Windows 7 on my apple

Hi everyone,

I have a problem you see. My apple had Mac and XP installed on it.
My friend suggested me to install Windows 7 on it.
And I thought it was a good idea. So I started my XP and runned it up.
When win7 was completely installed everything seemed to work.
Except that a few buttons on my keyboard don't work anymore now.
The button for throwing out CD's and DVD's don't work anymore.
And my 'Fn' button doesn't work anymore.

Does anybody else have the same problem as me, or does someone know how to fix this.

Because I also can't change the brightness. Which is set to maximum at the moment.

Please help someone dire in need of help.

Thank you.

 

You need to install the bootcamp drivers from the OS X CD.

 

While in Windows, insert your Leopard DVD and install the Boot Camp drivers.

 

The problem is...
I've lost those CD's...
Still thanks for all the help. But does someone know another method?

 

You buy Leopard or Snow Leopard and install the drivers from it.

 

you could also borrow the *snow leopard* disc from someone who has it.

the latest version of bootcamp is in snow leopard, i would recommend using that for windows 7.

 

Check some torrent sites they are up on there also. Look for Bootcamp 3.0

 

You need to buy the software you use dude...

Plus, if you're running 7, you'll need the bootcamp 3.0 drivers from Snow Leopard... it's $30... Just do it.

 

Doesn't it seem a bit weird ?
Since when do you need to pay for DRIVERS?
Drivers are software that are essential for basic hardware operation it should be free of charge.

 

I'm not saying that he should have to pay for the drivers, but if he had a licensed copy of his OS, he would have the drivers built-in.

 

Yea but people do lose data.
Apple ought to provide driver downloads separately, no excuses.

 

Exactly and the OP said he lost his disk so why shuld he have to pay for another OS disk just for Bootcamp Drivers. He isn't stealing software he is trying to get his hands on Drievrs that Apple provides for running Windows natively on a MAC. Wasn't that one of Apples major marketing campaigns.

weinter is right. Apple should be providing the Drivers on thier download site free of charge.

 

he can ask for OS disk and apple will give them free of charge...

 

Thank you all for the replies and advices.
I found someone on my school who still had those drivers.
So I'm just going to install them from him.

Thank you guys for helping me^^

 

Exactly. I get the feeling that he might have a MBP with Leopard or Tiger, and he's running Snow Leopard from a "friend's" DVD or he "lost" his...

I just don't want to offer advice like Torrents to someone who is obviously not authorized to have the content.

I do agree however that the BC drivers should be available on the website, just as DELL or HP offers drivers for their PCs that are openly downloadable.

Oops - I just said a dirty Apple word: "openly"

 

well, I partly agree and partly disagree- bootcamp 3 and its drivers are part of snow leopard, and if you own it apple will provide you with free disk if you loosed your's.they don't give 3.0 drivers bc they work the same way on bootcamp 2.1=they want you to upgrade to SL,which is 30$...

 

Not only would Apple not give me a free updated install disc set for my older MBP, but they wouldn't even *sell* me one. I spent the better part of an hour on the phone with Apple reps explaining how I simply wanted a stock OEM Leopard set to replace my Tiger discs. I was willing to pay retail, AND willing to send them the Tiger discs. No dice.

 

Why would you want an OEM product over a retail product and why would you expect Apple to give/sell you an OEM product when not bundled with a hardware purchase?

 

I wanted to keep my MBP's stuff as stock as possible. I also asked them for the conditions that would allow me to get an updated OEM disc set (buying it, buying it with hardware, exchanging my Tiger discs) but they would not budge at all under any conditions.

Oh, they also wouldn't "give" me a retail disc either. If I wanted it I would have to buy it. I ended up buying it off Craigslist for a lot less.

 

OEM software is only licensed to run on the computer it is purchased with. It only makes sense that you will only get OEM software with the purchase of a new computer. If you lost a disk and need a replacement (of the same version), that's a different story. If you want to upgrade, that's the whole point of retail software. I'm sure Apple would have been happy to sell you another computer, or a retail software package. It sounds like you were just trying to get software for free without owning or purchasing the necessary license.

 

Thank you for not reading my posts where I clearly stated I would buy it if they would let me.

 

So are you telling me that Apple refused to sell you a retail product that you can purchase from here? From your posts it just seems like you were trying to get Apple to either replace/upgrade a product you never purchased in the first place.

 

1)AFAIK, there is no such thing as OEM Mac OS X disk
2)why should they give you "updated" disks for free?

 

Agreed, 10 chars!

 

The MBP I bought was second-hand, and came with Tiger. I called Apple and asked if I could get (ie. buy) the OEM Leopard discs they were bundling with refurbs of my model at the time. I was told they certainly existed, but there was no way to sell me the discs. They had no issue with selling me the retail disc in the fancy purple shiny box, but that's not what I wanted. I wanted the grey (see below), model-specific discs for my MBP to replace the Tiger ones I had.

Someone else that didn't read. Actually, my comment about getting the discs free was spurred by Xirurg's comment that "he can ask for OS disk and apple will give them free of charge..." No, Apple doesn't do that.

As for the OEM discs, Apple certainly packs OEM discs with every Mac. In fact, the discs that come with say, a 2009 MacBook Pro, won't work on a 2007 MacBook Pro. Apple intentionally configures the discs they ship with Macs to only work with Macs of that generation and type.

This is what they typically look like: http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/faq/installing/img/disk.JPG

Notice, it says MacBook. That disc will only work on the type of MacBook it shipped with.

 

My last attempt at being a broken record:

1) You hold a license to OSX Tiger that is permanently tied to the machine
2) This license in no way entitles you to a free upgrade to Leopard, OEM or otherwise. I'm sure you would have much more luck if you requested replacement Tiger disks identical to those the MBP came with.
3) Apple will not give/sell you a product that you cannot use without breaking their terms of service. The license of an OEM disk is tied to the machine it is sold with. OEM software must be sold together with a computer purchase. Purchasing OEM software by itself as well as using the software on a different computer is agaisnt TOS.
4) OEM isn't really a correct term to use with OSX as only Apple creates Macintosh computers. This is unlike Micrsoft giving a company such as Dell OEM copies of Windows.

 

Dude, get your mac and rush to the nearest Apple store and get it done, so easy, isn't it?

 

I am not going to get to your level and start insulting...

They do give you free disks if you loose yours! your request was unreasonable and thats why it was denied! BTW, do you know what OEM means?