How Should I Get Drivers?

I just partitioned my Macbook Pro hard drive for Windows, but I'm unsure where to get the Windows drivers from.

I had Tiger, and I upgraded to Leopard. There's no setup.exe included on the Tiger disc, right?

Can I get them from the upgrade disc? If so, how does it know to install the drivers I need for a Macbook Pro?

Lastly, as we have a brand new iMac as well, could I use the setup.exe on the iMac disc for my Macbook Pro, or would that install the wrong drivers?

Any help would be appreciated, thanks very much!

Pzark said:

I just partitioned my Macbook Pro hard drive for Windows, but I'm unsure where to get the Windows drivers from.

I had Tiger, and I upgraded to Leopard. There's no setup.exe included on the Tiger disc, right?

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The Leopard disc is formatted specifically so that it mounts and automatically installs the drivers needed in Windows.

Can I get them from the upgrade disc? If so, how does it know to install the drivers I need for a Macbook Pro?

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There is no special "upgrade" version of Leopard. The standard, retail version has the drivers built into it.

Lastly, as we have a brand new iMac as well, could I use the setup.exe on the iMac disc for my Macbook Pro, or would that install the wrong drivers?

Any help would be appreciated, thanks very much!

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Since Boot Camp is a Leopard-specific feature, you'll need to purchase a copy of Leopard for the iMac as well.

Thanks, that's very helpful.

The one thing I wasn't clear about was on the iMac. The iMac is brand new with Leopard and came with Leopard install discs. I was wondering if I could use the Leopard discs that came with the iMac on my Macbook Pro. Are the drivers the same, or would there be a difference?

Thanks again for the info though, I had no idea there was no specific Leopard Upgrade discs.

Pzark said:

Thanks, that's very helpful.

The one thing I wasn't clear about was on the iMac. The iMac is brand new with Leopard and came with Leopard install discs. I was wondering if I could use the Leopard discs that came with the iMac on my Macbook Pro. Are the drivers the same, or would there be a difference?

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Not only would that be illegal (Leopard is a pay-for upgrade from Tiger), but the discs are specifically tied to the hardware they come with. But since you already purchased a Leopard disc for your MacBook Pro, why wouldn't you just use that disc?

Thanks again for the info though, I had no idea there was no specific Leopard Upgrade discs.

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There is just one edition of Leopard - the $129 full version. The only exception is the system discs that accompany a new system.

cwa107 said:

Not only would that be illegal (Leopard is a pay-for upgrade from Tiger), but the discs are specifically tied to the hardware they come with. But since you already purchased a Leopard disc for your MacBook Pro, why wouldn't you just use that disc?

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Oh I plan on using my purchased Leopard disc, I was merely curious about whether or not the bundled discs were tied to their hardware, which, as you say, they indeed are.

Thanks again, you've been very helpful