Hello,

Apple has released another beta of Boot Camp, which now sits at version 1.2-beta.

Boot Camp 1.2 beta includes:
• Support for Windows Vista (32-bit)
• Updated drivers, including but not limited to trackpad, AppleTime (synch), audio, graphics, modem, iSight camera
• Support the Apple Remote (works with iTunes and Windows Media Player)
• A Windows system tray icon for easy access to Boot Camp information and actions
• Improved keyboard support  for Korean, Chinese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, and French Canadian
• Improved Windows driver installation experience
• Updated documentation and Boot Camp on-line help in Windows
• Apple Software Update (for Windows XP and Vista)

**NOTE:
1.) To install Vista you will need to have the single DVD media and not the multi-disk CD media distribution.
2.) It is highly recommended that you have 2GB of RAM to run Vista.
3.) Under Microsofts current EULA, you must have Vista Business or higher in the product line to be used with a virtual environment (e.g. Parallels Desktop for Mac, VMWare Fusion). However, Boot Camp is NOT a virtual environment.
4.) As a beta there is absolutely no support from Apple Inc.  At this time, we have no guidance from Apple if this support situation will change with the final release of Boot Camp.

For those who don't already know, Boot Camp is basically an installation assistant and a collection of MS-Windows drivers to enable Windows XP and Vista (32-bit) to boot on Apple computer hardware as the primary operating system without removing the Mac OS X installation. Specifically, MS-Windows has direct access to the hardware in the computer will no emulation or virtualization. It also modifies the boot manager to show MS-Window installations on local hard drives (reboot your Mac and immediately hold down the "Alt / Option" key).

For more information see http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/


Regards,
Doug

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From: Rob Klassen <rklassen@apple.com>
Date: March 28, 2007 5:01:34 PM CDT (CA)
To: Robert Klassen <rklassen@apple.com>
Subject: New Version of Boot Camp - 1.2 Beta

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Hi Everyone, if he have not seen this, Apple will be released Boot Camp 1.2 beta today with Windows Vista support.

This version contains fixes for a variety of issues found in 1.1.2, updated drivers, and support for Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, and Ultimate.
**Note that on a Mac Pro, you must have at least 2GB RAM installed if you want to run Vista or Vista will complain about needing additional resources.  

To get started, you still need a full copy of of XP or Vista (single disc). Vista Starter and Enterprise editions may work, but because they've not been tested, they are not recommended. 
Similarly, Apple only supports 32-bit versions of XP and Vista. No 64-bit.  For 64-bit apps, use Mac OS X ;-) 

Note added support for the Apple Remote (try it. It's very cool) and made the system tray item in Windows about Boot Camp, not just the keyboard support. 
Apple Software Update for Windows is also being installed on XP and Vista so we can try updating some things automatically in the future (if necessary).

Also they fixed a bug that sometimes caused the mouse cursor to stall, jitter, or shake when using a trackpad.


Changes in Boot Camp 1.2 beta
• Updated drivers, including but not limited to trackpad, AppleTime (synch), audio, graphics, modem, iSight camera
• Fixes for Windows Vista (32-bit only)
• Support the Apple Remote (works with iTunes and Windows Media Player)
• A Windows system tray icon for easy access to Boot Camp information and actions
• Improved keyboard support  for Korean, Chinese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, French Canadian
• Fixes for the Boot Camp Assistant
• Improved Windows driver installation experience
• Updated documentation and Boot Camp on-line help in Windows
• Apple Software Update (for Windows XP and Vista)


Updating to Boot Camp 1.2 beta

If you previously installed Boot Camp beta, you can easily update to Boot Camp 1.2 beta. You don't need to partition your hard drive again (unless you want to change its size) or reinstall your Macintosh and Windows software or documents, but it's very important to update the Boot Camp Assistant software, create a new Mac Drivers CD and install the updated software it contains onto Windows. Complete instructions are provided in the Installation and Setup Guide included with the Boot Camp 1.2 beta software.

If you happen to upgrade from XP to Vista on a Boot Camp partition, you'll need to re-run the BC 1.2 Mac Drivers disc to replace the Mac XP drivers with the Vista drivers.  Otherwise, your Vista install will act weird running on the Mac. 

If you have Windows installed on a FAT32 partition, you will need to reformat it to NTFS to install Vista (use the Vista installer) and may need to increase its size as Vista requires more space.


Boot Camp Beta Expiration
The Boot Camp beta program began April 2006 and will end upon the release of Boot Camp in Mac OS X Leopard (expected Spring 2007) and no later September 30, 2007, whichever occurs first. Upon the termination of the program, customers should cease using and destroy all copies, full or partial, of the the Boot Camp beta software and Windows drivers included with Boot Camp beta. Hard drive partitions created using Boot Camp Assistant, containing Microsoft Windows and Windows software applications are not affected by the expiration of the Boot Camp beta, only the Boot Camp Assistant. Please encourage customers that want to continue using Boot Camp after the expiration of Boot Camp beta to prepare by making arrangements to purchase or upgrade to Mac OS X Leopard.