Boot Camp Beta 1.1.1 released

Apple has released the Boot Camp Beta 1.1.1, the latest pre-release edition of the tool for booting Intel-based Macs in Windows XP and/or Vista.

According to Apple's documentation, Boot Camp 1.1.1 includes the following enhancements: "support for the latest Intel-based Apple Macintosh computers and improved support for Bluetooth wireless devices."

We assume that "support for the latest Intel-based (Macs)" means enhanced compatibility with Late-2006 Core 2 Duo iMacs. The previous edition of Boot Camp -- 1.1 -- exhibited display issues with the 24" iMac Core 2 Duo because this model includes a different display connection mechanism and video card (the NVidia 7600) than other Late-2006 iMacs.

This release includes revised versions of the Windows XP Mac drivers, so you should burn a new drivers disk (using Boot Camp Assistant) after installing the Boot Camp update, then boot into Windows XP and re-install drivers.

The update is available as a 186 MB standalone download.

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For more coverage, see our Boot Camp special report.

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