New macbook and vista x64
... so i guess i'm trying to do something which is not supported, but it certainly seems like it SHOULD be!
i used boot camp to install vista ultimate x64 on my new 2.4 macbook. honestly i'd rather have xp 64, but it looked to me like the only drivers available were for vista 64, not xp 64.
after install, i put the os x / boot camp cd in and got the macbook air utility installer. i browsed the disk and tried the boot camp driver install file, which did nothing - asked for permission to run and then disappeared.
i then installed the drivers individually. currently the status is -
network : works great
video : works great
sounds : seems to be working, haven't checked it out thoroughly
isight : works great
keyboard : no backlight, can't ctrl-alt-del (ctrl-fn-alt-del)
trackpad : works but no right click (even with three fingers) and no scrolling, etc
i am stumped by the keyboard and trackpad. when i look at device manager the keyboard says it's using the apple driver and rerunning the 64 bit keyboard installer just tells me i'm already current. ditto the trackpad. any suggestions? thanks in advance!
i also don't have the boot camp control panel. i know what apple might say about vista x64, but these are 4gb machines. they need a 64 bit OS in windows to be useful.
ok, i got the BootCamp64 to run, and it seems to install the right stuff. To install, do this:
You will need an USB mouse for some of this
1) Run Command Prompt in Administrator Mode (find Command Prompt in the Start Menu under Accessories, and right click it and select "Run as administrator"
2) change to your DVD driver (most likely d:) d:
3) cd to the Apple Directory cd "Boot CampDriversApple"
4) run this msiexec /i BootCamp64.msi
wait, and eventually you'll get all the drivers installed. I now have Boot Camp icon in Control Panel, sound working, backlight keyboard and function keys. The only thing not working is the right click for the touch pad, even though its set in the Boot Camp icon. Anyone solved this?
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