If you want to use it when you first put your Leopard disc in it will say that this version of windows is not supported. Just cancel out and browse the disc. Go to the Apple folder and there is a Bootcamp64.msi file. Run that and all the drivers will install and work great.
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Vista 64bit working great on ALU macbook
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Hmm it didn't work for me, It showed an error and told me to use setup.exe instead. Of course running setup.exe tells you 64-bit isn't supported.
I would agree as well Ultimate Vista x64 does not agree with the setup.exe in the leopard install disc that came with the macbook
Yea, the part i used on the disc was CD://Boot camp/Drivers/Apple/Bootcamp64
it went right through the install
I saw those drivers but does it install the system tray app that lets you adjust mac settings?
Yes, everything works 100%, display brightness, keyboard brightness, audio, etc..
Sorry to resurrect a somewhat older thread, but how have you guys managed to get it working? I posted a question about it in the Windows on the Mac subforum, but nobody answered. I tried doing what you suggested here, but it wouldn't work. I can't open the BootCamp64.msi file, though, as Vista tells me this: "This installation requires elevated privileges. Launch the installer through setup.exe." I understood I could get around this message by running the installer as an admin. That won't work, though; I just can't seem to find how to do that.
I tried just randomly installing the drivers on the Leopard disc, but that doesn't seem to be the way, either. Can you guys help me, please? This is the first time I actually bought Windows, but I feel I have made a mistake by getting the 64-bit version of Vista. Have I?
I tried just randomly installing the drivers on the Leopard disc, but that doesn't seem to be the way, either. Can you guys help me, please? This is the first time I actually bought Windows, but I feel I have made a mistake by getting the 64-bit version of Vista. Have I?
I managed to run "BootCamp64.msi" as admin its required some registry editing!
Edit: Here you go! Works a treat!
Edit: Here you go! Works a treat!
Thanks, DennyBres, that did the trick! Awesome. Don't flame me, but I can't understand what all the fuss is about, concerning Vista. It works really well, I think. Or is it just the bad name Vista got from just after the launch, with all the problems from back then? Seriously, I think Vista is okay. It definitely looks better than XP, and seems a pretty solid OS, although I've used it only for a bit.
I managed to get the trackpad to work on tap - but how do you get your audio drivers to work? I have no audio...
Check what audio hardware is inside your Mac. Download the 64-bit Windows drivers for the chip and install them. Should work. If it's one of the new MacBooks or MacBook Pros, you should use the Realtek 64-bit drivers on the Leopard install disc. They work like a charm for me. (I run Windows natively in Boot Camp, not virtualized).