05-17-2006, 11:39 AM
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Prospect
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Bluetooth, Bootcamp & XP
Hello Everybody,
I need to set up a mini with XP. I have bluetooth keyboard & mouse & I've read somewhere that they won't work in XP with Bootcamp. Can anyone confirm this please? I've got XP working via Parallels Workstation but don't wont to pay if I don't have to. Thanks in advance. Don |
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05-17-2006, 12:24 PM
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MVP
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http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
The right hand column states that it includes Bluetooth drivers. |
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05-17-2006, 03:23 PM
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Hall of Famer
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Correct.
...it says nothing about support for BT keyboards and mice however. For now there's no support for those, but it may come anytime Steve feels like it  .
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05-17-2006, 03:27 PM
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Wow! I'm surprised to hear that. I naturally assumed that Apple would include the bluetooth drivers to support their keyboard and mouse. I apologize to the OP for making that assumption.
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05-17-2006, 04:34 PM
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Major Leaguer
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Is there anything stopping you from using a usb BT adapter?
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05-17-2006, 05:04 PM
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Prospect
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Is there anything stopping you from using a usb BT adapter?
I'm unfamiliar with this. What is a usb BT adaptor. As far as I can see, there is nothing on the keyboard that would receive a plug. Is it something to fool the computer into thinking there's a usb keyboard & mouse attached? TIA Don |
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05-17-2006, 05:41 PM
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05-18-2006, 12:41 AM
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Prospect
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Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm being a little thick here, but I can't see how a BT adaptor will help. I already have BT keyboard & mouse, but Bootcamp & XP doesn't support them. Does the adaptor come with drivers for Bootcamp & XP? Failing that, I have two options that I see. 1. Use Parallels Workstation 2. Buy a USB keyboard & mouse & plug them in when necessary. Any other thoughts or workarounds? Best wishes Don |
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05-18-2006, 12:58 AM
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File a bug with http://radar.apple.com and underline that you expect at least device-level support for Windows. Don't forget to mention that you're extremely upset by Apples move to make the x86-version of the Darwin kernel closed source because you had relied on this openness to make sure anybody could write kernel-extensions for weird devices in OS X or debug kernel bugs and that opportunity is now gone. |
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