Need some Boot Camp help!

Hey,
I've been following along on the Boot Camp Installation Guide, and I've successfully reached the point (I think) of creating a 32GB (actually shows in finder at 32.11GB) partition for Windows to be installed on. Now, when I boot into Windows Setup, and I'm looking for the correct partition, all I see is one partition "C:Partition1 [Unknown]".... I didn't select it, I backed out of the Setup, because I didn't want to accidentally select it and overwrite my Mac OS X Partition. I didn't see the <BOOTCAMP> partition in the list, and that's what I was looking for. It displays in the Finder, but not in the partition list for Windows setup..... what to do, what to do?

Hey man,
So I slipstreamed my SP1 disc into an SP2 disc.. really neat concept btw.. check it out:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxpsp2slipstream.asp
I recreated the partitions... gave XP 20gb of space (I don't need very much... saving docs and multimedia in mac os x)... popped in the disc, restarted the mac, AND SUCCESS SO FAR... it recognized the C: Partition 3 BOOTCAMP Fat32!!! Never in my life I thought I'd say I was happy to see a properly displaying partition table.
Setup is in progress (I'm on my other computer)... I will advise you of the end results. Btw: I chose NTFS (Quick) for formatting... was that okay? I understand the differences between NTFS and FAT and i think NTFS is better for me.

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Hi,
Hope someone out there is able to help. I have tried searching the forum but none found.
I have just upgraded my harddisk using Carbon Copy Cloner.
The new harddisk boots up fine.
But when I tried to install Boot Camp on the new harddisk using the Boot Camp Assistant, it gave me this error
" The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition".
I have already partitioned using Disk Utility as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume.
I have also Repair Disk Permissions.
The OS is Leopard 10.5.4
Please help. I could not even get pass the first step in installing Boot Camp.
Thanks

Problem solved.
1) Repartitioned in GUID.
2) Carbon Copy to clone the harddisk.
3) Run Boot Camp Assistant.

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- Important: Installed Windows updates (this makes the OS stable)
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hi all,
i am trying to make my way through the documentation so that i can get WINDOWS XP back on my first generation Mac Pro since i need to run some programs for work. the old drive that i had this information on was running Snow Leopard (I believe) but it has died.
i have a formatted Fat 32 drive in Bay 2 and i am running Lion on my OS drive in Bay 1 and i am hoping someone can point me to the correct URL for doing this.
my understanding is that i need to use Boot Camp 4 but there appears to be a number of different versions of 4 and i am also having a hard time remembering /how/ to do this. i guess i download the Boot Camp 4 version that i need to my OS drive in Bay 1 and i somehow install this on the drive in bay 2? then i insert the XP disk and it automatically installs itself on this drive?
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I would always have a wired connection, even if you generally want/need to use wireless.
I am not up on Airport or how to install.
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1222
USB ethernet has never been a real option on Mac OS X.
Links to various troubleshooting articles:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1388
You can download most updates manually, very few that require using Software Update, so it is possible to download in Windows.
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
I have been happy with Netgear modems, routers and switches, which Amazon is always happy to sell!
http://www.google.com/search?q=MacPro+AppleAirport
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/feedback/airportextreme2007-002/airportextreme2007-002.html
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/archives/jan07/013007.html
http://www.google.com/search?q=appleairportextreme
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[MB Air 2013] Windows 8 says I need a Boot Camp driver update, but download is unsupported

Hi all,
I'm on a brand new 2013 MB Air running Windows 8 64 bit with Boot Camp.
Windows is running fine, but I just recently noticed that I had a message telling me I had a driver missing and needed to update Boot Camp.
Now, this computer is less than 1 week old, so I checked my Boot Camp verison first and it does say that I'm running Boot Camp 5.
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When I compared the drivers, the new download did contain significantly more drivers for various hardware(most of which I don't have), so I tried to run it from the USB drive.
At that point I got the "Boot Camp x64 is unsupported on this computer model error".
I'm running Windows 8 64 bit, so I don't see why BCx64 is unsupported, and I'd really like to get the "driver update needed" message resolved.
Am I being directed to the wrong dowload? Do I even need this one?
Should I be running an update through OS X even though the message is coming from Windows 8?
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Thanks!

The actual answer is if you look at the download page at the bottom, you will see a link for supported devices. You will notice that the Macbook Air 2013 is NOT listed.
This upgrade does not apply for the newer MAcBook Air. The current driver set you have is correct. No upgrade is necessary. It is only for the older Macbook Airs.
Hope this helps.

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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.

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Ok, so I am trying to install boot camp on my mac. I partitioned it, and I inserted my Max OS X Install disc 1, and click start installation. The Installer Disc Could Not Be Found. Insert your Windows installer disc and wait a few seconds for the disc to be recognized.
Why wont it work?

[email protected] wrote:
Ok, so I am trying to install boot camp on my mac. I partitioned it, and I inserted my Max OS X Install disc 1, and click start installation.
You need the Windows disk, not the Leopard disk.
You are installing Windows, not Leopard.
The Installer Disc Could Not Be Found. Insert your Windows installer disc and wait a few seconds for the disc to be recognized.
Why wont it work?
It's looking for your XP or Vista disk.

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A

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Hey Guys,
I have a macbook with leopard 10.5.6.
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i got it from apple. i have read on sites that only the pro comes with the discs.
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Audio CD in drive.
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Track 2, start time 02:20:15
Track 3, start time 05:07:42
Track 4, start time 06:13:12
Track 5, start time 08:31:30
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Track 8, start time 20:47:57
Track 9, start time 23:22:25
Track 10, start time 25:16:60
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The drive CDRW speeds are: 4.
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it apears to be something wrong with drive E but in the properties it says its working perfectly.
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i hade version 7 of i tunes kept getting the same thing, so i went back to 5.3 but still the same thing. It also happens when i try to burn a cd with nero, i have WMP but don't use it. so now i really hope to get an answer or i have no other choice but to take it to a repair shop. SO !!PLEASE HELP ME!!

no problems about the delay.
the 0x8E is reasonably generic. so let's try proceeding on two fronts.
1st front: we'll get a minidump to the Apple Engineers for a look
(the minidump can help identify the driver that seems to be causing the issue here.)
To set up your machine to capture a minidump, right click on "My Computer", select "Properties", select the "Advanced" tab, select the "Startup and Recovery" Settings button, select "small memory dump" from the popup. When it crashes, look for the MiniDump file. It's usually in the folder "C:\WINDOWS\Minidump" and is called something like Mini<number>-<number>.dmp.
Find that file and send it as an attachment to this email address.
in the email to Roy, be sure to include the following information:
- A link to the thread on Apple Discussions where the issue is being discussed
- The username you are using in the thread
- The version of iTunes you are using or trying to use
- the version of Windows you are using (mention service packs)
- A concise description of the issue you are seeing
- The exact text of the error message you are seeing
2nd front: checking on a few possibilities ourselves while waiting for feedback on the minidump
(a) device filter conflicts: blue screens with itunes while burning can be caused by device filter conflicts (i've seen 0x8Es before in cases of conflicts with old Roxio products). so perhaps try the techniques from the following document:
iTunes for Windows: Troubleshooting CD issues caused by device filters
(b) malware:
malware is a known cause of 0x8Es. try downloading fresh definitions and running vigorous virus and spyware scans. if your security software providers offer them, try running online scans too. (they can sometimes pick up an infection in cases where the security software on the PC has been compromised.)
if your security software providers don't offer online scans, try running the Symantec online virus check. (apologies in advance ... it takes an eternity to complete.)
Symantec Security Check

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