Boot Camp Updated, More features
Posted in Apple by Dan at 8:10 pm
This post was published 3 years 3 months 7 days ago and its content may not be valid anymore.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.
“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.
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?
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.