SillyDog701

[Antony]

Mac Rumours reports that Apple quietly introduces 64-bit Windows support in Boot Camp for Mac Pro (introduced in late 2007 or later) machines.

Apple has started quietly shipping 64-bit Windows Vista drivers (for Boot Camp) with the install disks of the latest Mac Pros which were just released earlier this month. The installation instructions that come with the new Mac Pros specify this new feature:

Important: You must use a single full-install Windows installation disc (Service Pack 2 is required for Windows XP installations). Do not use an upgrade version of Windows and do not install an earlier version of Windows XP and attempt to update it later to SP2 or later. Use only 32-bit versions of Windows. If you have a Mac Pro introduced in late 2007 or later, you can use a 64-bit version of Windows Vista.

The finding has been confirmed by multiple users. No indication if these drivers will become available with the next Mac OS X update. Mac OS X 10.5.2 has been undergoing testing and is expected to be released in the coming weeks.

Leopard's Boot Camp feature allows owners of Intel-based Macs to natively boot into Windows.

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[Antony]

I found out the following message in my MacBook Pro:

Important: You must use a single full-install Windows installation disc (Service Pack 2 is required for Windows XP installations). Do not use an upgrade version of Windows and do not install an earlier version of Windows XP and attempt to update it later to SP2 or later. Use only 32-bit versions of Windows. If you have a Mac Pro or a MacBook Pro introduced in early 2008 or later, you can use a 64-bit version of Windows Vista.

Somehow, MacBook introduced in early 2008 (same time as MacBook Pro) does not support 64-bit Windows Vista under Boot Camp?

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[Don_HH2K]

Being "supported" and being able to run are two different things. There's a good chance that, while Apple may not support doing so, a 64-bit version of Windows should run on any Core 2-based MacBook.

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