Boot Camp Special Report: What will not work in Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac
While we have been successful in-house with all of the Apple sanctioned Windows XP Mac drivers, there are a few limitations that are currently inevitable as outlined in Knowledge Base article #303572
Apple states:
"Even after installing the Macintosh Drivers CD, the Apple Remote Control (IR), Apple Wireless (Bluetooth) keyboard or mouse, Apple USB Modem, MacBook Pro's sudden motion sensor, MacBook Pro's ambient light sensor, and built-in iSight camera will not function correctly when running Windows."
Index:
- Adjusting MacBook Pro screen brightness
- Benchmarks
- FAQ (Frequently asked questions)
- Getting AirPort-connected printers to work
- Installing from pre-SP2 Windows XP discs
- List of Drivers included on the Boot Camp Mac Windows XP drivers CD
- Mac OS X not booting properly after Windows installation
- MacBook Pro cannot right-click -- solutions
- MacBook Pros running hotter under Windows XP
- Problems installing -- even after successful firmware/OS update -- fix
- Problems installing over previous "Bootloader" hack -- solution
- Problems starting up Windows after driver installation
- Re-sizing partition after Windows XP installation
- Reader experiences
- Release Notes
- Reminder: Make a firmware restoration disc
- Slipstreaming a Windows XP SP2 disc
- USB keyboard not responding -- fix
- Use of Control-Alt-Delete
- Using a Windows XP upgrade CD
- What will not work in Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac


2GB of memory.
I have only used 10GB for a windows partition on the internal 80GB hard disk.
I have onnected an external drive formatted in NTFS and have loaded all the
program files on the external disk. The only thing it will not do is move the
swap file to the external disk.
Thanks to MAC for a frantastic product.
Tony Dickinson/Singapore
tonydickinson@mac.com
work". Regardingless, I am running my MacBook Pro 17" with WinXP (BootCamp)
and a Kenington PilotMouse Mini Bluetooth (using the internal Bluetooth device
of the MacBook) without any problems.
- by diakeuast July 18, 2006 5:55 AM PDT
- I can?t even launch BootCamp as it tells me I to update my firmware which
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(3 Comments)I?ve already done. I know it was successful, as the firmware update also will not
launch, telling me it?s already been done. I downloaded the software from Apple
to restore my System to pre update condition, but it says not to use it unless
you?ve been interrupted or otherwise not had a successful update. Any
suggestions?
JMM
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