Vista Business 64 on iMac - drivers wont install

I installed Vista Business 64 bit on my 2.4 GHz iMac. The install went fine until I got to the initial boot of Vista. When I inserted the Mac disk to install the drivers, a little dialogue box popped up and said that Vista x64 was not supported on my computer. Oh really? The operating system runs just fine, but it isn't any good without the Apple drivers for networking, etc... Does anyone know of a workaround for this? Why does Apple get to dictate which version of Windows I run on the computer that I bought and paid for? If they support 32 bit Windows, what is the difference if the support 64 bit Windows? Too much competition, I guess.

Unfortunately, the iMacs are not officially supported by Apple for use with 64-bit versions of Windows. They enforce this lack of support with their Boot Camp drivers installer. I won't pretend to understand why the MacBook Pro and MacPro models are the only officially supported models for 64-bit Windows...but, that's the way Apple wants it for now.
I've put Vista 64-bit on 24" iMacs before, and, it just takes some creative driver installation. I didn't chase down trying to get everything functional (e.g. the Boot Camp Control Panel).
For the wired ethernet: Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Drivers (obtain from Marvell's site)
For the sound: Realtek HD Audio Drivers (obtain from Realtek's site)
For the video: Obtain the latest ATI Catalyst driver package. Use Mobility Modder to enable them for install on your iMac (http://www.driverheaven.net/modtool.php)

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