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Bootcamp Problem Win7 x64

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727driver

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Nov 28, 2010
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I have a new MBP mid 2010 15" with the hi res screen and 500GB 7200 RPM HDD.

The Bootcamp Manager keeps crashing. I have download and installed what Apple is calling BootCamp 3.2 x64 but when the app crash message comes up it say 3.1. What gives.

I am out of ideas why the bootcamp manager will not run. Anyone else having this problem? Any Ideas?
 
There are 2 versions of Boot Camp. One is Boot Camp Assistant which runs on the mac side of your computer.

AFTER Windows is installed, you re-insert the Apple Mac OSX installation DVD into the computer (while logged into Windows), and the DVD will install Boot Camp onto Windows and install your MBP device specific drivers.

Once you've done this, click on start and then type in "Apple Update" Click on the Apple Software Update untility (in Windows) and it will download the latest version of Boot Camp for Windows (which I believe is 3.1).

The current Mac version of Boot Camp Assistant is 3.0.2.
The current Windows version of Boot Camp is 3.1

Don't confuse the Mac version of Boot Camp Assistant (3.0.2) with the Windows version of Boot Camp (which is 3.1)

After a successful install of Windows, you will have a copy of a program called Boot Camp Control Panel installed in the system tray. This allows you additional setup features (trackpad, default bootable OS, etc.).

Recommend you watch a few of the many YouTube videos on how to do this. I just recently installed the 64-bit version on my 13" mid-2010 MBP and have had no issues. I was confused on the 2 different versions of Boot Camp as well when I first got into it.

Hope this helps.

Cosmo
 
Cosmo,

Thanks for the quick reply. Sorry about the bad description. I have done that and Win 7 X64 run great I just can't access the eject button, lighted keyboard and other mac specific hardware in Windows. The Bootcamp Manger that runs in windows is what keeps crashing when Win 7 starts.

This is what previously had the all the MAC hardware working in Windows for me. Now it doesn't work.

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL979

Sorry, I am new too MAC and totaly frustrated with the whole machine...

Here is the Crash info

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: Bootcamp.exe
Application Version: 3.1.0.10
Application Timestamp: 4c903f6a
Fault Module Name: Bootcamp.exe
Fault Module Version: 3.1.0.10
Fault Module Timestamp: 4c903f6a
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0000000000036ee6
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: ef68
Additional Information 2: ef6818afb7240270dca981c876b68b95
Additional Information 3: 03b0
Additional Information 4: 03b0c301bc57ad3119d72f76a246805d
 

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When you say Windows runs great but crashes when Boot Camp is opened, do you mean everything runs fine until you open Boot Camp Control panel in the system tray?
 
CosmoPilot said:
When you say Windows runs great but crashes when Boot Camp is opened, do you mean everything runs fine until you open Boot Camp Control panel in the system tray?
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There is not bootcamp Icon in the system tray but I can access basic functions of it in the Control Panel. As soon as I login to Windows and error box pops up and says

BootCamp Manager has stopped working and displays the APPCRASH info in my previous post. Windows continues to run fine except that the backlight for the keyboard doesn't work, eject, volume up down keys etc don't work.
 
Since it is a new machine, why don't you save yourself the headache of problem solving and just re-install the Mac OS and re-do BC? Reads like something got corrupted during the initial install.
 
jenzjen said:
Since it is a new machine, why don't you save yourself the headache of problem solving and just re-install the Mac OS and re-do BC? Reads like something got corrupted during the initial install.
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It was working in the past which is so frustrating. I would have done that awhile ago but I don't have the time to waste. I took nearly 16 hours to the machine up and running in Windows 7 and install my work sfotware and setup the multiple VPN's and remote desk tops. I just have the time to waste again for no guarantee it will work.
 
727driver said:
There is not bootcamp Icon in the system tray but I can access basic functions of it in the Control Panel. As soon as I login to Windows and error box pops up and says

BootCamp Manager has stopped working and displays the APPCRASH info in my previous post. Windows continues to run fine except that the backlight for the keyboard doesn't work, eject, volume up down keys etc don't work.
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How much RAM do you have? I think to run WIN 7 64 bit you need 8GB
 
CosmoPilot said:
There are 2 versions of Boot Camp. One is Boot Camp Assistant which runs on the mac side of your computer.

AFTER Windows is installed, you re-insert the Apple Mac OSX installation DVD into the computer (while logged into Windows), and the DVD will install Boot Camp onto Windows and install your MBP device specific drivers.

Once you've done this, click on start and then type in "Apple Update" Click on the Apple Software Update untility (in Windows) and it will download the latest version of Boot Camp for Windows (which I believe is 3.1).

The current Mac version of Boot Camp Assistant is 3.0.2.
The current Windows version of Boot Camp is 3.1

Don't confuse the Mac version of Boot Camp Assistant (3.0.2) with the Windows version of Boot Camp (which is 3.1)

After a successful install of Windows, you will have a copy of a program called Boot Camp Control Panel installed in the system tray. This allows you additional setup features (trackpad, default bootable OS, etc.).

Recommend you watch a few of the many YouTube videos on how to do this. I just recently installed the 64-bit version on my 13" mid-2010 MBP and have had no issues. I was confused on the 2 different versions of Boot Camp as well when I first got into it.

Hope this helps.

Cosmo
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be sure you download the new ver. of bootcamp for WINDOW 64 bit from the Apple site and not the 32bit
 
Finally found the freaking problem. After hours and hours scouring the internet it seems that Webroot's Antivirus with Spysweeper is the culprit. Other users have reported it doesn't play nice with bootcamp.

I uninstalled, installed Nortion AV and then reinstalled bootcamp and all well. Bootcamp hasn't crashed in weeks.
 
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727driver said:
Finally found the freaking problem. After hours and hours scouring the internet it seems that Webroot's Antivirus with Spysweeper is the culprit. Other users have reported it doesn't play nice with bootcamp.

I uninstalled, installed Nortion AV and then reinstalled bootcamp and all well. Bootcamp hasn't crashed in weeks.
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Glad you got it up and running!
 
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