HT1237 BootCamp/Vista problems

I installed Windows Vista on my macbook via bootcamp. The install went well or so i thought. Now that windows is installed, the computer does not see any wireless networks or when plugged into the router the internet. I also do not see how I switch back to the MAC OS. If I rmember correctly there should be an option in the windows shutdown menu.Seems now I have a useless Windows machine with a glowing apple on the back..
any suggestions for the hardware issues and how to boot back to MAC OS.
Thanks

While we all have MacBooks in this forum not all of us use BootCamp. There's a BootCamp Support Community where everybody uses BootCamp. You should also post this question there to increase your chances of getting an answer.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/windows_software/boot_camp

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Regards, Stefan
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Hi Stefan
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defan752,
I recently put Windows 8 (64bit) on my 15" 2009 MBP. I performed a clean install utilizing Boot Camp. I followed instructions found online. Prior to installing Win8, I had WinXP installed on a partition, which worked perfectly.
For my Win8 installation I upgraded my MBP's OS from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. Mountain Lion comes with a newer version of Boot Camp (version 4.0 - I believe). The newer version has a slightly different process for driver installation. It has you create a driver installation disc within the Boot Camp Asstant software running on my Mac BEFORE creating the partition and installation. First it will connect to the interenet and download the latest support files for the drivers for your machine, then it will ask you to insert a blank disc, upon which it will write Windows friendly installation file (the disc contained an executable file [.exe] which is to be run on the newly installed windows parition). While Boot Camp (4.0 or whatever it is that came with Mountain Lion) doesn't have official support for Windows 8, utilizing the Windows 7 installation method will create a Driver CD that works in Win8. After creation of driver disc, follow the normal installation instructions (create partition, install win8). Once Win8 finishes installing, go to the desk top (Windows Button + D), pop in the driver disc and the Executable file. After the file runs the drivers will be installed but will require a reboot in order to be utilized. Reboot your machine and you should be good to go.
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For more details regarding the driver support in Windows 8 running on a Mac i found this website useful:
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/11/no-support-no-problem-inst alling-windows-8-on-a-mac-with-boot-camp/

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The hatter,
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carldavies1983,
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Have you tried right-clicking (Alt+Enter) on the 'BootCamp.exe' file (found by opening the OS X installation disc to explore the BootCamp\Apple folder) - and then selecting 'Run as Administrator'? This will sometimes allow the installers to run even if they have some type of compatibility issue.
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Hello, Apple forums,
I am will be, hopefully within the next week, installing my new Vista Ultimate on my 15 inch aluminum MBP. I would like, if it is not a problem, a few questions answered before I proceed.
1. Is using Bootcamp the best way to install Windows? I know there are other options, and I have heard people have had technical problems with Bootcamp.
2. When I install Windows, is my MBP still under warranty?
3. When I install Windows, will it, in any way, affect my usage of OS 10?
4. Will I be able to install programs, such as Word, Norton, etc. onto Windows?
5. Will all of the physical functions, such as the Trackpad, iSight, and DVD port still function?
6. How do I switch between OS's, or for that manner, can I do it without restarting the MBP?
Thanks you for taking the time to answer. I am pretty sure I know the correct answers to most of these questions, but I just want to make sure.

Hi Mechafire,
back from work (for which I had to leave this morning...
3. When partitioning the harddisk for BootCamp Windows the space for the Windows partition is taken from the OSX partition, thus decreasing the size of it.
Usually this poses no problem for OSX, but OSX can become erratic when the amount of free space on its partition drops below 10% of the partition size.
That's what I meant with 'problem'
4. Personally I haven't had any problem with installing programs on BootCamp Windows.
However there seems to be some very specific programs (usually protected with hardware-dongles) that do not run perfectly.
In the past AutoCAD was such one, but I'm not sure if this is still so.
5. As said, I don't have a MBP so I don't have first-hand experiences with it.
When you look around the BootCamp Forum you will find some posts which mentions problems with the trackpad in Windows.
7. I use BootCamp as well as Parallels with Windows on my Mac and I can say that I never had any problem with them.
BootCamp is the way to go when you know you don't need OSX at the time, while Parallels (and the VM apps) are quite handy when you are in OSX and just want/need to run a Windows program since you don't have to reboot the Mac.
8. Right now Windows 7 is not supported by BootCamp and also is still in Beta.
At the time of release of Windows 7 there will be most likely a BootCamp update that supports Windows 7.
Nonetheless there are some people round here that are using the Public Beta of Windows 7 on their Macs right now with the Vista Drivers that are on the OSX Leopard DVD.
Personally I would say wait for Windows 7 if you can , otherwise Vista is the next best choice.
Regards
Stefan

Bootcamp Vista on low/mid-end MacBook ?

Hi,
I plan to buy a MacBook this week-end and I would need just little bit of information about it. My mom (yeah) would like to run Vista on my macbook, so she can start working on it (she teaches windows/office) this summer before she buys a new computer and me, I wanted to buy the cheapest one (2.0ghz) and I waited for the GMA chip to be upgraded before I bought.
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william.garrison wrote:
I wouldn't buy memory from Apple, but that's because I can install it myself, and can troubleshoot computer problems (if the memory or machine were defective). That doesn't mean, however, that I should go around telling everyone that they should do it themselves.
Apple tells people this not me. That is why they give very good instruction for DIY and it doesn't void the warranty.
You can buy Ram guaranteed to work on a macbook cheaper than 700 dollars. The DIY instructions are pretty easy. Even if a person wasn't comfortable with DIY they could buy the RAM and have it installed by a technician for a lot less that 700 dollars. 4 GB RAM for 159 dollars, guaranteed to work in a Mac and then say a 100 dollars for a tech is 259 dollars. 400 dollar savings and done by a professional.
Telling people it is to hard for them to do is a pretty good scare tactic itself. A lot of people on this forum with no experience have used the *instructions provided by Apple* to install their RAM. I will continue to advise people to buy RAM elsewhere and use the instructions Apple supplies to install it themselves.
A lot of people come on here and see a statement like yours, saying unless you know a lot about computers and troubleshooting you better not try it, immediately panic think I have to be computer geek to replace my RAM so I better shell out the 700 dollars to get real Apple RAM.
Most people know their limitations and don't have to be told what they can or can't do.
The RAM I bought was "Certified to work on my Mac" and it didn't come from apple. It is the same kind they use just sold as a consumer product instead of OEM labeled.
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Vista "Problem Reports and Solutions" - Compatibility issues?

The Visa +Problem Reports and Solutions control panel+ is reporting three problems which I cannot seem to be able to find a resolution to.
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*The Problem Reports and Solutions control panel reports the following:*
1. Download and install the driver for Apple performance counter
This problem was caused by Apple performance counter, which was created by Apple Inc..
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This problem was caused by a compatibility issue between this version of Windows and Apple Desktop Null Driver. This product is usually distributed by the company that manufactured your device or computer. Note. If you bought Apple Desktop Null Driver from a retailer and installed it yourself, you will need to contact its manufacturer.
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A performance counter is not something that is usually in use by any application except by the developers of the unit itself. nothing to be alarmed about (well, except perhaps that it should have been removed).
A null driver is (as the name indicates) null, there is no functionality assigned with it. MS error message is just brilliant "there is an error in your null driver", like what, there is no functionality in a null driver. So no problems there either.
I got the 2 above error messages on the very first generation 17" MBP for ages and so far not seen any impacts in it for my work.
The Intel issue is interesting, it might be a good idea to see if Intel has an updated driver for the problem.

Vista problem, cant eject Disc 1

Trying to install Vista Business on a 50GB partition of my new iMac (2GB) running 10.5.2.
Installation begins and Windows goes along perfectly and then asks me for disc 2. Problem is, I have no way to eject disc 1. The keyboard eject button does not work, windows offers me no button, and there is of course no way to manually eject.
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Natgreg:
Welcome to the Forums:
That Upgrade version of Windows XP is your problem and therefore you are unable to install XP on your computer. Boot Camp requires a full version of Windows XP/SP2 or any full version of Vista.
You said that your work has over 200 computers and everyone has upgraded to windows XP. Remember that your work probably has Windows based PCs and therefore those people already had an earlier version of windows installed and therefore they could upgrade. On your Mac, you will are installing windows for the first time and therefore will need a FULL RETAIL VERSION (OEM VERSIONS WILL WORK TOO).
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