Vista 5384 On MBP 15" Successfully, Full Procedure

[Mesli M. Kada]

Hello All

 

Thanks to your contributions I have been Able to do it, Here are the steps:

 

http://wordpress.dimf.ca/

 

I had already installed XP on my MBP using Boot Camp.

1 -So I went into the XP Partition and burned the contents of:

c:/program files/Macintosh Drivers for XP.

This will come in handy as the CD made by bootcamp will prove useless (In my case that is)

 

2-Went back into OSX and Started Boot Camp to remove the XP Partition. I did this because

at this point I have not yet installed anything on my XP or OSX partition for that matter.

 

3-Once done the MAC will ask you to restard which you will do.

4-Go back to BC skip the Burn Disk question, Set a new partition(Choose whatever Size you want)

5-Once Done you will be given the choice to Start Installation.

6-Instead of The XP Disk Insert the Vista Disk, Note that I burnt mine by using Nero Burn Image.

7-Once you restart you will go into the DVD and simply follow instructions.

8-When given the choice of where to Install, Click advanced options:

This part is covered by the first thread I mentionned:

http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=19455

So Do Erase the 200Mb Partition, if things go as planned it should revert to a 199 Mb Partition don’t ask me why.

9-Let installation go forward, Takes a While So Have Something to keep you busy.

10-On the first Re-Start, Press the Alt Button So as To be given the choice of where to Boot, Choose Windows HD.

11-If things go as planned you should have a Winload.exe error.

12- What I did here is a search of the OSX86PROJECT.ORG forum to find any entries related to winload.exe error, here I found that second thread

http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?sh...=winload&st=40#

13- Do as described and do thank the user for his help.

14- In my case When restarting while holding down they alt key, I chose Windows HD then booted from DVD ( Note On the Boot Screen From Apple, Do not Boot From the DVD , Boot From Windows HD ).

15-Instead of going for a New Install Choose Recovery Options and follow procedure Until Told To Repair and Restart.

16-Now Everything should be nice or ?

17-Well If history repeats itself It wont recognize your Atheros Wireless Card or Sound Card. The Drivers CD does not help.

18-What I did is go into the device manager and Update drivers manually, for the Atheros it is in the Net5211 folder, Sound is in sigmatelm3839, I haven’t updated the others as I don’t know yet what they are and don’t want to miss family supper.

 

So here, This is it. In case you want any help, Go through the Forum or Send me An E-mail I consider myself to be faaaar from a reference or an expert But I do like to help and troubleshoot.

kada at mesli dot com .