Apple releases new version of boot camp

Apple has released a new version of Boot Camp. Boot Camp is the software that allows you to install Windows XP on an Intel based Macintosh computer. The software is still beta, and the previous version was much better, but still had some big issues. If my mac went to sleep it slept forever, I could not use my USB based Modem I purchased with it, and I have had many issues with the keyboard. What I mean by that is I could not even perform a CTRL-ALT-DEL without getting a third party app that would map other keys for me.

Some of the fixes include:

-Support for the latest Intel-based Macintosh computers

-Easier partitioning using presets for popular sizes

-Ability to install Windows XP on any internal disk

-Support for built-in iSight cameras

-Support for built-in microphones

-Support for the Apple USB Modem

-Trackpad scrolling and right-click support on Apple Laptops

-Improved Apple keyboard support including Delete, PrintScreen, NumLock, and ScrollLock keys

-Improved International Apple keyboard support

To make it work for your Mac, you need to make sure you have an Intel based mac that is running Tiger 10.4.6 or later, 10 GB of free space and a disk with a valid version of Windows XP SP2.

I also would highly suggest backing everything up if you are moving from an older version. That's what I am doing right now before attempting the upgrade. I will post the results of my upgrade here.

The Boot Camp software is available here

Posted By: Steve Wiseman on Wednesday, November 01, 2006

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