James Delahunty
20 Jan 2010 18:02
Apple has released Boot Camp 3.1 for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows, and recommends that all users update. The release officially adds support for Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate), addresses issues with the Apple trackpad and supports the Apple wireless keyboard and Apple Magic mouse. The infrared sensor on all Macbooks will also turn off now when it's not being used.
Apple had promised to add full support for Windows 7 through Boot Camp updated by late 2009. For those running Windows Vista, Apple has released the "Boot Camp Utility for Windows 7 Upgrade" tool to address a problem when upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7.
"Use the Boot Camp Utility for Windows 7 Upgrade Installation Utility before upgrading from Vista to Windows 7. This utility safely unmounts the read-only Macintosh volume on Microsoft Vista," An Apple support page for the tool reads.
Anybody using an iMac with NVIDIA GeForce 7300 or 7600 GT, or Mac Pro with NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT or Quadro FX 4500 to run Windows 7 via Boot Camp should also download the "Graphics Firmware Update 1.0".