bootcamp, is it only a trial version

eurotrotter

hi guys
just bought a macbook yesterday
going installing xp on her soon, with bootcamp
but i was reasding through the bootcamp giude and it says something about bootcamp being a trial version, dunno wat to make of this
can someone help me out please.
here the text:

"WARNING:
Boot Camp Beta is prerelease software licensed for use on a trial basis for
a limited time. "

here the link:

http://images.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/pdf/Boot_Camp_Beta_Setup_Guide_en.pdf

Sad Professor

Yeah it's a beta software until the final version is released with Leopard afaik.

Gillo

Just wondering, with 10.5 is there any word on whether it will come as part of the OS or will it have to be bought seperately?

Sad Professor

Yes, it'll be part of 10.5 and future upgrades I assume.

eurotrotter

does this mean so that i fu install it now, u will ave to purchase it or else face losing it?

Sad Professor

eurotrotter wrote:

does this mean so that i fu install it now, u will ave to purchase it or else face losing it?

I'm not too sure on this point. It's meant to expire in September but technically Bootcamp is only the installer that sets everything up for you. Therefore any windows installation and partition already installed will be unaffected. The boot selector that lets you choose which partition has been around since os9 and isn't a part of Bootcamp afaik.

So I wouldn't worry about. Apple may provide another free version anyway.

eurotrotter

thanks for the help.
so u think there should be no problem
its just im not that up on macs yet, so i wouldnt want to faced with any technical issues just yet! so u think i should go ahead witht eh installation.
just one other thing, do you think this copy of XP will do the job, as in its an OEM version, watever that means , so if u could just tell me if u think it will work:

http://www.viosoftware.com/Windows+XP+Home+PG/Windows+XP+Home+with+SP2+O

(im referring to the first two there on that webpage)

thanks very much,
ed

Sad Professor wrote:

I'm not too sure on this point. It's meant to expire in September but technically Bootcamp is only the installer that sets everything up for you. Therefore any windows installation and partition already installed will be unaffected. The boot selector that lets you choose which partition has been around since os9 and isn't a part of Bootcamp afaik.

So I wouldn't worry about. Apple may provide another free version anyway.

Sad Professor

As afar as the installation, yeah go for it.

'fraid I'm not too up on the OEM issue, but afaik the first one on that page should be fine. Looks like a reliable crowd.

Bootcamp installation is very easy and provided there aren't any freak power cuts while partitioning the hd everything should go very smoothly. I was very impressed with it. Using windows itself, well that's another thing

StephenC_IRL

id say apple will release it free to keep windows people buying apple hardware, but if they decide to be stingy it will probably be 79.99 like iLife but it will come with the windows versions of the iLife apps that apple are supposedly working on