XP SP3 having recently rebuilt the Windows side after a typically irritating unsolvable browser error. Rebuilt it to have this no sound problem, the 'Instance already running problem', etc.
Install this Windows patch - *http://couponmeister.com/blog/HD_Audio/KB835221.exe* (not on MS for immediate download). Uninstall any drivers associated with High Definition Audio if you're showing any in device manager. Re-install the Realtek Audio drivers off the Leopard disk. Reboot. Hey presto.
Worked for me after a lot of struggling with alternative drivers and research.

Boot Camp Manager Must Close

I am a Boot Camp Beta user with Windows XP. I upgraded to Leopard and installed the new drivers from the Leopard disc. Everything seemed fine, except for a pop-up window saying that new hardware had a problem and might not work correctly. But the Boot Camp icon showed in the taskbar and everything seemed OK.
However, on the second startup after installation I received an error message that Boot Camp Manager had to close, and no icon (even Bluetooth) appeared in the task bar.
I tried repairing the drivers, and reinstalling them, all to no avail.
Is anyone else experiencing this problem with the Windows Boot Camp drivers?

I was called by a user who had same trouble... "Boot Camp Manager encountered a problem and needs to close"
For this one, the problem was Spy Sweeper. Only fix I could find was leaving that uninstalled.
I tried, among other things, turning off the Spy Sweeper's "Shield" for Startup Items. That had no benefit; Same trouble with Boot Camp Manager upon startup.
I did the following:
- uninstalled Trend Micro's AV
- uninstalled Spy Sweeper
(no other anti-malware loaded)
- Inserted the Boot Camp 1.4 drivers CD and ran "Repair"
- No problems on restarts.
- loaded Trend Micro's AV 2007 back onto Boot Camp.
No problems upon multiple restarts.
- Loaded Spy Sweeper (CD was labeled with version 0706-FA-1287), ran the updates during install, and during its final stage of install reported that I didn't need to restart.
- clicked "Finish"
- Then after clicking the "Finish button the install dialog went away and I received a dialog reporting that Spy Sweeper had a problem and a restart is required.
- restarted.
- Upon restart, no problem with Boot Camp Manager
- Restart on final time just to verify that Boot Camp and everything else is loading properly.
- NO. Boot Camp Manager now reporting AGAIN that it "has encountered a problem and needs to close."
Therefore, it seems to be the Spy Sweeper that's causing the problem.
- uninstalled Spy Sweeper, then "Repair" of Boot Camp (which takes a very long time).
- Restarted.
(No Boot Camp Manager problem upon restart)
- Restarted.
(No Boot Camp Manager problem upon restart)
- Restarted.
(No Boot Camp Manager problem upon restart)
Yes. 3 restarts.

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