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The Boot Camp control panel lets you set the default operating system for starting up your computer.

To set the default operating system using the Boot Camp control panel:

1. In Windows, click the Boot Camp system tray item and choose Boot Camp Control Panel.
2. Select the startup disk with the operating system you want to use by default.
3. If you want to start up that operating system now, click Restart.

You must install the Boot Camp drivers to use all the features of your Mac with Windows. If it appears that the Boot Camp drivers weren’t successfully installed, try repairing them.

To install or repair Boot Camp drivers:

1. Insert the Mac OS X Leopard disc or “Mac OS X Install Disc 1″ into your computer.
2. Double-click the setup.exe file if the installer doesn’t open automatically.
3. If you are repairing Boot Camp drivers that are already installed, click Repair.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions.If a message appears that says the software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing, click Continue Anyway.

You can upgrade Windows XP to Windows Vista if you have a licensed copy of Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate.

After upgrading to Windows Vista, you’ll need to reinstall the Boot Camp drivers using the Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard installation disc or the “Mac OS X Install Disc 1” that came with your computer to enable Vista on your Mac.

To upgrade to Windows Vista:

     Restart your Mac using Windows.

     Insert your Vista installation or upgrade disc.

     Follow the instructions that came with Vista.

     When the Vista installation is completed, insert the Mac OS X Leopard disc or “Mac OS X Install Disc 1” that came with your computer to install the Boot Camp drivers in Vista.

You can install Windows XP or Windows Vista on your Macintosh using Boot Camp Assistant, located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.

Note: If you have already installed Boot Camp on your Mac and want to upgrade Windows, you do not need to reinstall Boot Camp.

To install and set up Windows on your Mac, you’ll need:

An Intel-based Mac computer, with the latest firmware updates installed.

A USB keyboard and mouse, or a built-in keyboard and trackpad.

Mac OS X version 10.5 or later (the latest version of Mac OS X is strongly recommended).

At least 10 GB of free space on the disk you’re installing on.

A licensed copy of Windows XP Home Edition or Professional, or Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate

Important: You must use a single full-install Windows installation disc. Service pack 2 is required for Windows XP installations. Do not install an earlier version of Windows XP and attempt to update it later to service pack 2. Use only 32-bit versions of Windows.

To install Windows on your Mac:

 Back up the important information on your computer.

 Open Boot Camp Assistant (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder).

 Print and follow the instructions in the “Boot Camp Installation & Setup Guide.”

To install Windows using Boot Camp, you must be logged in as an administrator

To send a file using Bluetooth to a computer running Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, you must enable Bluetooth Sharing in Sharing preferences. By default, Bluetooth Sharing is turned off in Leopard.

1. On each Mac OS X 10.5-based Mac, from the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
2. From the View menu, choose Sharing.
3. Check (click) the “On” box next to Bluetooth Sharing.
4. Close the Sharing preferences window.`

Print a test page

If your printer has a test page feature, try to print one. If the test page does not print, turn the printer off and on then try again. Make sure the power cord is connected to a power source.

For more information on how to print a test page, review the documentation that came with your printer or look at the manufacturer’s website. If printing a test page is unsuccessful, review the documentation that came with the printer for further troubleshooting steps specific to the printer.
Check cables and connections

1.Disconnect and reconnect every cable between the computer and the printer. Make sure all cables are firmly inserted.
2.USB printers only: Switch the USB cable connection from the current USB port to another USB port.
3.USB printers only: Open Apple System Profiler and click the Devices and Volumes tab. If the printer still does not appear, try a different cable.
4.Try to print again.

Did it work before?

If your printer previously worked with Mac OS X, continue to the next section. If not, go to “Update or reinstall printer software” below.
Delete old print jobs

Save the files you are trying to print, then delete old print jobs.
Print from another application

Try to print from another Mac OS X application, such as TextEdit. Can the issue be isolated to one application?

If the issue occurs when you try to print from a Classic application, try printing from other Classic applications, then from a Mac OS X-native application. Can the issue be isolated to one application? Does it only occur in the Classic environment?

Any time that an issue seems to be application-specific or environment-specific (Classic versus Mac OS X native), the issue could be related to either the application software or the printer drivers. Check the website of both the application developer and the printer manufacturer, and contact them if necessary. If your issue is not a known issue, you could post it to Discussions.

Source

You may have third-party “enhancement” software installed that does not work with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Use one of these solutions.

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Summary

The Backup application, included with a MobileMe subscription, can be used to back up your important files. However, it is not intended to back up startup disks, Mac OS X installations, or your entire hard drive.

What kinds of backups is Backup intended for?

Home

Backup is designed to back up personal data and settings that are in your Home folder, such as items on your desktop, preferences, iPhoto pictures, iTunes songs, your movies, and so forth. In other words, files you “own”.

External disk or other (non-bootable) partition

You can use Backup to back up files you own that are on an external disk or other disk partition as long as the disk is not bootable (you can’t start from it, that is). Note that you must have permissions to the files you want to use Backup with. You can configure an entire volume (except your Mac OS X volume) to ignore permissions if you wish.
What kinds of backups is Backup not intended for?

Entire startup disk

Backup is not intended to back up applications or system files (files in /Applications, /System, /Library, and so forth), or your entire hard drive, because it runs with the same file permissions as the currently logged-in user. Not all files outside of a user’s Home may be accessible. Similarly, Backup is not intended to back up a bootable Boot Camp partition.

Backing up items outside of your Home folder may appear to work, but the backup may not be successfully restored using Backup. If you want to check for specific files that may not have been backed up, check the backup.log file (open Console or System Profiler in /Applications/Utilties/ and click Logs).

A backup of your entire startup volume made with .Mac Backup may not successfully back up, or may not be usable after restoring it.

Files in other user’s Home folders

Because Backup runs with the same file permissions as the currently logged-in user, you can’t use it for backup up files in other user account’s Home folders even if they are on the same computer. Log in as the other user before using Backup.
Additional Information

With Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or later, you can use use TimeMachine to back up your entire hard disk.