October 2006 - apple-list - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Apple Boot Camp update
by Doug Hamilton 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

Apple revised their Boot Camp product today: http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ Summary of changes: -Boot Camp 1.1.2 beta includes: -Support for the latest Intel-based Macintosh computers -Easier partitioning using presets for popular sizes -Ability to install Windows XP on any internal disk -Support for built-in iSight cameras -Support for built-in microphones -Support for the Apple USB Modem -Trackpad scrolling and right-click support on Apple Laptops -Improved Apple keyboard support including Delete, PrintScreen, NumLock, and ScrollLock keys -Improved International Apple keyboard support Boot Camp 1.1.2 beta contains several updates and is intended for all new and previous Boot Camp beta users. Regards, Doug ------------- Doug Hamilton, BA, MA, APP Senior Computer Consultant Computers-on-Campus; Univ. of Manitoba 204-474-6196 (Ph.) 204-474-7556 (Fax) http://www.umanitoba.ca/bookstore/

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Core 2 Duo MacBook-Pro and iMac ... 3GB RAM Max. why?
by Doug Hamilton 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

Hello, Just in case any of you were wondering why Apple's new 64-bit Core 2 Duo MacBook-Pro and iMac products are limited to 3GB of RAM (1GB + 2GB) instead of a seemingly more normal 4GB maximum (2GB + 2GB) here is the technical answer: http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20061027080510835 In the article above, they make the following insightful comment. "This is not a Mac-specific issue, and it calls into question the claims some other manufacturers are making about 945PM chipset-based models being able to accept 4 GB of RAM. For example, HP's Compaq NC8430 makes use of the Intel 945PM chipset, and claims a maximum of 4 GB RAM with no caveats listed." Regards, Doug ------------- Doug Hamilton, BA, MA, APP Senior Computer Consultant Computers-on-Campus; Univ. of Manitoba 204-474-6196 (Ph.) 204-474-7556 (Fax) http://www.umanitoba.ca/bookstore/

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MacBook Pro now updates to Intel Core 2 Duo processors.
by Doug Hamilton 24 Oct '06

24 Oct '06

Hello, Thought that the group would like to know that this morning Apple upgraded their MacBook Pro products to Core 2 Duo. http://www.apple.com/ca/macbookpro/ Please note that this does NOT include the MacBook product line. Regards, Doug ------------- Doug Hamilton, BA, MA, APP Senior Computer Consultant Computers-on-Campus; Univ. of Manitoba 204-474-6196 (Ph.) 204-474-7556 (Fax) http://www.umanitoba.ca/bookstore/

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BOOTCAMP: fyi - VISTA licencing and virtualization
by billing 23 Oct '06

23 Oct '06

...from: http://forum.hardmac.com/index.php?showtopic=159&st=0&p=917&#entry917 and http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=2164 It seems that, when Microsoft's new OS - VISTA - ships, only the premium versions (there are 4 all together: Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, and Ultimate) are authorized to run in a virtual environment. The Software Licence Terms for VISTA that Microsoft has published at: http://download.microsoft.com/documents/useterms/Windows%20Vista_Home% 20Basic_English_6d3e0409-7a2c-4239-b850-d41210b71b13.pdf ...state that "You may not use the software installed on the licensed device within a virtual (or otherwise emulated) hardware system" for both MICROSOFT WINDOWS VISTA HOME BASIC and MICROSOFT WINDOWS VISTA HOME PREMIUM. Wheres the wording for MICROSOFT WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE indicates that " You may use " ULTIMATE in a virtual environment. Wayne

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MS Vista versus Virtualization
by tdubins＠cs.umanitoba.ca 23 Oct '06

23 Oct '06

Greetings, all... Here's a little nugget of news to liven up this gloomy Monday, which will be of interest to all you fans of Parallels and/or WMware and/or VirtualPC, i.e. those of you who like to run Windows under "not Windows": Microsoft seeks premium to allow virtualization of Vista In its licensing terms for Vista published this month, the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant said users of Vista Home Premium and Vista Home Basic "may not use the software installed on the licensed device within a virtual (or otherwise emulated) hardware system." Instead, Microsoft will require that users purchase a Vista Business or Vista Ultimate license [ ... ] in order to emulate the Windows environment. Entire article, with links to info at MS: <http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=2164> -- Tom Dubinski Phone: +1.204.474-8841 Fax: 474-7609 Computer Science, E2-596 EITC CompSci General Office: E2-445 EITC University of Manitoba E-Mail: tom_dubinski(a)umanitoba.ca Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada http://www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~tdubins/

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BOOTCAMP: anyone running XP & Microsoft's Internet Explorer
by billing 18 Oct '06

18 Oct '06

...from: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/updatemanagement/windowsupdate/ ie7announcement.mspx Automatic Update of Internet Explorer (IE) 7: Microsoft has announced that IE 7 will become part of the Automatic Update process on November 1, 2006. Anyone running a local administrator account on Windows XP SP2 (or Windows XP 64-bit or Windows Server 2003 SP1) will see a notification that will allow the user to choose to install IE7, to "Don't Inatall " IE7, or to "Ask me later". Non-administrator accounts are not presented with this update. For more information and screenshots of this update, please consult the page at the above URL. Wayne

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BootCamp users: FYI: Error message when you try to update Microsoft Windows?
by billing 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

When you try to update a Microsoft Windows-based computer by using any of the following Microsoft tools, you may receive error code 0x80070002: • The Windows Update Web site • The Microsoft Update Web site • The Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU) for Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 • Software Update Services (SUS) 1.0 • Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 2.0 The following page lists possible resolutions for Windows XP, 2000, and Server 2003: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=922582&SD=tech

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