faust_mateo Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 MacBook Pro Clean Install of Vista w/no bootcamp. PC: MacBook Pro 17" T2600 @ 2.16GHz 2.17GHz 2032 MB ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 I have read a ton of different thread's about this subject but every single one is based on bootcamp and a dual boot with apple & windows. That is not what I am doing nor what I want . I want a perfectly normel install on a freshly formatted Drive. I did this and it did work except :::::::::: there are drivers that arnt being recognized and there is keymapping and bluetooth problem. I used : Inputremapper_1_0_04_release - this fixed all the key mapping, fan control , screen lightening,and sound control. I then manually installed the iSight Driver which semed to work. My roadblocks : Driver for : Human Interface Device performance counters I have "Install macintosh drivers for windows .exe" but it really didnt do much that wasnt already done:) What are some other easy to use driver's I can install : help:) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89023-macbook-pro-clean-install-of-vista-wno-bootcamp/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 see our sister site: http://www.onmac.net/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89023-macbook-pro-clean-install-of-vista-wno-bootcamp/#findComment-637021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
faust_mateo Posted February 23, 2008 Author Share Posted February 23, 2008 Thank you very much! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89023-macbook-pro-clean-install-of-vista-wno-bootcamp/#findComment-638654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
faust_mateo Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 That is a good link , thank you. It doesnt solve all the issue's involved though. I have the Laptop listed above and wiped the HD and am installing vista clean with no bootloader or bootcamp. Has anyone crossed this bridge yet? Vista loaded easily enough but I had to use the item's I listed above for the Mac specific options. What I need is the driver's for the unknown device's. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89023-macbook-pro-clean-install-of-vista-wno-bootcamp/#findComment-643012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
faust_mateo Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 Anyone crossed this bridge yet? A intel core duo mac? HD wiped and vista installed from the DVD.? Missing driver's........... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89023-macbook-pro-clean-install-of-vista-wno-bootcamp/#findComment-644751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 If you have the Leopard DVD, then the drivers are on there. If you only have Tiger, you'll need to find the boot camp drivers. I know you're not using boot camp, but it's just Windows drivers for the Apple hardware. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89023-macbook-pro-clean-install-of-vista-wno-bootcamp/#findComment-645144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adekwolfstan Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 WHY! thats like bringing the plauge back, cool its works though, except i kinda figured plug and pray wouldnt throw ya a bone there. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89023-macbook-pro-clean-install-of-vista-wno-bootcamp/#findComment-645239 Share on other sites More sharing options...
faust_mateo Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 I appreciate the Response. I have OS X Tiger on another Mac so I have a disk at least. Is there a download site for them that anyone know's about for those driver's? I dont know if they are protected or anything. A couple of device's are unknown which make's it fun for the whole family. I have been searching for a thread covering the complete thing but havent had any success yet. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89023-macbook-pro-clean-install-of-vista-wno-bootcamp/#findComment-645280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
faust_mateo Posted March 9, 2008 Author Share Posted March 9, 2008 1 . I found "Install macintosh drivers for window's xp.exe" and use "inputRemapper 1_0_04" which take's care of the fan and backlight isssue's. 2. Unfortunitly 3 driver's are still missing & the bluetooth show's but doesnt function. I found this old post and it show's exactly what I am seeing on my end but doesnt show a solution . I sent a email to the blogger and am waiting for a response. http://blogs.msdn.com/hans_vb/default.aspx Anyone know anything here I dont? I installed Window's XP (upgrade) by inserting the disk into the MacBookPro and though I was unable to eject the disk when XP asked to validate a older full version of window's I plugged in a external (USB) DVD/CDRW with my Win 98 disk in it and voila it installed. No BootCamp. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89023-macbook-pro-clean-install-of-vista-wno-bootcamp/#findComment-659799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpf1001111 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I'm trying to do the same thing (install clean Vista on MacbookPro). My model has an nVidia 8600M GT. I partitioned/formatted the HD for use with Vista, installed Vista Ultimate w/SP1 (off MSDN download), and am able to boot no problems. I installed the AirPort driver off the Leopard disk, but I cannot seem to get any luck with video. I tried the nVidia driver that is on the Leopard disk, but it refuses to install. It gets about halfway through the process, hangs for a bit, then says "Your system was not modified." I tried a number of driver packages (different versions) from laptopvideo2go. These install, but consistently blue screen on reboot. Does anyone have any help on this one? It's all pretty useless without a proper video driver. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89023-macbook-pro-clean-install-of-vista-wno-bootcamp/#findComment-787370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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