The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    My new MacBook Pro runs Vista under Boot Camp like a boss...

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by count_schemula, Apr 12, 2007.

  1. count_schemula

    count_schemula Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    331
    Messages:
    1,445
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    lol

    Srsly, tho, Boot Camp 1.2 and Vista Home Premium installed with no problems and Vista runs great.

    I'm sure it's just cuz' Vista is all new (I've had OS X 10.4 computers before) but so far I find myself in Vista more than OS X. lol

    I'm sure that will change once my CS3 upgrade arrives... :shifty
     
    count_schemula, Apr 12, 2007
    #1
  2. MYK

    MYK Newbie NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    447
    Messages:
    1,792
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Good to know. I prefer OSX though, but it's nice to know that I'd have the option.
     
    MYK, Apr 12, 2007
    #2
  3. sp00n

    sp00n Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    512
    Messages:
    1,684
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Do you have high pitched noise when using Vista? I get it when I run Vista under BootCamp on my Macbook.
     
    sp00n, Apr 12, 2007
    #3
  4. count_schemula

    count_schemula Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    331
    Messages:
    1,445
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    No noises or whines...

    The first day, the fans were running a lil' high under Vista.

    After the first day, that stopped happening. There is still more fan action than under OS X but it's not an objectionable amount.
     
    count_schemula, Apr 12, 2007
    #4
  5. dagamer34

    dagamer34 Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    41
    Messages:
    642
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    That was probably Vista indexing your HDD.
     
    dagamer34, Apr 12, 2007
    #5
  6. hollownail

    hollownail Individual 11

    Reputations:
    374
    Messages:
    2,916
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Looks like I'll be getting a new MBP and 2 new IBM laptops (tablets I think) for work. So I'm gonna try our univ copy of vista in bootcamp (I think we are using business version).

    Can you install normal vid card drivers for it? Hows teh battery life?
    I don't really like vista, but I'd like to play with it.
     
    hollownail, Apr 14, 2007
    #6
  7. count_schemula

    count_schemula Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    331
    Messages:
    1,445
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    You make a bootcamp drivers disc and that got everything going. According to the Device Manager, there were no outstanding issues.

    After that you run software update and it went on to find a wireless card update and an X1600 update.

    I don't know if after you get it running you are free to use third party drivers or drivers from ATi. I haven't tried and the performance is fine under the "stock" drivers.

    [edit] I'm guessing you could run any drivers you want. It seems just like a PC running Vista with no Mac restrictions. Bootcamp just gets around the EFI, after that, it's pretty much a PC.
     
    count_schemula, Apr 14, 2007
    #7