Boot Camp Updated, More features

August 15, 2006 by Dan in Apple with 3 Comments

Apple has updated their wildly popular Boot Camp software (Click here for a video tutorial on how to install Boot Camp). The changes in the 1.1 beta includes:

Support for the latest Intel-based Macintosh computers
Easier partitioning using presets for popular sizes
Ability to install Windows XP on any internal disk
iSight camera support
Support for built-in microphones
Right-click when pressing the right-hand Apple key on Apple keyboards
Improved Apple keyboard support including Delete, PrintScreen, NumLock, and ScrollLock keys

I assume that Apple archives the Windows side improvement by updating the driver CD that is burned, on Boot Camps launch.

Adam

“Ability to install Windows XP on any internal disk”

Doh, I wish it allowed me to install on a Firewire or USB disk, since my MBP’s 80GB drive is mighty small.
ClaMs

Adam: I hve the exact problem you do. What I did is I gave WIN enough space to install the OS, and then made sure it used the OSX volume for documents (By means of MacDrive)

Large files and other documents, then I store on the Firewire drive.

Does anyone know if I have to reinstall my OS in order to get the goodies of the new Bootcamp features?
ClaMs

Just found out: Updating is very simple. Just run the assistant and burn a new Mac driver CD, and insert into the Mac while in Windows. The installation of the new drivers is automatic. Brilliant, you gotta love Apple.