Boot camp drivers won't download

I have Lion installed with no problems. When I finally decided I needed a windows partition on 2011 MackBook Pro, bootcamp assistant returns - after 45 minutes - a message that states that windows compatibility software cannot be installed

I am having the exact same problem.
MacBook Air 13" August 2011 - delivered w/ Lion installed.
Using Bootcamp Assistant to try to download Windows Support Software. Task Status shows the download began and it very, very slowly progressed to about 25-30% and seems to hang.
I have been unable to find an alternative means to download the drivers. The new MBAirs, of course, do not come w/ DVDs nor the USB stick - so I have no alternative driver sources available other than web download.

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Boot Camp drivers for windows (download)

I am trying to instal windows 7 on my MacBook Pro thru Boot Camp. Does anyone know where I can download the Boot Camp drivers for windows. I can't find them on the apple website and I don't have my Mac OS X instal DVD with me.
Thank you

Nick Px360 wrote:
Are they essential or can I run windows 7 on my Macbook Pro without the bootcamp drives
Only if you don't mind a Windows system lacking most features and thus beaing nearly unuseable.
Applying the appropriate drivers for hardware support is a must for all operating systems.
Stefan

Installed XP; Boot Camp drivers won't work.

Everything has run relatively smoothly up until i have to install the mac drivers on XP.
I installed them successfully using a leopard disk, and then the computer restarts.
Briefly before shutting down, a blue screen shows up for about one second with a bunch of data; something about an information dump (doesn't seem too out of the ordinary, but I'm mentioning it just in case).
Then the computer restarts into windows, and says it has to perform a disk check or something... it says "Press any key to skip," yet at this point not a single key on my keyboard works, so i can't skip this step.
Then it goes through a bunch of diagnostics; windows boots up and i get an error report that says software is trying to access potentially personal information, such as wi-fi rights, and other things boot camp is supposed to take control of in order to make them function.
The next step in the installation, "After your computer restarts, follow the instructions in the Found New Hardware Wizard to update your software drivers (windows XP only)," never shows up
I presume windows thinks that the boot camp drivers are a virus, and thus won't let me install them.
I do not, however, know how to fix this.
Can anyone help ??????

I had problems with the ethernet and sound drivers following the most recent bootcamp update, which installed to deal with the trackpad issues that I was having. A pretty big mess, and the guy at the Geniius bar was very nice about saying he couldn't help.
I have discovered a repeatable problem with the update. If I completely uninstall bootcamp, and reinstall from the CD before restart, the sound an ethernet work again. I would be afraid that nothing would work (like the CD rom) if I restarted in windows sans drivers. Repairing/updating from the most current update (2.1.1 (?)) available kills both sound and wired ethernet. Repeat the procedure, and everything is fine again.
Interestingly enough, the trackpad issues seem to not have reappeared.
Opinion: the 2.1.1 bootcamp update is a downdate for my new macbook, and if I have any more issues like this that kill several days, apple is going to get it back. "It just works" clearly doesn't apply to mac running windows, and for those of us who have no choice, for whatever reason, that may continue to mean no apple.
For what it's worth, one of the guys at the genius bar said a lot of his hardware didn't work in windows either. I predict an update in the future. I hope all of this gets resolved, because there's a lot to like about the mac, but the whole non-support of windows thing is a bummer and could be a showstopper for a lot of people, despite the fact that bc is advertised as a reason to switch.

Boot Camp drivers won't install

Okay, I have tried everything. I followed the directions. Created a FAT 32 32GB partition. Loaded XP and it installed. Loaded the Leopard disc that came with my new MacBook Pro. Looks like they are installing, then there is the blue screen with with lettering and it's gone in a flash before I can read it. The next thing I see is a message indicating that there was a serious error and it list some windows install fill and asks if I want to try again. I do and the same message is there. Windows is installed and works fine but there is no Boot Camp tray item. I also tried to repair the Boot Camp drivers but that doesn't work either! Can someone please help me?

Hi,
i had exactly the same problem and been browsing galores of forums with no real answer.
it seemed though that a lot of people had issues with the bluetooth driver and i believe that is precisely the problem with this.
Here is what i did and what fixed the issue (my XP is running flawlessly now on my iMac):
- install XP SP2, do all the updates (you might have to connect with a cable LAN, since the wireless might not work because of the drivers (dont worry, we fix this in a minute)
- copy the Bootcamp Drivers folder from your Mac OS CD to the C: harddrive (this is neccessary so you can continue with the next step)
- here comes the magic part: DELETE the file BroadcomInstaller.exe from the Bootcamp Drivers/Drivers directory (the one you just copied to the C: drive)
- NOW run setup.exe in the Bootcamp Drivers directory
this basically installed everything except the BT drivers to my system
ONLY NOW can you run the bootcamp update (to be found here: http://support.apple.com/downloads/BootCamp_Update_2_1_for_WindowsXP)
Before 2.0 version of bootcamp is installed this update wont run.
the nice thing is, running the update actually fixed also the BT on my iMac, so now everything works as it should.
hope this helps.
K.

Boot camp drivers won't install from Disk

I have an old MacBook running Snow Leopard (the original OS was Leopard), and I recently installed windows 7 successfully through Boot Camp. When I went to install the boot camp drivers, neither the Leopard or the Snow Leopard disks worked. I got an error message that read something about how "64 bit is not supported by this platform." Is there any way to get the drivers outside of the disks, or am I doing something wrong?

you got it installed, just naviagate to the folder with the BOOTCAMP64.msi and run that, use Admin Privilege, and use "Troubleshoot Compatibility Mode" to run it.
It isn't you, it is Apple's idea of supported vs unsupported for "older" Intel Macs.

Boot Camp drivers won't install correctly.

Greetings. Recently I formatted the XP partition on my Mac, in order to do a clean installation of windows. I did everything as explained in the guide, using the Boot Camp assistant and so forth. After the installation completed, I inserted my Leopard DVD and installed the appropriate drivers. Although the message declared that everything went smoothly, the only thing I could find that was installed correctly were only the audio drivers - no video drivers, no ethernet, wireless, nothing else. I repeated the whole process (including reinstalling XP) with the same results. Any suggestions?

You will need to reinstall Windows and use the boot camp drivers that came with your machine. Do not use previous boot camp drivers or the boot camp drivers on the Leopard disk. I made the same mistake with my MacBook Pro, I installed boot camp drivers first from a CD copy, them from Leopard and had the same issues as yourself. Then I installed boot camp from the MacBook Pro DVD that came with the MBP and most of it installed. However, not all was working properly. I wiped the boot camp p[artition and reinstalled XP and used the boot camp drivers that came with the MBP and everything worked smoothly. I think the boot camp drivers are specific to a machine, at least in the case of this MBP.

Windows Boot camp drivers won't install

So I'm trying to put windows on my mac again, for the fifth time since windows won't let me activate it anymore. Everything goes fine and it installs and I put the Mac os x install disc 1 in to install the drivers. It loads up and goes through the process of installing the drivers. Once its down it asks me to restart the computer which I do. Once I get in however, none of the drivers are installed like nothing ever happened. I can tell because I can't get internet and the trackpad won't work properly. The boot camp faq shows up and another window to update something shows up but it need the internet to work. I go and try to repair the drivers and it runs its course, restarts and still nothing! No drivers. I've tried deleting the drivers and reinstalling them, removing the partition and reinstalling but nothing is working. I've gotten the drivers just fine before but now they just won't install. I've updated my mac from 10.6.4 to 10.6.7 so can that be the problem? Its the only thing I did different.

I'm at my office at the moment and I don't have the disc to view. Tell me, have you found the drivers folder? You can select any driver and it should automatically open boot camp and install all "Apple Drivers" while in windows mode. Then after installing bootcamp, you can install Apple updater. I'm adding more than I should because I don't know how far along you are- if you look around the clock area in windows, you should see a boot camp icon; is it there?
Send me a screen shot with your disc open and I can maybe help you from there. [email protected] Otherwise, I will look at the direct path this evening and post the info here.

Boot Camp drivers won't install on Windows 7

I have a late 2011 MacBook Pro (10.10.2 Yosemite), and just installed Windows 7 (64-bit) via Boot Camp. It works fine but I am unable to install any of the drivers (version 5.1.5621). I put them on a flash drive but when I open Drivers/Apple/BootCamp, it says the program can not be run, check your bit version for compatibility (something like that)... I then try the troubleshoot way but this is what happens-
Thanks for the help.

Please verify that you have the correct drivers using System requirements to install Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp - Apple Support and install or repair using setup.exe in the BC folder.

I have an older Mac Pro (2006). I want to install Boot Camp and Windows. I have installrg a purchased Snow Leapord on the machine. To install Windows, am I limited to Windows 7? And where are the Windows 7/Boot Camp Drivers? On the OS disk? Download? Tha

I have an older Mac Pro (2006). I want to install Boot Camp and Windows. I have installed a boxed Snow Leapord on the machine. And it says the download of the Boot camp drivers cannot continue because they are not available. But at that point I have not inserted a windows disk, so how does it know i have XP?
So it appears I am limited to Windows 7? And where are the Windows 7/Boot Camp Drivers? On the OS disk?
Finally, since I have necer considered Windows 7 before, I assume there are no compatability issues with mainstream applications that were running in XP?
Thank you.

You're welcome
Just remember to reformat the partition (bootcamp partition) to NTFS with the windows installer, ensure to pick the correct partition.

Error downloading Boot Camp Drivers.

When I try to download Boot Camp drivers for Windows, a message pops out, saying something about an error with the apple servers. I tried to download the drivers (for Windows 8) manually from the Apple Page, but when i try to install it (in Windows), another error message pops out, saying that mi computer is not compatible with that. (Latest version)

Purchase Snow Leopard install disk.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
Info regarding Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3648

Windows 8.1 Not Working Properly after Updating Boot Camp Drivers to 5.1

Hi all!
Recently I had a problem with the sound in Windows 8.1 using BC v5. That problem was resolved by updating the Boot Camp Drivers to 5.1. Now I've more problems than before.
1. Some service are not loading at all at the startup (which did before)
The Boot Camp service is not loading automatically at startup, other Windows Services are not loading at the startup after updating the Boot Camp Drivers (Windows Update)
2. Microsoft Office cannot verify license for the product.
This problem is due to the services that won't start automatically. I can't even do a repair of MS Office 2013... Even though it's a legal version of MS Office.
There are many many more problems I think... I just haven't discovered them yet which is very very annoying. When I was using Windows 8.1 with the Boot Camp Drivers version 5 there were few bugs than now...
Please is there any notice of these errors? Or am I the only one who is experiencing these errors??? Please give me some answers!
Thanks in advance!!

I updated them by downloading the zip file from the Apple site...
I've just updated Mac OS X and it seems that this was the solution... Everything works fine! (For now)

Boot-camp assistant won't recognize my DVD-RW

So I have put a DVD-RW on so it could burn the Windows 7 to my DVD. I've seen a lot of answers to this question but it doesn't quite work.
I've a iMac 21' and tried to do this quite many times. What I do is I put the DVD in, start installing and then it automatically burn the DVD for me, but after I chose the partition for the Windows it won't install it further and gives me a error about my DVD is not inside and it takes a few seconds for it to recognize the DVD, but I've been waiting for a long time. Any solutions?

The "lot of answers" all usually have one thing in common:
Burn Windows 7 or 8 ISOs are the slow 2x speed possible w/ verify.
Anything else with using Disk Utility to do the burn or even BCA do fail.
Copy the ISO to your disk and try using that to write the ISO to (another) USB device.
Instructions for the Air: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4407
download a free iso burning program for Mac (we used SimplyBurns Mac).
That program runs you through the necessary steps to properly burn the iso file you need.
After doing so, Bootcamp recognized the installation file and everything worked as it should.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3410900?start=45&tstart=0
http://simplyburns.en.softonic.com/mac
If for some reason you downloaded Windows from Microsoft instead of buying a package with a disc, you need to download the ISO version and burn it to a DVD. See this article on downloading the ISO:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/windows-7-iso-x86-and-x64-official-direct-download -links-ultimate-professional-and-home-premium/ (Make sure you choose the ISO that matches the version you bought).
Here's instructions on burning an ISO with Disk Utility:
http://lifehacker.com/251758/mac-tip--how-to-burn-an-iso-or-dmg-file-to-disc
And this thread on burning a Windows DVD in OSX:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2039118?start=0&tstart=0 (Summary: you can use Disk Utility to burn the ISO, but choose a slow burn speed)
Boot Camp Support:
Installation Guide Instructions for all features and settings.
Boot Camp 4.0 FAQ Get answers to commonly asked Boot Camp questions.
Windows 7 FAQ Answers to commonly asked Windows 7 questions.
Support Communities Discuss Boot Camp topics with other users.
https://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Step 4: Install the Boot Camp Drivers for Windows
After installing Windows, install Mac-specific drivers and other software for Windows using your Mac OS X installation disc.
The Mac OS X disc installs drivers to support Mac components, including AirPort,built-in iSight camera, the Apple Remote, the trackpad on a portable Mac, and thefunction keys on an Apple keyboard.
The Mac OS X disc also installs the Boot Camp control panel for Windows and theApple Boot Camp system tray item.
To install the Boot Camp drivers:
1 Eject the Windows installation disc.
2 Insert the Mac OS X disc.If the installer doesn’t start automatically, browse the disc using Windows Explorerand double-click the setup.exe file in the Boot Camp directory.
3 Follow the onscreen instructions.
If a message appears that says the software you’re installing has not passed WindowsLogo testing, click Continue Anyway.
Windows that appear only briefly during the installation don’t require your input.
If nothing appears to be happening, there may be a hidden window that you mustrespond to. Check the taskbar and look behind open windows.
Important: Do not click the Cancel button in any of the installer dialogs.
4 After your computer restarts, follow the instructions in the Found New HardwareWizard to update your software drivers (Windows XP only).
5 Follow the instructions for any other wizards that appear.
6 Check for updated Boot Camp drivers by using Apple Software Update or going to www.apple.com/support/bootcamp.
If You Have Problems Installing the Device Drivers
If it appears that the Boot Camp drivers weren’t successfully installed, try repairing them.
To repair Boot Camp drivers:
1 Start up your computer in Windows.
2 Insert your Mac OS X installation disc.
3 If the installer doesn’t start automatically, browse the disc using Windows Explorerand double-click the setup.exe file in the Boot Camp directory.
4 Click Repair and follow the onscreen instructions.
If a message appears that says the software you’re installing has not passed WindowsLogo testing, click Continue Anyway.
If you need to reinstall specific drivers, you can install one driver at a time. For example,if your built-in iSight camera isn’t working, you can reinstall just the iSight driver.
Individual drivers are in the Drivers folder on the Mac OS X installation disc.
To reinstall a specific driver:
1 Insert your Mac OS X installation disc.
2 Quit AutoRun if it opens.
3 Using Windows Explorer, locate the driver that you want to reinstall.
4 Open the driver to start the installation.

Can't install Boot Camp Drivers on Win 7 (Fusion)

I'm really sorry - I know this has been asked a thousand times before, but every response I've found so far either didn't work for me or it was too technical for my limited knowledge. I'm on the verge of tears after having tried to solve the problem for over 5 hours. It's past 2am here in Australia and I really should go to sleep but this is driving me insane!
Yesterday I installed Windows 7 on my Macbook Air (13" 2011 model, running Mountain Lion) using Fusion 5. I need to run Windows-only applications for work, which also requires accents (I am a translator).
As I didn't go about it using Boot Camp, I tried following this step-by-step to get my keyboard working properly: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&d ocTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalId=1005578
No luck.
I downloaded the drivers using Boot Camp onto a USB stick formated as MS-DOS (FAT). I tried running setup.exe but keep getting the horrible "This version of Boot Camp is not intended for this computer model" no matter what (tried the "Troubleshoot compatibility" trick, tried re-formatting my stick and downloading the drivers again... nothing worked).
I then tried to run AppleKeyboardInstaller64.exe only and got an installation wizard. Windows says installation is complete, although I can't see this driver on the program list (should I?) - I can only it see it when I go to Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features (from there I get the option to uninstall it but not to open it). HOWEVER, when I attempt to add an Apple keyboard, I can't see any, under any language.
I have tried alternative solutions like building my own keyboard layout but that didn't work either because I can't make the accent functions work in order to set up the layout!
Adding a foreign keyboard layout to Windows just gave me a very random set of strokes that will drive me insane if I have to type them regularly.
I just want to be able to use the standard strokes for accents on both OS:
Alt+e for á
Alt+i for ^
Alt+c for ç
Alt+` for à
Alt+n for ~
Can any good soul help me? I'm not an IT person, just someone who used to be married to her Mac (a very happy marriage) and who is now about to throw the laptop out of a window. Please HELP!!!

That article was also my starting point and I have followed those steps again and again and again. I haven't slept, I haven't done anything other then try to make it work for more hours than I can count. I came here for help because that solution is not working for me.
The region and keyboard type settings simply don't have the Apple keyboard layout listed. As I said, someone on the Fusion forum tried to follow the article's instructions too and he managed to get it working because he COULD run setup.exe (Boot Camp Drivers) on his machine, and I CAN'T. Yes, it is all explained in that article... but the drivers WON'T INSTALL, I get an error message saying "This version of Boot Camp is not intended for this computer model".
First you said it wasn't physically possible for me to install the drivers, then you said I should just follow the article. Well, the article clearly says "Install the Boot Camp Windows device drivers in the virtual machine" which you just said couldn't be done! I want to cry. I should have just bought a second laptop, this is too painful.

Mid 2012 13" Macbook Pro Windows 7 Professional 32bit, which Boot Camp Drivers?

Hi,
I've managed to partition my Hard drive, assigning 100GB to the Windows Partition. I've installed Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit SP1 and have managed to install MS Office 2007 (I've not installed any other updates as I can't connect to the internet over wireless yet as I've not installed the drivers).
I've downloaded three sets of of Boot Camp Drivers and have been unable to get any to work. The ones I've downloaded are:
Boot Camp Support Software 5.0.5033
Boot Camp Support Software 4.0.4033
Boot Camp Support Software 4.1.4586
I now understand that v5 is the wrong version to use, however for both of the "version 4's", it is telling me that they are incompatible with this version of Windows... So I am very confused... I've unzipped the archives and have tried to run the set-up (and even tried the individual drivers)...
Does anyone know where I'm going wrong? I don't know which drivers I should be installing?
Thanks,
Alex

I've managed to solve it! Basically, it all came down to installing the "correct" package. I had foolishly assumed that the highest version number would support all the latest product.... However in the end I had to install this package:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1635
Basically, you need to scroll down to the bottom of the page (I assumed all the pages were the same as they have the same introductions), and open up the "system requirements" tab and check to see if your machine is on that list. Once you've found one with your machine, download and run that. Remember to extract the folder from the zipped archive first. It won't run if it's "still within the archive"...
Cheers,

Early 2008 Mac Pro - Can't load Boot Camp drivers for Win 7 64

Trying to install Win 7 64 bit on my early 2008 Mac Pro. I downloaded the Boot Camp drivers 4.0.4033 and installed them on a USB drive but, for some reason, when I try the install them during the process, I get a message that my hardware is not recognized. Skipping the driver loading process, I am able to install Win 7 but when the system trys to restart to continue the install, I get a message "disk error, press any key to restart". Pressing any key does not get me anywhere. I went through the Win 7 repair process and again tried to load the drivers with no luck.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thank you,

That article was also my starting point and I have followed those steps again and again and again. I haven't slept, I haven't done anything other then try to make it work for more hours than I can count. I came here for help because that solution is not working for me.
The region and keyboard type settings simply don't have the Apple keyboard layout listed. As I said, someone on the Fusion forum tried to follow the article's instructions too and he managed to get it working because he COULD run setup.exe (Boot Camp Drivers) on his machine, and I CAN'T. Yes, it is all explained in that article... but the drivers WON'T INSTALL, I get an error message saying "This version of Boot Camp is not intended for this computer model".
First you said it wasn't physically possible for me to install the drivers, then you said I should just follow the article. Well, the article clearly says "Install the Boot Camp Windows device drivers in the virtual machine" which you just said couldn't be done! I want to cry. I should have just bought a second laptop, this is too painful.

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