Macbook w/ Vista 64 bit?

I am wanting to install an upgrade to Vista 64 bit on my Macbook. I have looked in the install guide and it states to only install 32 bit versions, but I have found that later than early '08 versions of MBPs can install 64 bit Vista. To my knowledge, the MacBook ver. 4.1s use 64 bit Core 2 Duo processors. Is it available to be installed on a Macbook? I found an update for bootcamp (version 2.1) that includes 64 bit Vista support. Is this what I need?

Starting, I have to sorry for my english, because it's not my fist language. Well, I installed Vista x64 on my new MacBook (I bought it a week ago) and works fine, except of the installation of Boot Camp. When I try to install it, the program says that it's not the correct model of computer for install it, so I had to install the x64 drivers manually from the leopard DVD. Another thing, for the display driver, I had to download it from the intel webpage, for a gm965 chipset family (mine is gma 3100). About hardware control, by a lack of apple's programs, Windows should control the energy management (except, in my case, the screen brightness). Hope that I could have helped you!!

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Vista 64 bit and new MacBook Pro 17"

Any idea where to get Boot Camp drivers for the new 17" MBPro? When trying to install Vista 64 bit the system claims there are no drivers available from the OS X disk or when trying to run the 2.1 update.
Thanks!

Macs that support Vista 64-bit:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1846
And, Boot Camp 2.1 drivers included in 10.5.4+ DVD
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1999
If you don't have or see /BootCamp on your OEM or retail DVD that came with your 17" MacBook Pro, you may need to contact Apple Care or Customer Service.
Even though the above article does not specifically mention the 17" model (newest and latest) I assume it is just that article(s) aren't always updated in a timely enough fashion.
I would not bother with the download, or even via Apple SU if it does 'offer' 2.1, and just use your Leopard DVD. (If you do want to install or update, then be sure to create a Restore Point; use WinClone and/or Vista Ultimate PC Backup and Restore center and backup your system to external drive.

MacBook Pro running Windows Vista 64 bit

I have a business requirement to run Windows on my Mac. I have one of the new MacBook Pro's 5.1 with Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz and glass trackpad. My question is should I buy the 32bit or 64 bit package? I need to run MS Office, specifically Access, and my version is Office 2003. I'd prefer Vista rather than XP only because I've used it previously and it more resembles the Mac OS than XP's desktop. I know that Windows 7 is around the corner but I've got to run with what's available. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks Barry

True, Windows 32-bit, if run natively (ie. not in a virtual machine, in which case the whole 4GB isn't available anyway) will not see even the entire available 4GB. But it's a moot point. Even if running Vista 64-bit, MS Office is a 32-bit application - it is already RAM limited to 32-bit address space, regardless of what the OS is capable of. Sometime next year, MS may start shipping a 64-bit version of Office, but then again, when was the last time MS actually met a proposed shipping date with any product?
As I said, to take advantage of 64-bit computing, you need 3 things - more then 4GB of RAM, a 64-bit OS, AND 64-bit applications.
Barry - as to how you want to run it the main thing is do you need or want access to your OS desktop or files at the same time as running Windows? If you do then a virtual machine makes sense. I run VMWare Fusion on my work Mac Pro (which has 10GB of RAM) and have both XP 32-bit and 64-bit virtual machines. I simple run my virtual machine in one Spaces desktop, and have 3 other Spaces desktops for my OS X applications. From the Windows virtual machine, I can drag and drop files to and from my shared OS X folders.
If you don't care about simultaneous sharing of resources, then from a performance perspective, it makes more sense to use bootcamp and run Windows natively (since booting to windows will always give better performance then a virtual machine).
If you go the virtual machine route, and are eligible for the education discount, then I would order VMWare Fusion from Apple (actually, once your order is processed, you just get a download account for the VMWare web site, so you actually get near-immediate access to your product).

Windows Vista 64 bit and new iMac (Penryn)

Anyone knows when the new iMacs will be "official supported" for Vista 64?
I have read that today only the Mac Pro and the MacBook Pro ( both 2008 edition) are supported. I have try to install Vista 64 on my new iMac Penryn without problem (OS) while with the Bootcamp drivers i cant go on with installation becouse i have a compatibily error message with x64. It's BIOS EFI problem? ETA for new iMac support???
Thx all
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If the Leopard DVD when inserted into Vista doesn't auto open to
/BOOTCAMP
and, those drivers are needed first in order to install BC 2.1 (buggy for many) there is a bit torrent of BC 64-bit drivers, but they should be there.
I suspect that any Penryn series WILL be supported, but weren't/aren't ready, and that page listing Macs that are Vista 64-bit is therefore "out of date" at this point.
MS on 64-bit (while I try to find another link):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932795/
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3991487/AppleBootCamp_2.0_Drivers
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Can a T61 with a Santa Rosa platform run Vist 64-bit, or do you need a Penryn platform?

Can a T61 with a Santa Rosa platform run Vista 64-bit, or do you need a Penryn platform?
I have been told that the Santa Rosa platform cannot handle Vista 64-bit.
Thank you!
MacBook Pro, with an aluminum unibody enclosure **As of September 15, 2008, our company has completely switched to Apple. Having used ThinkPad products for over 10 years, we had desperately tried to find just one reason to continue using these products, to no avail. We are of the view that ThinkPads are no longer premium products. We wish you the best of luck with your ThinkPad! Happy computing…**
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I thank you very much, Steve and Don!
I had been speaking with a Lenovo tech support agent earlier today, who had advised, "a Santa Rosa platform cannot run Vista 64-bit".
I know. It did not make sense to me either. I guess the Lenovo agent was a newbie.
I appreciate the clarification!
PS: I wish that I could have both responses marked as solutions.
Message Edited by LukeD on 07-08-2008 04:44 PM
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Boot Camp Wifi Not Working; Windows Vista 32 Bit

Hey, alright, I got this huge problem. I installed Windows Vista 32-Bit edition on Boot Camp 2.0. I installed the drivers on my Leopard CD. For some reason I can connect to the net on the Leopard side (which I am using right now) and I just can't get a connection on the Windows side. So remember I did install the drivers on the Leopard disc. Also, when I go to device support on Vista, the drivers have yellow triangles beside them. I tried to hook the ethernet cable up and it still won't have an internet connection. I do have the Macbook Pro Aluminum model (newest one) so can someone please help me and tell me what I am doing wrong? Maybe you can tell me a driver I can download to get this working? Thanks!

Boot Camp will not support Vista on newer iMacs, you will need to upgrade to Windows 7. Also as an FYI there is a Boot Camp forum, you can locate it by clicking Apple Support Communities and then in the search field type Boot Camp.
Best of luck,
Roger

MBP08 Running Vista 32-bit Heat and Battery Issues

Hi,
I am a new mac user and have just finished installing Vista Home edition through bootcamp on my new macbook pro. First concern I found was the excessive running temperature (after about 10 mins I was cooking my legs) this has probably already been brought up before but I was wondering whether anyone can bring me up to speed on any possible solutions/fixes?
Also, vista seems to have a hunger for battery lifek, again anything I should know? If the problem persists, I think I am going to opt out of using boot camp altogether.
One last thing, is there any performance difference when installing XP? I don;t mind what OS i use, I'd just like the practicality of windows on my mac.
Thanks in advance.
- MushMush146

Sorry I did not see that you specified what MBP you had in your signature.
Anyways: In windows your battery gets drained a little quicker because windows can only work with the external video card (9600 M GT), so you can compare it with running in High Performance all the time.
Windows XP is a little faster then Windows Vista (32 bit) because XP uses less resources. 32-bit systems are always limited to 3.3 GB of RAM, so your Vista is not using all of the 4GB RAM you have on your MBP. You can consider installing Windows Vista 64 bit or Windows XP instead, you will have more RAM and therefore a faster computer.
Note that Leopard is not really a 32 bit system, it also has a 64 bit library (and can handle up to 6GB RAM). The hardware in your MBP is fully 64 bit and can handle up to 8 GB RAM. Snow Leopard is going to be a 64 bit system. (and can theoretically handle up to 128 GB of RAM)
I have no answer for you for the heat issues... probably a driver problem everyone is struggling with. Time for a Bootcamp version 2.2...

Illuminated Keyboard w/ Vista 32-bit

I just finished using bootcamp to install Windows Vista 32-bit on my MacBook Pro. I have also installed the drivers on the OS X disk as well. The problem is that my illuminated keyboard won't turn off. It will brighten and dim with the F6 and F5 keys though. Why isn't it turning off if it can brighten and dim? The screen brightness ajustments are perfectly fine as well as the volume keys.

' I'm afraid that's the way it is on Vista! You can turn the brightness up and down, yes - and you can trun it down to "lowest" brightness - but if the drivers decide that it's dim enough in your environment to have the backlight turned on, then you cannot actually turn it off yourself.
' The drivers will turn the backlight off if the environment is bright enough - but you yourself are limited to adjusting brightness, not enabling or disabling the backlight.
' Sorry mate - that's just the way thing are at this point in the driver development!!!
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Use Vista 32 bit or 64 bit?

I want to install Vista home premium on my SR 2.4 MBP that has 4 gb ram using Bootcamp. I would install it to an external Passport drive that connects to the MBP with USB.
Has anyone done this successfully?
Is there any benefit or drawback to installing the 32 bit or 64 bit version of Vista on a MBP that can only have 4 gb ram?
Will I have problems installing my Windows software that works on XP 32 bit on Vista 32 bit or 64 bit? I'm thinking of MS Office, Adobe master collection and Poser 6 as the software I plan to install.
Thanks for any advice.

Luis:
want to install Vista home premium on my SR 2.4 MBP that has 4 gb ram using Bootcamp. I would install it to an external Passport drive that connects to the MBP with USB.
Has anyone done this successfully?
This won't work. Boot Camp won't allow installation to an external drive and Windows will not allow booting up from an external drive even you get it installed on a USB/Firewire drive. This limitation is set by Microsoft.
There appears to be one way to get this done but it is not easy and will require following precise procedures to avoid failure. The procedure is mentioned [Here|http://tubeshards.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/install-windows-to-a-macintosh-usb-d rive>. My recommendation is to stay away from installing/running windows from an external drive.
Is there any benefit or drawback to installing the 32 bit or 64 bit version of Vista on a MBP that can only have 4 gb ram?
With a 32Bit version Vista will see and use up to 3GB of RAM. With a 64Bit Version, Vista will see and use all of your 4GB RAM. One thing to note and that is that the boot camp supports 64Bit Vista only on early and late 2008 Mac Book Pros as mentioned [Here|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1846]. I am not sure if your Santa Rosa Macbook Pro an early 2008 version or mid 2007 version. If it is the latter than I would recommend going with 32Bit Version of Vista (You should be fine with Vista and 3GB of RAM).
Will I have problems installing my Windows software that works on XP 32 bit on Vista 32 bit or 64 bit? I'm thinking of MS Office, Adobe master collection and Poser 6 as the software I plan to install.
MS Office and Adobe Master Collection should work fine under Vista 32Bit and/or Vista 64Bit however after doing some research, it appears that Poser 6 works with Vista 32Bbit and some folks have had issues installing with Vista 64Bit. Please do some research on the web for Poser 6 and Vista 64Bit.
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I can't connect my Windows Vista 64 bit to Time Capsule and Internet

I have just start using a MacBook Air and a wireless network with a Time Machine! I used to have just PC with a simple home network. I get total successful in use the Time Machine and 2 other notebooks with windows XP, but I cannot connect a HP PC with Windows Vista 64 bit, neither to the Time Capsule nor to the internet. These computer are working perfect because I can connect to others Wi-Fi networks with no problems, seems that something is blocking! When I try to access the Time Capsule I get an answer that I should enable the NetBIOS, but I have already checked and it is working properly! When I ask to diagnose the network problem I get an answer that I should re-start my modem and internet connection, which I have done with no success!
I appreciate for some additional information! Thanks

I had the exact same error message but it was on an Airport Extreme Base Station. I use a Macbook at my office and there are 2 XP desktops as well and we were using a shared storage hooked into the AEBS in order to share files. One day all of a sudden the XP machines starting displaying the same error message that NetBIOS should be enabled.
After googling every available article I discovered what ultimately solved our issue.
I opened the the Airport Utility app on my Macbook I clicked on "Manual Setup"
Then "Disks"
Then "File Sharing"
I discovered that the default name under "Workgroup" was Workgroup, but our network in the office is called "MSHome" so I changed it to match the PCs and instantly both PCs connected to the shared storage.
Also I changed the 2.4Ghz channel to a number other than the default 11.
I changed the name of the base station to a name less than 8 characters with no spaces and no symbols.
I changed the Wireless Security to "WPA/WPA 2 Personal".
I've been trying to add my fix to other Apple Support pages and they're all archived and closed to replies, so if you haven't gotten your TC to work, maybe this might help.

BC2.1 Vista 64-bit gone!

I just noticed that the 64-bit version of BootCamp for Vista is no longer on the Apple download site.
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/windows/
Some of us contacted their developer center
http://developer.apple.com/contact/
and pointed out that BC2.1 has some issues that are difficult to overcome.
Perhaps a new, universal 64-bit BC2.1 will be released??
I could only install mine by first installing the intermediate BC2.04, discussed elsewhere.
I think this is related to my having installed Vista 64-bit during beta.

I went through all the Apple knowledge Base articles I could find which references Vista 64-bit.
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=extarticle
When Apple had to release two versions of the Nvidia 8800GT, one for current 2008 Mac Pro, another for older 2006/7 model year, all becuause they used 32-bit EFI in first generation, and 64-bit EFI (which might qualify as UEFI 2.x).
The BC 2.1 32-bit would install, the 64-bit version would not.
It is the same though with having to look specifically for the 64-bit version of iTunes rather than what is offered automatically.
When installing BootCamp drivers (the Apple setup.exe off Leopard, or from BC 1.3 or 1.4) two components, including HAL.dll never install.
I also rounded up KB that stated only three Macs actually have full "official" support for Vista 64-bit, latest MacBook/MacBook Pro and the Mac Pro 2008. The new Penryn iMac should be listed I think, but isn't. Which led me to think that on the specs page for those systems, it should include which Windows OS they support, along with OS X version.
Stuff is scattered all over, and most articles have a lag time, "after the fact" feel to them. ie, What you need to know when choosing a Mac or choosing Windows OS. Putting the cart before the horse.
One person wanted to use 4GB+ of memory, but had settled on using XP Pro 32-bit and would not budge, so having iMac or Mac Pro with 4 or 8GB RAM would not get used or be addressible. But didn't want Vista 64-bit (which is one reason I went looking for clear documentation on Mac model/Windows OS.
I did come across a nice MacRumors Guide "Windows on Mac"
http://guides.macrumors.com/BootingWindows_on_theMac

Drivers, Vista, 64-bit

I've read a few things that tend to be disparate and confusing, so I must ask:
Could some one please, pretty please, explain in a slow, spell-checked, step-by-obvious-step (as though to an idiot child) way how to update the NVIDIA Geforce 9400M Drivers for Vista 64-bit Ultimate on my MacBook which is NOT Pro.
And I ask this, because it is not as simple as going to the website, downloading the drivers and running setup. Because Nvidia says that there are no compatible drivers on my system, even though the Device Manager says otherwise. Please, please, please help.

I've never done it so I can't hand it to you on a platter.
Uninstalling the Apple graphic driver seems to be a must. Both from Programs control panel, and from Device Manager.
A restart is needed, and it is okay to allow Windows to automatically "adding driver support" afterward.
Windows 7 drivers, and install process, is much better than Vista was, but then that was 2-4 yrs ago also.
Some of the steps to get a working graphic driver involve editing and deleting files in Windows, sometimes from the Windows DVD using command line.
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=AppleMacBook+9400M+NVIDIA+Driver+Vista64-bit
MacBook Pro 2009 with 9400M and 9600M
*Apple TS2457*
Last Modified: June 09, 2009
Cannot select GeForce 9400M graphics in Windows on MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009), and MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009)
Symptoms
You may notice that the built-in NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics subsystem does not appear in the Device Manager and cannot be used with Microsoft Windows XP or Vista.
Products Affected
Boot Camp, MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008)
Resolution
Windows is not able to take advantage of the GeForce 9400M graphics processor and by default uses the GeForce 9600M GT discrete graphics processor.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2457

ITunes v7.6 still NOT working w/Vista 64-bit

I believe it's not working because AppleMobileDeviceSupport.msi WON'T install.
It gives me a "The installer encountered errors before Apple Mobile Device Support could be configured." error.
Is there ANY WAY around this at all?
Also I've installed & uninstalled iTunes v7.6 multiple times now, rebooting between installs also but still no luck.
I've also extracted the 6 installation files out of iTunesSetup.exe and I'm trying to get AppleMobileDeviceSupport.msi to install, but it just won't install.
When I start the iTunesSetup.exe package and finish installation, iTunes Setup Assistant also gives me a warning that says "iTunes was not properly installed. If you wish to import or burn CDs, you need to reinstall iTunes."
And under Event Viewer I see this "Windows Installer installed the product. Product Name: Apple Mobile Device Support. Product Version: 1.1.3.26. Product Language: 1033. Installation success or error status: 1603."
Help please! I would really like for iTunes to work with my iPhone!

Well at least up and til today, there never was a solution to activate or even synch Vista 64 bit OS, iTunes, and the iPhone - for anyone, anywhere - period. Not unless you used some VMware solution (which I've heard mixed results on).
This new version of iTunes (7.6) did today for the first time, correct the ability to burn CDs from my collection of music in iTunes. Before this version it wasn't possible.
My Mobile Device Support program did update and install correctly today along with the other apps that got updated. So now I wonder if it is truly possible to activate and synch with an iPhone?!? Anyone try this yet?
Cyanide regarding your install, I had to go through something similar back in one of the earliest versions designed for Vista 64bit OS. The trick is not only uninstalling, but removing all references in the registries, left over file folders, etc. after uninstall. Then begin a clean install.
BUT, it's entirely possible that the iPhone still is still not capable of syncing with Vista 64 bit.
If you think you've had this ability before, than I'm 99.9% sure you only have Vista 32 bit OS.
Reference this thread for more info - towards the bottom...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1319119

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