Boot Camp setup.exe error message

So I installed Windows 7 Home Premium using Boot Camp on my Macbook Air and everything worked. However, my mac didn't come with an OS X disk, it just came with the OS X. Anyway, so I found setup.exe in the USB with all the drivers in it. So I ran it but recieved this error message:
The version of this file is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running. Check your computer's system information to see whether you need an 86x (32-bit) of 64x (64-bit) version of the program, and then contact the software publisher.
How can I fix this?

This also happens whenever I try to install drivers seperately.

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As made clear in the title:
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