Boot camp not opening

I've got a early 2011 Macbook Pro 17 inch. I downloaded the latest support software and installed it. All of the drivers are functioning properly when I'm running windows, however when I open the bootcamp assist within windows to customise settings nothing happens. I downloaded the drivers from osx bootcamp and then tried downloading the correct support software again from Apple and still nothing. Any suggestions?

david11717 wrote:
Well, my problem is that when I try using the boot camp assistant and try to download the "Windows Support Software" it says "Download could not continue. The Windows support software is not available." I read around the forums and saw that you can install Windows 7 x64 anyway but then put in the original discs that came with the laptop to install boot camp. The problem with that is that I don't have those discs. Is there a fix to get the boot camp assistant to download the Windows support software?
You didn't mention what version of OSX you have but ... if Lion you can download them using Boot Camp assistant, if Snow Leopard you can obtain a replacement disc from Apple (you'll need the serial number of your Mac), buy a retail copy of Snow Leopard ($29) or download them using Boot Camp Assistant.

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Message was edited by: Olivier Herrbach

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