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Boot Camp 2.1 will not install.

I attempted to install this update on my Mac Book Pro, and it was a no-go.

I tried software update (4 times), downloaded the installer through software udpate and ran it(2 times), and then ran the stand-alone installer (4 times).

Each time the install failed.

I set-up Windows Installer logging, so if anyone at Apple wants to see the log, I'd be happy to send it your way.

Thanks,
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Michael Frankel
Wizard Consulting Group
(818) 706-8877 / Cell (310) 291-3419

Power Mac G5 dual 2.0 gHz, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Apr 24, 2008 7:12 PM

142 replies

The hatter

Level 9

61,001 points

Apr 25, 2008 5:00 AM in response to Michael Frankel

I get to the UAC screen to "Allow" and that is the last I see of 2.1 on Vista x64.

DOA in the water, but at least my system seems unscathed.

Anyone got what is included? bill of materials? something? I figure 150MB or half is just graphics drivers (much needed for most everyone), and the rest...?

Fortuny

Level 7

21,461 points

Apr 25, 2008 5:25 AM in response to The hatter

Hi The Hatter,

inside the BCUpdateVista64.exe are two files:

BCLocUpdateEnable64.exe with a size of 1.197 KB
BCUpdateVista64.msp with a size of 251.723 KB

I have tried opening the .msp file (with an Unpacker named 7Zip) and got a lot of BootCampHelp.chm (Windows help files) in different languages and corresponding .lproj_Resources.dll files plus different language.dll files.

No sign of the Drivers that are included.
.msp files are 'Windows Installer Patch' files with obviously some means to hide parts of their content.

Stefan

Apr 25, 2008 6:10 AM in response to Erikkup

Erikkup -

I don't have your email address.

If you provide it, I'll send you a zip file (approx 20k) with the logs of 2 failed installations.

Thanks,
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Michael Frankel
Wizard Consulting Group
(818) 706-8877 / Cell (310) 291-3419

The hatter

Level 9

61,001 points

Apr 25, 2008 6:17 AM in response to Michael Frankel

One note: Google sweeps up everything on AD so generally you may want to mask or not publish personal information publicly. Posts with email addresses may even be edited.

Ewen

Level 6

11,805 points

Apr 25, 2008 8:20 AM in response to Michael Frankel

It may not be much help, but I have successfully updated 2.0 to 2.1 with Vista running on MB Pro and iMac. Before installation I read to 2.1 notes, and decided to go Vista SP1 first and this installation went aok. Next, I headed to the Apple Software Updater for 2.1 and it installed fine on my 2.5 GHz Penryn MB Pro (slower internet is though a problem for my iMac Core2 Extreme 2.8 GHz, I don't know why pre-patch except I think drivers). Patch completed and seems to have updated drivers, had to reset screen resolution to one I prefer for MB Pro, though not imac {which I had with Radeon Catalyst drivers). I can't complain, but would suggest reading patch note, and reporting exact system info where failures are encountered. I note my Imac seems faster with regards internet post patching (SP1 and 2.1)

The hatter

Level 9

61,001 points

Apr 25, 2008 8:33 AM in response to Ewen

I've been running SP1 since it came out (actually had RC Beta but decided to start over when SP1 was due to be made available) so having SP1 already installed (or not) so I can only assume it wasn't tested on Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit on pre-2008 Mac Pro systems.

Apr 25, 2008 8:48 AM in response to Michael Frankel

I'm having the same problem with MacBook Pro and MacBook. Both of them running XP with sp2. I've tried software update and with direct download but none of the approaches work. Great stuff Apple... BC 2.1.1 ASAP please!

smakinz

Level 1

4 points

Apr 25, 2008 9:07 AM in response to smfinlay

I also got the exactly same message with smfinlay.
I tried installation more than 10 times and always got the same error.
Though I restored my backup image of my XP and tried it again, I did not make it.

omsaga

Level 1

0 points

Apr 25, 2008 9:12 AM in response to Michael Frankel

Same problem here with 4 different iMacs running Vista 32 SP1 and Leopard 10.5.2. Tried everything also. Update definitively broken.

Ewen

Level 6

11,805 points

Apr 25, 2008 9:31 AM in response to The hatter

I don't use Vista as primary OS, so only update when significant and needed.

henry vm

Level 1

19 points

Apr 25, 2008 9:56 AM in response to Michael Frankel

Me too: "Error applying transforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid."
(on an almost fresh xp sp2 installation)

PaulWong

Level 1

0 points

Apr 25, 2008 11:01 AM in response to Michael Frankel

same here.

Apple Update and Standalone download won't work.

Frustrated.

Apr 25, 2008 11:48 AM in response to Michael Frankel

I have the same issue. I already run Windows XP SP3, if that means anything.

Message was edited by: simon.howes

Apr 25, 2008 12:05 PM in response to simon.howes

I am not usually the exception to these problems, but Boot camp 2.1 installed fine in Vista Business SP1 (32 bit) vis Apple Software Update on my MacBook Pro (1,1).

I know how frustrating it is when these things don't work, and I only report this by way of information. The update is obviously flawed in some way to have so many install failures, but it is not completely broken.

TheWizz

Level 1

0 points

Apr 25, 2008 12:27 PM in response to PaulWong

I had the same problem, and I believe I may have found a work-around. My theory is that the problem occurs on PCs with a non-english keyboard. I have a Swedish keyboard. Bootcamp seems to know about this, since it displayed its UI in Swedish (even though I run an English evrsion of XP). My guess is that some file paths or names differ in this case. So I uninstalled the Bootcamp software (not the drivers, just the Bootcamp app itself), set my keyboard to English North America under Regional Settings, re-installed BootCamp from the Leopard install disk, then ran he Apple software updater. This time the updater worked OK, and installed the 2.1 update. I then switched back to my localized keyboard setting. Hope this helps.

Boot Camp 2.1 will not install.