SR MBP + Vista Home Premium 64 = problems!

[ChePibe]

I've just installed Vista Home Premium 64 bit on my MacBook Pro and I've encountered a lot of problems.

The OS install went well and I then installed the drivers and rebooted. Then the problems began.

The drivers for the ethernet card, wireless network card, video card, iSight, and I believe bluetooth are not working. I reinstalled drivers to no effect.

Uh... help?

 

[ChePibe]

Oh, and let's not forget the trackpad... it works, but cannot be configured. I cannot set it up to click on tap, for example.

 

[iBookG4user]

Windows Vista 64bit has a lot of driver issues, you should have gotten the 32bit version if you want to install windows.

 

[ChePibe]

Uh, thanks.

Bit late for that.

Any other advice?

 

[A Pittarelli]

you can actually reduce the equation and still have it be correct
it breaks down like this

SR MBP + Vista Home Premium 64 = problems!
-
SR MBP
-
home premium 64
=
--------------------------
vista=problems


seriously though you can use your serial with a 32 bit install if you can, ahem, find, or borrow a copy of the 32 bit install dvd

 

[NoOneButMe]

Uh, thanks.

Bit late for that.

Any other advice?

Use the 32 bit version of Vista - 64bit is lacking drivers even for normal PC's.