BootCamp XP Help!

[mbamg]

Hi! I bought my first mac a week ago and I tried installing bootcamp. Everything works fine until I insert the drivers disc. The computer freezes when it is installing the intel chipset. I have done this three times and received the same error. I formatted using NTFS. Should I try FAT? Anyone with the same problem? Is there a solution?

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Hi! I bought my first mac a week ago and I tried installing bootcamp. Everything works fine until I insert the drivers disc. The computer freezes when it is installing the intel chipset. I have done this three times and received the same error. I formatted using NTFS. Should I try FAT? Anyone with the same problem? Is there a solution?

Are you using the Bootcamp 1.3 beta? That's the latest version. No, I would not try FAT, since I'm almost certain that the disk format isn't the problem. If anything I'd try making a new driver disc and testing with that.

 

[mbamg]

I did try a new driver disc and yes it is beta 1.3. CAn the apple store geniius bar help? It has a pci.sys error.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

I did try a new driver disc and yes it is beta 1.3. CAn the apple store geniius bar help? It has a pci.sys error.

I don't know if the Genius Bar folks will be willing to help with a Boot Camp issue... but I suppose it's worth a try if you're willing to do it.

 

[mags631]

I did try a new driver disc and yes it is beta 1.3. CAn the apple store geniius bar help? It has a pci.sys error.

Which machine are you trying to install on?

Make sure that you disconnect all unnecessary peripherals before trying to install, including keyboard and mouse if you have a laptop (i.e., just use the integrated keyboard and mouse).

 

[mbamg]

I have noting usb/external added on. Just installing on the macbook. The mouse and everything works ont he xp installation. But when I do the driver install with the cd it instals isight and hten james on intel.

 

[mags631]

I have noting usb/external added on. Just installing on the macbook. The mouse and everything works ont he xp installation. But when I do the driver install with the cd it instals isight and hten james on intel.

How long have you let it stay "jammed" on the intel driver screen before cancelling or shutting down? Some of the drivers may take a while to install.

 

[mbamg]

How long have you let it stay "jammed" on the intel driver screen before cancelling or shutting down? Some of the drivers may take a while to install.

around 20minutes

I saw someone had the same problem but they never typed out a solution if ti was solved or not.

 

[jeremy.king]

Try burning another drivers CD.

 

[CyberPrey]

is your Windows XP CD a SP2 version?

I know that you can install XP without it being a SP2, but it could cause issues when trying to update as the Bootcamp drivers REQUIRE SP2 to be there in order to function.

 

[mbamg]

it is an SP2 XP disc

 

[ngopni]

same problem

I am having exactly the same problem on my mac book pro. Is there anyway to get the drivers seperately from intel or mac and then download them seperately??

 

[devlist]

Same here

Install SP2 onto Mac pro. Windows runs ok. (No sound and network etc)
Run bootcamp installer from apple drivers CD and it always locks up when installing the Intel driver. Mouse frozen.
Restart and pci.sys is missing so windows doesn't boot at all.

Tried several times with two versions of Apple drivers cd.

Can install most drivers manually from CD, this gets audio and network going.
But installing Intel stuff break it all.

Any thoughts?

 

[nate.pertsch@gm]

I'm having the exact same problem on a macbook pro. XP works until I insert the driver CD and it gets to installing the intel chipset. Has anyone figured out how to solve the problem yet?

 

[shomer]

I have the exact same problem.

Macbook pro too.

The only error since I switched to mac pertains to MS - Typical!!!

Any solutions for this yet - I have tried all the suggestions but none work.

Thanks!



Simon

 

[nate.pertsch@gm]

The solution!

When Boot Camp 1.4 came out I decided to try reformatting and installing windows again. The drivers went in fine and everything works great.