Vista RC2 64 EFI

I am waiting for delivery of my new MacBook Pro. I am supposed to get it November 3rd and cannot wait. I was wondering since the Core 2 Duo chip is 64 bit and the Vista RC2 64 bit is EFI capable, could this version of Vista be installed without boot camp. Has anyone tried it yet? Or am I misinformed about Vista RC2 64 bit having EFI. I know the 32 bit version does not have it for sure.
Waiting for Delivery of MACBOOK PRO 2.33 C2D Mac OS X (10.4.8) 160GB HDD 2GB RAM Glossy 15.4" screen

1) Core 2 Duo is 64bit
2) Vista does not support EFI, 32bit or 64bit flavors
3) You would have to find your own drivers as the Apple supplied drivers are 32bit only and will not work with 64bit Windows.

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Proxie_dk,
Also,
You might want to make sure that you have done the following to try and help resolve or workaround the problem more:
Make sure you have set the correct timinns and voltages for Mushkin memory in BIOS, more information at Mushkin website under support.
Make sure you have the latest version of the BIOS for your motherboard, as several manufacturers did release updates for the problems with NVIDIA and Creative compatability. Look at support section on the XFX support site.
Make sure you are using the latest motherboard chipset drivers available from NVIDIA. 5.25 is the latest, and the international package is here.
Make sure you are using the latest graphics drivers available from NVIDIA. 86.8 is the latest, and the international package is here.
Also, perhaps not as important as the above, make sure you have the latest Windows Updates installed using Microsoft Update.

SBL Vista RC2 32-Bit. help plea

Hello All,?I have a problem with my sound card its pretty old but I was worndering if anyone had the driver for it's its a, Sound Blaster Li've! Value. (model number is: CT4670) I have Windows Vista RC2 32-bit version installed on to my computer and I do have the disk for the soundcard but everytime I install it it misses up my computer and has a bunch of errors to where I can do anything like, Copying files or going into my Device Manger, dosent let me play games, stuff like that.. So can someone hook me up with the driver? I would really like to have the driver I cant really find it anywhere so I thought id post here ?Well Thank You All ?Silver-Blade

yeah because windows vista driver is different than XP
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bye

Windows Vista RC2 Build 5

Hi i just installed windows vista rc2
i also installed the driver for my X-Fi platinum sound card.
but i can only list to music on my headphones.
when i configure the speakers and test them in vista i can hear trough the speakers , but when i try to listen to anything else i don't hear anything except with my headphone.
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Did you switch to headphones/speakers in settings? Also, left click on sound icon on taskbar and choose mixer. Vista lets you change volume of each sound application by itself, reason i bring this up i have found sometimes it will have volume all the way down on certain programs by default.
When i first installed foobar in vista it would not play sound till i figured out mixer had it down to zero sound volume by default. hehe

Vista RC2 possible on iMac?

My family recently aquired a new iMac (1st gen, 20 in), and I was wondering if it is possible to run Vista RC2 on it. I have heard of varying degrees of success with RC1, but nothing on RC2, despite extensive searching on these forums and googling. My question is this: Is it possible to run RC2 on an iMac? If so, can you simply use Bootcamp in the way it was originally intended? I already downloaded RC2, but would it be safer to use RC1?
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DMW, there are plenty of reasons to want to run Windows, not the least of which is that you have no idea how Hart needs to use his computer. If you have no need for Windows, there is no reason for you to install it, but let other make that decision for themselves.
Most of us here have chosen OS X as out primary OS, but find a need for Windows now and again. It is nice that we have that choice now.
Hart, It certainly should be possible without a problem. I have RC1 on my BlackBook right now and it works as well as could be expected for beta software. I have not been able to get the download started for RC2, but I will install it as soon as I can.
There really is no risk to installing either RC1 or RC2 as you can delete the Windows partition and restore your iMac to a single volume at any time.

Vista RC2?

Hey all, just got my MBP and want to install Vista RC2 first on it instead of XP. Two questions
1. Is it doable?
2. What special precautions should i take into consideration?
3. How do i do it?
Thanx for any replies in advance.

Hi,
This is not wrong place but, for faster replies about Windows (XP or Vista), pls visit Boot Camp Public Beta forum pages.
1. Is it doable?
Yes.
2. What special precautions should i take into consideration?
Boot Camp Public Beta
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=681456&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=680644&tstart=0
3. How do i do it?
Running Vista RC1 on MacBook Pro
Good luck
Fatih
MBP 15.4" 2.16Ghz 1GB RAM / iMac G5 20"-2Ghz 1GB RAM / PB G4 1.67-1GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.7) - VistaRC1 and XP Pro with Boot Camp Ext.FW 1204030
Edit: Sorry Kappy..!

Vision W And Vista RC2 Connectivity Probl

I've installed the software on the CD and CM 5.00.3 update, but when I connect the player, it tries to install the driver, asks for the cd and still can't find it and that's as far as I get, nowhere.
The player is fully charged and I can't see how RC2 is the problem, as my Vision M used to work perfectly with it.
Any help, greatly appreciated.
Cheers.

Looks like a warning for other Vista RC2 users then, don't buy a Vision W as it's obviously incompatible at the moment.
Looks like I'll have to sell this on and get another Vision M, which is a pity.

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Will the xfi dirver for vista rc work for rc2?

Considering they oct 0th drivers was posted AFTER rc2 was released I would think so
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... well... that was really a (slap in face) help ??
I never tried sleep or hibernate, but I read the latest RTM had some fixes in there regarding better support now for laptops and sleep.
Ignorance is bliss perhaps? or, it is a mixed world? or, there is still software that is not available...
How about, curiosity? that's always been man's greatest strength, too.
Being able to run Windows Vista on Mac Pro must be something even Apple engineers are keep to do and improve on.
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I've lived and survived FIVE releases, $600+ for one machine license, and over a year of that was "1.0" issues all over again. And the same story will get played out next year, too, bet on it.
Some people like to explore linux and alternatives. I have, and while I've never felt linux offered the desktop experience I want, I thought SuSE 6.4 gave OS 8/9 a real run for the money at the time.
Things to Love/Hate about Vista
I can now help my Dad 1200 miles away with his PC Windows w/o needing a PC. I can run multiple VMs. One computer, multiple OSs. VMware, Parallels, CrossOver, as well as native installs.
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2) The iPod service might be misbehaving. You can restart it by going to start> right click my computer>
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I just solved all my iTunes problems. Seriously, I did.

Hey everyone. I'm struggling just like you all with a million different problems since "upgrading" to iTunes 7.0 and 7.0.1. But I just solved my problems, with no help from Apple..
Admittedly, I am using Windows Vista RC2... though perhaps this solution will trigger brilliance for those of you using XP. Here's what I did:
I clicked on Help>Run Diagnostics, and ran the Network diagnostics. I noticed the following:
"Current user is not an administrator."
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Now, see if any of your problems are fixed. In my case, this fixed several problems.. including my inability to download any song from the ITMS, and my inability to play any songs that were previously downloaded from the ITMS.
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Thank you, this is exactly what I needed to do. I'm in business again! I had thought of doing this, but didn't think my music would automatically transfer into the new iTunes. It did transfer and I updated to the new version and I'm good to go. Thank you again, so very much

Macbook Pro story... Win to Mac user Help needed!!

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I came back from holiday (last saturday) loving my new machine and ready to install boot camp plus start transferring my old files. Then, and this is where it gets interesting, I read a couple of posts about apple's Higher Education site and the amazing discounts it gives.
I can tell you that right now I am pretty ****** off, before i bought my mac I intentionally asked the guys in store if there was any way I could get a macbook for cheaper, online or anywhere. I was told that the maximum discount i could get was 8% off the comp and 17.5% off applecare. Now I discover that if i had purchased through my uni, I could have got 15% off my Macbook and applecare for only £60! Can you see why I'm a touch upset?
Any ideas on what I can do? I have had the computer for less than 14 days, I love it to bits and don't really want to take it back, plus if I do will I be charged a restocking fee? It seems it would still be cheaper to do this but what do you guys think? thanks for your help.
The reason for the long post is i wanted to get across how pleased I am with my macbook pro and OSX, if anyone has any doubts to buying one don't they are fantastic and OSX is a breath of fresh air, just remember the Higher Education store online if you are a student!

Another update guys.
Went into the apple store in Birmingham, UK, which is where I bought it. I explained the situation calmly and they were very sorry for the misunderstanding. They instantly said that they could not match the offer that found on the higher education store.
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Can I just say what fantastic service apple provide, I love the idea of simply taking your computer into the store to get a fix rather than Dell which is online only.
Now I have a problem, I like the new 17" but think it will be too big to lug from home to school, I would like the dual layered superdrive though. Do I wait for the macbook pro update? Will they come down in price as the 17" is cheaper than a matching 15"?
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Two operating systems, one library

I'm using iTunes 7.0.2.16 on Windows XP Pro with no problems. I just installed a dual-boot of Windows Vista RC2 for fun, and installed iTunes within Vista as well (in a separate "Program Files" folder, of course) but I can't access the XP iTunes library from the Vista installation of iTunes. I've tried the Shift-key library selection process while starting iTunes, and the library file opens, but there's nothing in it.
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