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suleiman

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Apple has just announced the release of a new version of its popular beta software which allows windows to run natively on Intel-based Macintosh computers.

 

BootCamp Beta 1.1 comes with several new enhancements, including:

  • Easier partitioning using preset buttons for popular sizes
  • iSight camera support
  • Built-in microphone support
  • Right-click when pressing the right-hand Apple key on Apple keyboards
  • Improved Apple keyboard support including Delete, PrintScreen, NumLock, and ScrollLock keys
Among the list of new features, iSight and Built-in microphone support rated among the top most requested features for users of Boot Camp. Will this be a blow to Parallels virtualization software for the new Intel-based Macs?

 

The Version Tracker link to the new beta is located here: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/29549

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linkboy

I decided to restore my HD to one partition and then repartition it again (I was planning on doing it anyways, decided to drop back down to XP).

 

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I decided to stick with Vista and the driver installation still doesn't work. Also, I couldn't get the keyboard drivers to work.

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Takuro

Is there any way to use these drivers on a non-Apple computer? I'm wondering if they have support for external iSights that might be used to Mac Pros. I've extracted the installer exe, but it won't let me install it.

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Mebster
True True. I should have expanded. To me Parallels is aimed (right now anyway) at the same people who would have used VPC. They need to run Excel, or maybe some special software that has no OS X equivalent. Maybe just to test things in.

 

Boot Camp is for those who need to run a full speed Windows and have access to their hardware properly, such as you with the iSight camera. That is why I said iSight and the Mic make this update worth it.

 

And hell who knows this might actually benefit indirectly Parallel users. If Parallels can get the iSight camera to show up, Apple has now provided the driver.

 

Honestly it's win-win all around.

Since parallels is more of a VPS like program does that mean it will require a more high-end spec system to run smoothly. It looks like with parallels both Windows and OSx are loaded in boot and hence the easy switching. Surely this means it's always using more of you pc than bootcamp ever would as it has them both loaded. Right?

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BitterSweet

I installed Windows XP Pro fresh, and it was running fine.

 

Then I installed the new drivers, and every time Windows boots, I get the blue-screen-of-death and the machine reboots as the Windows flag appears.

 

Grr. Any ideas?

 

Using a MacBook 1.83GHz, 512Mb RAM, 6Gb Partition.

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Ken Ken Ken

Hey,

I have a question I hope someone could answer on.. I'm working at a music studio and we're thinking about updating to a Mac Pro.

 

My question is: Will a program like Nuendo and all VST/DirectX plugins work as fast on a Mac Pro with Windows XP without problems as a regular PC? What kind of problems would it be?

 

I know we can get Nuendo for Mac but there's some plugins we'd like to use once and awhile that's only available on Windows.

 

Would be great if someone could answer :)

 

 

greets,

Ken

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