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Apple Releases Boot Camp 2.1 Update

Thursday April 24, 2008 7:44 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
Apple released Boot Camp 2.1 for Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista 32 and Windows Vista 64.

This update addresses issues and improves compatibility with Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Vista running on a Mac computer using Boot Camp. It is highly recommended for all Boot Camp users.

Important: Installation of Boot Camp 2.1 is required before installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)

Boot Camp is a Apple's tool to allow Intel Mac owners to boot dual boot Windows alongside Mac OS X. Running Windows under Boot Camp provides you with a fully compatible Windows environment.

This new version of Boot Camp is required for compatibility with Windows XP Service Pack 3 which was recently released to manufacturing and should be available for download next week.
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MM07
50 months ago
I saw this on TUAW. I am downloading it now.

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

I found out that you have to do the update in Windows. It was an awful looking text document in OS X.

You will also get the update in the Apple update from within Windows.

Enjoy!
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Teej guy
50 months ago
Holy ****!!!!

Completely unexpected, finally! I wonder what has been fixed...trackpad clicking? Please?
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MM07
50 months ago
I have been looking for what was updated. It says the basics: stability issues, etc....

It's a huge file 215mb for XP, more for Vista.
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Teej guy
50 months ago
Nice, well, so far on restarting after installing, it switched my keyboard language to French, éèéèè, gave me an unknown VGA device that will not install, and scrolling down in Firefox completely hangs up my computer and takes ages.

Nice job Apple, nice.

edit: Oh yeah, still no track-pad clicking. What the hell have they been doing for six months
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alanlindsay
50 months ago
I already have XP sp3 installed so I hope uninstalling it will do the trick. I've had some issues with the sound and broadcom drivers in the MBP4.1. Hope this resolves them all....exciting!!!
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Ekim Neems
50 months ago
I tried to install it, but I just got "the installer encountered an error" and that it could not be completed. What gives?
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ColinEC
50 months ago
The problem with the wireless keyboards locking up after pressing the caps-lock button is gone!

We are free to use caps-lock now :D
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Stridder44
50 months ago
A big resounding THANK GOD!!

The big question is, does the Vista 64 update allow everyone to use Vista 64, regardless of whether their install disc has 64-bit drivers? And also, this is an update, yes? Not a replacement bootcamp installer (replacing 2.0)?
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wgilles
50 months ago
I hope it fixes some of the more serious issues with Vista 64. Thank you Apple for finally giving us an update!
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Red Sox
50 months ago
This fixed the issue people with new MacBooks were having, where some of the keyboard shortcuts were not working, such as Fn + backspace = Delete. Now this is working, finally!

BUT there is a big problem now. My screen looks all F***ed up. It's all fuzzy, as if the resolution was wrong, but it is set to the correct native resolution.

Anyone else experiencing this MacBook screen issue?
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