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DESCRIPTION

BootChamp is a small utility for quickly booting into Windows.

How is this different than selecting your Windows volume from within Startup Disk in System Preferences?

Well, using Startup Disk actually changes your startup disk permanently so that each time you restart, it boots into whatever you have selected. What this program is doing is the same thing that happens when you hold down Option at startup and select Windows. However, the app only requires a single click and your admin password, and then it restarts your computer into Windows without further input from you. It will not actually change your startup disk.

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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.0.2:
  • Fixed bug where BootChamp wouldn't recognize an NTFS drive if the MacFUSE NTFS-3G driver was installed
  • Cleaned up authentication dialog text to be clearer.
  • Properly localized the application. Polish now included.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

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Developer:Kevin Wojniak
Downloads:7,020
  - Version d/l:4,816
Utilities:System
License:Free
Date:27 Aug 2008
Platform:Intel
RATING
*****
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Aug 6 2009

THE DID  It doesn't work with the MacPro Late 2009 Too...  
(Version 1.0.2)

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Mar 29 2009

MACSOLU  The developer has acknowledged that this app currently does NOT work with the new UniBody MacBooks & MacBook Pros. Hopefully a fix will arrive soon...  
(Version 1.0.2)

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Dec 25 2008
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MACHSPEED5  great little app! many thanks for providing a quick and automated boot into windows!  
(Version 1.0.2)

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Dec 4 2008

VINCENT KWOK  First I feel this software is useful foe me, my case is I use raid 0 to set up my Leopard, Windows ins install at another drive, Bootchamp can let me easy to boot to Windows, but I found some problem, when I stay Bootchamp in my system, my mac pro can't sleep. Hope you will fix this bug soon.   
(Version 1.0.2)

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Aug 26 2008
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BARQSX  Great little app that does exactly what it's meant to do -- and for free!

I had an issue where the the app failed to find my modified Windows volume (I had installed NTFS-3G to allow writing to my NTFS volume). I contacted the developer and he had a fix done the SAME DAY!

Amazing support for a useful app, all for free. You can't ask for more!  
(Version 1.0.1)

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Aug 25 2008

GARYI  What would be great is if it just booted into windows. Like in windows in the system tray is an icon to boot into OSX click it then yes and it reboots.

This one requires passwords, and I don't know why.  
(Version 1.0)

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Aug 25 2008

KWOJNIAK  Hi, it requires admin password because it uses a command line utility called "bless" which requires this. I will look into having the password stored in keychain though. Thanks.  
(Version 1.0)

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Aug 25 2008

BEN_MC  Excellent idea...but when I try to restart into Windows I am told it cannot find my Boot Camp volume, even though it is on the same disk and I can see it on my desktop... Any idea what's going on?

I'm running Leopard 10.5.4 on an MBP with half my internal HD used for Windows XP SP3 via Boot Camp.  
(Version 1.0)

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Aug 25 2008

KWOJNIAK  Hi, there is a known issue where it may not boot certain disks, and I'm trying to isolate the issue. Could you email me: kainjowATkainjowDOTcom - thanks!  
(Version 1.0)

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Aug 26 2008

KWOJNIAK  Hi, this has been fixed in the 1.0.1 version, which can be downloaded at the same location:

http://www.kainjow.com/downloads/BootChamp.zip  
(Version 1.0.1)

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Aug 25 2008

AREOPAGETICA  Question: will BootChamp work as a one-click solution if the OpenFirmware password is set?  
(Version 1.0)

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Aug 25 2008

KWOJNIAK  Hi, I don't think OpenFirmware exists on the Intel Macs (I could be wrong though), which is what BootChamp requires.  
(Version 1.0)

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Aug 25 2008

TIM.DEHRING  There is a firmware password avail for the Intel Macs, which is included on the OS discs as an optional security measure.  
(Version 1.0)

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Aug 25 2008
*****

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  Nice free app. Thanks.  
(Version 1.0)

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Aug 25 2008

FRIEDDYLAN  Good idea. Thank you.  
(Version 1.0)

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