I installed Windows XP in bootcamp partition on Mac mini

But it sees my Bluetooth keyboard but not my trackpad. What do I do?

Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jul 4, 2013 6:57 PM

Reply
5 replies

Jul 6, 2013 5:43 PM in response to James Hassinger

I think you're right. I downloaded it, put it on a USB flash drive, and clicked it on my XP partition. It said, "you must use this with only Bootcamp 3.0 or later." I have 3.0.4, the version installed with 10.6.8. Now I'm totally mystified.


I bought the 10.6.3 version of OS 10.6, but I can't take the files off that. The disk is ejected because it isn't the version on my drive.


You know, I think Apple should just clear things up a little. "You need this version if you have..."


I think I know now what I did wrong this time. I used Bootcamp to make the partition, but at some point I had the Windows disk reformat the whole thing to Fat32. I guess this erased the Snow Leopard drivers, which probably didn't include the trackpad anyway. But now, when I try to update the drivers in XP, they're all Windows, and not able to be replaced by the Apple drivers. Sigh.


I guess I have to erase and start over.

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

I installed Windows XP in bootcamp partition on Mac mini

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.