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Blue screen installing boot camp drivers for XP
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<blockquote data-quote="bugbasher" data-source="post: 1108529" data-attributes="member: 171545"><p>Ok.</p><p></p><p>So i spoke to Apple. </p><p>There advice was to delete the windows partition using the Boot camp utility,</p><p>then boot OSX using the install CD (boot mac holding C with the OSX disk in)</p><p>select a language then select the Utilitys menu and select Disk utility,</p><p>now run a Repair disk permissions, I then ran a Repair disk as well to be sure,</p><p>exit and boot to OSX, then run boot camp and start again.</p><p></p><p>So I installed windows fine, installed the Apple Boot camp drivers from the OSX disk; all went fine, then it asks for a restart (obviously)</p><p>machine restarts and boots to windows and the keyboard and mouse don't work,</p><p>tried a USB mouse, nothing.</p><p>Phoned Apple again and they basically said that even though restarting after installing their drivers, that its a windows problem and wont help. Windows only give support on PC's only not Apple machines.</p><p></p><p>So the long and the short is, if your buying a Mac and need to use any Windows apps and can't use a VM, your on your own as far as boot camp is concerned as Apple seem reluctant to offer any real help with it and don't seem to give a crap either.</p><p>I've been really happy with mac up to this point and considering I only want to carry out one or two simple operations with Windows, I think this is real let down and all because Apple want to bleed every last penny out of their customers as far as blu ray and HD is concerned.</p><p>The evidence is 1) No HD movies on iTunes for the UK (but the USA have it)</p><p> 2) No blu ray support with quick time even though Apple are on the board for the (Blu ray disk association) and if they cant integrate bul ray with Mac's yet they are about 3 years behind everything else on the market.</p><p>I would seriously consider taking my mac back if it was still with its 14 days return policy purely because they seem so determined to get one over on their customers. The company is what is know as a cartel; very 1950's.</p><p></p><p>Advised by a friend to try disconnecting all bluetooth devices (keyboard & mouse) and give a USB key board a go.</p><p>Will report back if anyone is listening (doubt it).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bugbasher, post: 1108529, member: 171545"] Ok. So i spoke to Apple. There advice was to delete the windows partition using the Boot camp utility, then boot OSX using the install CD (boot mac holding C with the OSX disk in) select a language then select the Utilitys menu and select Disk utility, now run a Repair disk permissions, I then ran a Repair disk as well to be sure, exit and boot to OSX, then run boot camp and start again. So I installed windows fine, installed the Apple Boot camp drivers from the OSX disk; all went fine, then it asks for a restart (obviously) machine restarts and boots to windows and the keyboard and mouse don't work, tried a USB mouse, nothing. Phoned Apple again and they basically said that even though restarting after installing their drivers, that its a windows problem and wont help. Windows only give support on PC's only not Apple machines. So the long and the short is, if your buying a Mac and need to use any Windows apps and can't use a VM, your on your own as far as boot camp is concerned as Apple seem reluctant to offer any real help with it and don't seem to give a crap either. I've been really happy with mac up to this point and considering I only want to carry out one or two simple operations with Windows, I think this is real let down and all because Apple want to bleed every last penny out of their customers as far as blu ray and HD is concerned. The evidence is 1) No HD movies on iTunes for the UK (but the USA have it) 2) No blu ray support with quick time even though Apple are on the board for the (Blu ray disk association) and if they cant integrate bul ray with Mac's yet they are about 3 years behind everything else on the market. I would seriously consider taking my mac back if it was still with its 14 days return policy purely because they seem so determined to get one over on their customers. The company is what is know as a cartel; very 1950's. Advised by a friend to try disconnecting all bluetooth devices (keyboard & mouse) and give a USB key board a go. Will report back if anyone is listening (doubt it). [/QUOTE]
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