I feel like an idiot. I don't know how I did it, but I was running Windows 7 without the full Bootcamp install. I reinstalled 3.0, then without restarted, ran the patch to 3.1. Everything works perfectly.
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Boot Camp 3.1 for Windows 7 is here
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I feel like an idiot. I don't know how I did it, but I was running Windows 7 without the full Bootcamp install. I reinstalled 3.0, then without restarted, ran the patch to 3.1. Everything works perfectly.
Sucks that there is still a lot of issues for a lot of you! At least it's getting
better. I'm downloading some demos and can't wait to try them out.
Gotta give my 360 a break =)
better. I'm downloading some demos and can't wait to try them out.
Gotta give my 360 a break =)
I spoke with someone from Apple and they have no experience trouble shooting this update. Eventually the person with whom I was speaking said that Boot Camp on the Mac OSX partition needed to be updated to 3.1 before I could install the 3.1 64-bit update on my Win 7 64-bit partition. I have been looking at the Apple website for hours and cannot find a SL Boot Camp 3.1 upgrade, only the Windows upgrade.
When I run the 3.1 Update in Win 7, it only installs the NVidia driver. Does anyone else have this issue and has anyone solved it?
Sucks that there are so many issues with this.
Windows 7 has been very stable on my Mac, thankfully. The only issue I've had is one BSoD caused by AppleHFS.sys - which appears to be a common event, based on what I found when searching Google. Since I don't need to access my Mac HFS partitions while in Windows, I just disabled the drivers by renaming the files. No more HFS access, but also no more problems.
Windows 7 has been very stable on my Mac, thankfully. The only issue I've had is one BSoD caused by AppleHFS.sys - which appears to be a common event, based on what I found when searching Google. Since I don't need to access my Mac HFS partitions while in Windows, I just disabled the drivers by renaming the files. No more HFS access, but also no more problems.
To follow up, when I extract the BootCamp_3.1_64-bit.exe file I see a .msp file. When I try to run that installer, I receive the following error: "The upgrade patch cannot be installed by the Windows Installer service because the program to be upgraded may be missing or the upgrade patch may update a different version of the program. Verify that the program to be upgraded exists on your computer and that you have the correct upgrade patch."
I am using Win 7 64-bit with Boot Camp 3.0. 2008 MBA
I am still getting the Black Screen issue. I get back the first and second restart and then the screen just stays black.
Formatted the USB Drive just like instructed and copied the XML and drivers folder with no luck.
I did have one other issue. If I left the USB in while Windows 7 first loaded on the install it would not let me go any further than the first screen. I had to unplug the USB and then plug it back in once the Installer was going.
Formatted the USB Drive just like instructed and copied the XML and drivers folder with no luck.
I did have one other issue. If I left the USB in while Windows 7 first loaded on the install it would not let me go any further than the first screen. I had to unplug the USB and then plug it back in once the Installer was going.
check the first one or two pages of this thread - apple has posted a link to fix the black display on boot. im not sure if that counts as a "acknowledgement" but you know..
Oh, yeah I get that. But my real driver problem / Boot Camp 3.0 to 3.1 may well be resolved now with the help of Bill Gates ^_^ https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/851661/
hmm. the black screen issue can be resolved another way, thats what i did - you delete a specific file using the cmd line from the win7 install disc. very easy.
im only on 3.0. hvaent tried to update to 3.1, dont really care either - for the moment.
Solved My Own Problem
To follow up, the first version of the Macbook Unibody's (Late 2008) are not compatible with 64-bit Windows Vista/7. I am resigned to 32-bit for now and will let my extra gig of RAM languish.
To follow up, the first version of the Macbook Unibody's (Late 2008) are not compatible with 64-bit Windows Vista/7. I am resigned to 32-bit for now and will let my extra gig of RAM languish.
BANDING FIX - worked for me.
Ok the installing the above failed, but I have fixed it!
After installing the above and it doing nothing so I removed all the ATI drivers. The screen went balck and then went to 800x600 in the middle of the 27" screen.
I ran the BootCamp_3.1_64-bit installer again and it asked me to restart.
On restart the screen was still 800x600 but stretched.
I logged in I was told drivers had been installed and to restart again.
I restarted and when it came back banding had gone.
Driver Date is now: 23/09/2009
Driver version: 8.661.0.0
I am having the same color banding issue. How did u remove all ATI drivers? Or, more specifically, what files did you delete?
Edit: Nevermind. I figured it out.
Use the 'Hardware and Sound' control panel.
Click on 'Device Manager'.
Expand 'Display adapters'.
Click on 'ATI Radeon HD 4850'.
Click on the 'Uninstall' button at the top of the window.
This will get you the funky 800x600 screen in the middle of your monitor.
I Re-ran the BootCamp_3.1_64-bit installer.
This worked for me!!!
Driver Date: 9/23/2009
Driver Version: 8.661.0.0
Yep, sorry I should have said how to remove the drivers. Good you figured it out
Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
I've just run a fresh install of Windows 7 on an original unibody MBP, and I have no tap to click. I can't even find an option for it anywhere.
I've run the driver install off the Snow Leopard disk and then updated to 3.1 through software update. I've got the function bar working now, but I'm missing tap to click, the boot drive selector, and I can't see how to turn off the audio feedback for volume changing.
I've just run a fresh install of Windows 7 on an original unibody MBP, and I have no tap to click. I can't even find an option for it anywhere.
I've run the driver install off the Snow Leopard disk and then updated to 3.1 through software update. I've got the function bar working now, but I'm missing tap to click, the boot drive selector, and I can't see how to turn off the audio feedback for volume changing.
Same here on iMac w/nvidia 8800GS and uMBP 2.8 w/o SD slot. I have no intention of installing this update. My systems are working and I shall not mess with it.
Cheers,
I did a fresh install of windows 7 last night on my new quad imac.
Everything was fine until I did the 3.1 bootcamp upgrade, then I started to experience the color banding issue. However, all I had to do was revert back to a previously installed driver for the video card and all was well again. No banding, bluetooth works fine, sound, wireless, all is good thankfully.
Also, for those wanting to access their bootcamp drive on the mac side, I suggest using: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/32571/ntfs-mounter
It's quite handy!
Everything was fine until I did the 3.1 bootcamp upgrade, then I started to experience the color banding issue. However, all I had to do was revert back to a previously installed driver for the video card and all was well again. No banding, bluetooth works fine, sound, wireless, all is good thankfully.
Also, for those wanting to access their bootcamp drive on the mac side, I suggest using: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/32571/ntfs-mounter
It's quite handy!
I'm getting the same error. I have Win 7 64-bit installed on my MacBook and it's working flawlessly. I thought I had Boot Camp 3.0 installed but it turns out I only have 2.1.2 installed. Could that be the culprit? Do I need 3.0 installed first? I do have SL. Again, not sure why I installed 2.1.2 and not 3.0.
I'm having similar problems. I'm on a late 2006 black Macbook C2D with Windows 7 32-bit. I've been running Boot Camp 3.0 without problems, but the 3.1 installer won't work (see attached pics). I reinstalled BC 3.0 from the SL disc and tried 3.1 after that too.
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Not true. My brother has 64bit Windows 7 running on his Unibody MacBook with no problems at all. This is an aluminum MacBook 13" (before they renamed it to MacBook Pro).
Runs great too.
Apple tried to restrict customers to the 32-bit version for some reason. There is a workaround though. From another thread here in MacRumors land:
In the Windows 7 Start Menu Type “cmd”, then right-click on the program that appears and choose “Run As Administrator”.
Then enter:
cd <DRIVE LETTER>:\
cd <PATH TO BOOTCAMP>
msiexec /i BootCamp64.msi
An example of how this may look:
cd C:\
cd "Users\<Username>\Downloads"
msiexec /i BootCamp64.msi
Yeo ive been runing 64 bit Windows 8 ultimate for sevral months now on late 2008 unibody. I was using BC3.0. Should I upgarde or can I upgrade to 3.1? Do I need to install BC3.1 from SL and then reinstall Win 7?