Mac OS X 10.6.6 introduces subtle changes to Boot Camp

My bootcamp assistant still mentions XP and using the CD to install drivers with - so I don't know if it's just on some macs this change has been affected.

This update to bootcamp also changed the minimum space you can partition your drive to 20GB, at least on my rev. A Macbook Air.

Does anyone know if this fixes a problem with the laptop's keyboard not working properly in Windows 7? I have Windows 7 32 bit installed on a non-unibody (with LED) mbp and the bluetooth keyboard works but the laptop keyboards key mapping is messed up bad. I have to use it with an external keyboard.

I noticed when trying to start the Boot Camp process on 10.6.6 the message about downloading drivers rather than using the disc, which I thought was an OK idea, until it failed to copy the drivers to the external hard drive that I was using (and it was formatted properly so it wasn't a user error). I spent about 30 minutes dealing with it before just moving along and using the 10.6 disc as usual, which worked perfectly fine. "Ain't broke, don't fix it" comes to mind.

XP is definitely still available as an option on my 27" iMac:
http://flic.kr/p/9b4QxC

I wouldn't blame them if they did stop supporting XP. It's a 10 year old operating system now and Win7 is clearly superior.

It's not false. Perhaps it depends on machine. I wasn't able to install XP on my recent MBA 10.6.6 via BootCamp. Boot camp reported that I had to install Windows 7, not XP.

I also had a Windows 7 upgrade disc and license key, but MS doesn't allow you to install a fresh Windows 7 with an upgrade license key, even if you have a prior (in my case windows XP) full license key.

Cost me $200 to buy a new copy of Windows 7. Begrudged every penny.

Boot Camp Assistant 3.0.4 (the version included by 10.6.6) appears to be bugged. According to people on the Apple discussions site, support is indicating that 3.0.4 was supposed to only be for the newer MacBook Air models, and on other systems will fail to download drivers. I've seen it fail on a 2008 Mac Pro, a 2010 MacBook Pro, and a 2009 Mac Mini.

The workaround is to tell it you already have drivers, and to use the Snow Leopard disc as normal. Support has been telling people to look for a proper fix sometime soon.

Odds are, this got slipped in accidentally in the rush to get 10.6.6 out for the App Store.

Does this mean that I will be able to install W7 through Bootcamp and use my Apple bluetooth keyboard/mouse in that OS without jumping through hoops? Anyone?

This is simply false. I have 10.6.6 installed and I set up Windows XP with Bootcamp on Saturday morning. It still listed Windows XP with Service Pack 2 as one of the versions of Windows it supported.