Installing XP on new iMac(2011)?

Hi egaille,

Thanks for replying....my iMac has the 6770M (I have 2.7 GHz iMac).

I tried pointing it to the archive folder that I downloaded from your website as well as to c:\AMD\Support/12-3_xp32_dd_ccc\Packages\Drivers\Display\XP_INF; neither will work.

By the way, I'm running XP Home Edition, 32 bit.

Thanks again.

Your Windows version is correct...

You need to do:

1) "Pilot on my computer" (option 2)

2) "choose from a list of drivers on my computer" (option 2)

3) "have disk" (button to thebottom-right)

Then you browse to the driver directory you downloaded (not the 12.3 that is for non mobile Graphics)

Do windows offer you a list of video drivers to choose from?

It should... Pick the most common "6700 series" (at the bottom of the list)...

Thanks for the instructions. I finally got to the list of drivers to choose from and picked the one you suggested. It worked perfectly. Thanks so much for the help. You rock!

So egaille, how exactly do I install these drivers on WinXP? Do I have to do it from the Mac side? I too have the 21.5 and am having problems with the lagging and headphone jack not being supported. I've downloaded your file for the 27" and have extracted each folder but dont know what to do from there.

hi,

My driver archive wasn't made for the 21,5" imac.

I don't know what is your graphics card. Surely different from the 27"

The install is from XP side, not OSX side of course...

To start helping you, i need to know the VEN_ DEV_ and SUBSYS_ informations:

in XP hardware panel, choose properties on the hardware you miss, go to "details" and give me the VEN_ DEV_ and SUBSYS_ informations.

This is something like (for example) : VEN_8086&DEV_27A2&SUBSYS_820710

I may be able to help if you provide these informations.

Hi egaille,

Thanks to your helpful posts and download page, I was able to get Windows XP running sucessfully via a bootcamp partition on a 2011 13" Macbook Pro i5 with Snow Leopard.

The only device missing in Device Manager is the " PCI simple communication controller" I am not sure where to find a suitable driver for it.

Can you assist?

Knightwrangler,

I managed to install XP with graphics driver only on the same machine, can you point me to the other drivers?

I'm running Lion on the Mac side maybe that's why I'm lacking some drivers,

did some of your drivers came with bootcamp for Snow Leopard?

Particularly interested in the touchpad/keyboard/sound drivers.

Thanks,

SD

Hi vaskelovo,

Unfortunately Apple dropped driver support for Windows XP with Lion.

Most of my drivers were found by using online searches, also by using the Apple bootcamp software updates, the SL disc and by using egaille's previous post in which he provided a link to his personal web page.

>> Knightwrangler

I think it is the bluetooth / wifi or something like that (maybe ethernet adapter).

I can help if you give me the VEN_ DEV_ and SUBSYS_ informations:

in XP hardware panel, choose properties on the hardware you miss, go to "details" and give me the VEN_ DEV_ and SUBSYS_ informations.

This is something like (for example) : VEN_8086&DEV_27A2&SUBSYS_820710

I can help if you provide these informations

Lion has nothing to do with Windows XP drivers provided by Apple.
It's just Apple that does not provide drivers for their latest macbook / imac with Core i5/i7...

OSX version or whatever OSX related has nothing to do with the Windows part.

It's only a hardware <-> driver problem.

Hi egaille,

Sure thing, this is what comes up in hardware panel:

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_&1C3A&SUBSYS_72708086&REV_04\3&11583659&0&B0

> knightwrangler

It is an "Intel(R) Management Engine Interface" (MEI) 👿 don't know what it is exactly...

Download this driver http://devid.info/download/27372/16 and try to install...

this is the last version for XP (7.0.0.1144)

I can't test. Please keep me in touch.

Hi egaille,

Took me a few tries to download the file, but I was able to eventually get it and run the setup: "Intel management engine" which I tested and it seems to have cleared up my last missing driver issue.

The only functionality I don't have is screen brightness control via the keyboard ! Beyond that I have fully functional Windows XP install on my i5 Macbook Pro.

Thanks so much for your assistance and providing the download link.

Knightwrangler

Hi, good to see that you managed it.

If you have time, would you make an archive with the drivers for your 13" macbook.

Or just provide missing drivers to add a downloadable archive to mine.

What graphics card is it on the 13"?

Hi egaille,

I'm just glad I found this thread and your postings. I had been trying for some time to get a complete set of drivers for Win XP on a i5.

Most drivers were extracted from the Snow Leopard install disc and your archive. I also ran the Apple bootcamp update program to 3.0.4. This gave me touchpad, lighted keyboard and most (but not all) function keys.

The graphics card on the 13" is an Intel HD 3000 and the driver can be found on Intel's site.

A google search gave me "LaptopVideo2go.com" which provides an extensive notebook driver archive.