Partition table errors when booting into Vista 64

jfarsang · Nov 30, 2007, 05:04 PM

First post

And my first mac

Imac 2.4 20" all stock except for 4gb of crucial ram.

Loaded up Vista 64 fine. I can switch between the OS's without issue when booting up.

However when I boot into Vista, I get this (see pics)

Is that normal ? Vista works fine once it boots up.

Jesse

WhiteNoiseMaker · Nov 30, 2007, 05:09 PM

The reason you are getting those messages is your using a pirate copy of vista! Its loading a program to get around the activation issues of using a pirate copy of vista and the mac partition makes it get confused. You would not get those messages if you actually bought an original copy of vista.

jfarsang · Nov 30, 2007, 05:14 PM

It figures.

I don't want to mess around with it so I'll load up a good copy.

Just wanted to 'test' before I went out and made the wrong decision.

Good to know.

Thanks
Jesse

WhiteNoiseMaker · Nov 30, 2007, 05:19 PM

Well if you do actually buy vista I would not bother getting the 64 bit version. The bootcamp drivers are really for the 32 bit version right now, so you might have problems with some of the hardware in windows.

jfarsang · Nov 30, 2007, 05:52 PM

The BC drivers loaded without issues on the 64bit version.

When I put in the Leopard disk and ran the bootcamp setup, it loaded and detected everything.

wifi/nw/sound/ati vid/wireless key and mouse/bluetooth. It all works.

I'm just going through and loading up the 7.11 omega drivers.

Sys detects it as an XT (I've seen the other threads).

I wanted to see if the 64bit Vista is faster detecting the dual cores and 4gb's of ram opposed to the 32bit version.

If it's stable and works, then I'll pick one up.

If not, then I'll go back my old XP.

Jesse

Nov 30, 2007, 05:04 PM	#1
jfarsang macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2007	Partition table errors when booting into Vista 64 First post And my first mac Imac 2.4 20" all stock except for 4gb of crucial ram. Loaded up Vista 64 fine. I can switch between the OS's without issue when booting up. However when I boot into Vista, I get this (see pics) Is that normal ? Vista works fine once it boots up. Jesse Attached Thumbnails

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Nov 30, 2007, 05:09 PM	#2
WhiteNoiseMaker macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2007	The reason you are getting those messages is your using a pirate copy of vista! Its loading a program to get around the activation issues of using a pirate copy of vista and the mac partition makes it get confused. You would not get those messages if you actually bought an original copy of vista.

Nov 30, 2007, 05:14 PM	#3
jfarsang Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2007	It figures. I don't want to mess around with it so I'll load up a good copy. Just wanted to 'test' before I went out and made the wrong decision. Good to know. Thanks Jesse

Nov 30, 2007, 05:19 PM	#4
WhiteNoiseMaker macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2007	Well if you do actually buy vista I would not bother getting the 64 bit version. The bootcamp drivers are really for the 32 bit version right now, so you might have problems with some of the hardware in windows.

Nov 30, 2007, 05:52 PM	#5
jfarsang Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2007	The BC drivers loaded without issues on the 64bit version. When I put in the Leopard disk and ran the bootcamp setup, it loaded and detected everything. wifi/nw/sound/ati vid/wireless key and mouse/bluetooth. It all works. I'm just going through and loading up the 7.11 omega drivers. Sys detects it as an XT (I've seen the other threads). I wanted to see if the 64bit Vista is faster detecting the dual cores and 4gb's of ram opposed to the 32bit version. If it's stable and works, then I'll pick one up. If not, then I'll go back my old XP. Jesse