RE: Boot Camp Trouble
- From: Hitarth <Hitarth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:38:01 -0800
hi, ken !!!
i hv gone in for a MacBook pro 15.4 & all i had to do is run the boot
aplication from the apple/mac side . ( typing "boot" in the search option &
running the application) i partitioned the HDD to split half ( in my case it
split 116GB x 2 ) .... the installation of the WinVista Ultimate was breeze
... asking to format etc..etc.... i then installed the BOOTCAMP DVD given in
the box, after the Vista was installed .. ( neither of the discs mention that
on the top ) but installing the "OS" dvd, installs the BOOT CAMP & makes an
icon on the task bar next to the time.
my system is working perectly .. ( except for still getting the compatible &
apple nul driver errors .. )
"Ken the Technician" wrote:
.
Hello,
I am attempting to install the Windows side of Boot Camp on an Intel-based
iMac.
The Apple/Mac side runs fine, and it does everything that I need it to do.
I downloaded
and installed every available software and firmware update from "Software
Update", until
I received the message, "There are no available updates for your computer,
your
software is up to date".
The Apple OS is OSX Leopard v. 10.5.6. The hard drive is 147 GB, and I have
no trouble
partitioning the hard drive into any two sizes.
The problem that I am having occurs during the Windows setup program. After
I partition
the drive on the Apple/Mac side, insert the Windows XP Pro XP2 disk into the
CD slot, and
select "Start Installation", the computer re-starts, as it is supposed to.
The Windows
Setup program begins, as it is supposed to, and it loads all of its default
drivers that
are typically loaded during any Windows installation.
The problem begins after all of the drivers and other files are loaded, and
the "Welcome to Setup"
screen appears. The options are, all by keystrokes (no mouse is available
at this point):
_______________________________
1) To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER.
2) To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.
3) To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
_______________________________
Of course, I attempt to press ENTER; nothing happens. Nor does anything
happen when I
press R, or F3; in fact, I tried pressing every single key, and none of them
prompt
any response.
This occurs on two brand-new iMacs, that were taken fresh out of their boxes.
Steps that I have attempted to remedy this problem:
-I have attempted partitioning the drive two times, into different sizes;
the first time,
I partitioned it evenly (a default choice); another time, I partitioned it,
manually, into
about 64GB and 80GB.
-I tried two different XP Pro SP2 installation disks.
-I tried two different (Apple) keyboards, first the plastic one that came
packed with the
computer, second an Aluminum keyboard from another Apple computer.
Can anyone offer me any insight, as to where I could look for a solution
for this problem?
Thank you,
Kenneth E. Newton
Computer Maintenance Technician
Nauset Regional School District
70 Eldredge Parkway
Orleans, MA 02653
(508) 255-0016
newtonk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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