Boot camp setup

boot camp set up in Mountain Lion: what is the purpose of the Mac Windows support software and do I use it after partioning the disk and installing Windows?
Thanks

http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
The purpose, in a nutshell, is to load the hardware drivers for your computer into Windows so that Windows can use your computer's hardware such as keyboard, wifi, display, etc.
Read the Boot Camp Install instructions, provided in the link above. The drivers are installed from within Windows.
And, visit the Boot Camp forum. https://discussions.apple.com/community/windows_software/boot_camp
If you are using Mountain Lion you should change your user profile that currently says you are using Snow Leopard.

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Windows 8.1 Boot Camp Setup App Error

Hello All
FINALLY managed to get Win8.1 installed on boot camp, but came across a familiar issue (when I tried with Win7): driver setup isn't working in Win8.1
Win8.1 boots up fine, but i have 5 device drivers that didn't install properly:
Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Ethernet Controller
FaceTime HD Camera
Network Controller
PCI Simple Comm Controller
I've downloaded the file from Boot Camp Support Software 5.1.5640 (I'm using an early 2013 Macbook Pro Retina, 15"), and tried Boot Camp Support Software 5.1.5621 as well, with no luck
When i click on the boot camp setup file E:/BootCamp/setup.exe (provided by either download in the links above), i get the error "This app can't run on your PC, to find a version for your PC, check with the software publisher"
Has anyone else had this problem?

Yes I have the same problem. I am using a Kingston USB 3.0 Windows-to-Go (TM) Certified 64GB storage device. I used Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 bit edition to format the device. I used Microsoft's own directions to format the Windows-to-Go device to be compatible with Macbook Pro specifically to use the Macbook with the Kinect v2 API. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/kinectforwindows/archive/2014/07/28/developing-with-kine ct-v2-on-a-mac.aspx
I can boot my Macbook Pro Retina 15" Late 2013 using the USB 3.0 windows-to-go drive (using alt / option upon boot to select the USB device). Windows boots and after BitLocker will allow me to log in to the computer's desktop. I can navigate, clumsily (no right click support) to device manager and see there are no drivers installed for things like network card, bluetooth, important things, etc.
I download the 5.1.5640 Bootcamp drivers from this URL (Boot Camp Support Software 5.1.5640) and then unzip them to the root directory of a USB 2.0 drive.
I boot the Macbook using the USB 3.0 drive then mount the USB 2.0 drive with the downloaded Boot Camp drivers version 5.1.5640. I navigate to \BootCamp\Drivers\Apple\ and double-click on BootCamp.msi. I then receive a Windows 8.1 error dialog that reads "This app can't run on your PC. To find a version for your PC, check with the software publisher". This is not a helpful error message.
What am I doing wrong? Is there a way to "trick" Windows into ignoring the "app can't run on my PC" check to unpack the files and allow me to at least try installing the drivers one-by-one?

Boot Camp Setup Assistant Cannot Be Used

Just installed Leopard on my 20" iMac 2GHz Core 2 Intel Machine. Trying to start up the Boot Camp Setup assistant. Clicking Continue gives me the message:
Boot Camp Assistant cannot be used.
You must update your system software before using this setup assistant.
I confirmed that there are no software updates available, and the latest firmware update from the Apple Downloads page reports back that I do not need the update.
Any suggestions on getting boot camp to work?
Thanks!
Allen

Backup and do an Erase and Install or re-partition.
This is how I got the installation I have now, and I'd like to use my external HD anyway, shared between VMWARE and Boot Camp.
Do you have an eDisk on our HD?
Nope.
Do you already have a boot camp partition on your system? More specifically a boot camp beta partition with windows installed on it.
This machine never saw boot camp at all.
I wonder if the way I'm partitioned might be the culprit. I cloned off my old 10.4 system, blew everything away, partitioned 2-ways, installed 10.5 on the first partition, and restored my 10.4 installation to the second.
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Boot camp setup refusing to continue

I have been trying to run boot camp setup to install Windows XP, but an error message saying: The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition, appears refusing me to continue with the setup. Here are 2 screenshots of the setup and error:
http://arunaurl.com/2f9f
http://arunaurl.com/2f9g

It seems that one must have the internal HD unpartitioned.
Have you partitioned it? Sadly, I did, before reading the Boot Camp instructions. I was hoping to put the Windows stuff on an external FW drive...
Now I've got to start over...

Can't find Boot Camp Setup Assistant, PowerBook G4

I have upgraded to Leopard 10.5.1 via the installation disc and then downloaded and installed the combo upgrade 10.5.4. However, I can't find the Boot Camp Setup Assistant in the Applications Folder.
Is the Boot Camp Setup Assistant automatically installed from the installation disc or does it need to be loaded from "optional installs" on the installation disc?

Hi and welcome to Discussions,
if your signature is still correct (Powerbook !) than you can't find the BootCamp Assistant on it.
The BCA is only installed (and useable) on Intel-Macs, not on PPC-Macs like your Powerbook.
Sorry
Stefan

Upgrading Hard Drive, How do I bring my boot camp setup with me?

I'm putting a larger hard drive in my macbook. I've installed Leopard, migrated over my existing account, but I don't know how to bring my boot camp setup with me. Suggestions?

Hi Christian,
depending on the file system that you use with your BootCamp Windows, two possibilities:
If using FAT32 : http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=717201&start=0&tstart=0
If using NTFS : http://www.twocanoes.com/winclone/
Good Luck
Stefan

Boot Camp Setup for Win Vista/7: "The short-short version"

This tip's dedicated to all those who want a detailed instruction manual, but for whatever reason don't want to read through Apple's Boot Camp Installation and Setup Guide @ http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp . But before I copy this from the thread that started it, let's make clear what shouldn't work and thus should be avoided:
Per the Boot Camp Win 7 FAQ from Apple, no 2006 model will be supported for installation or upgrade, though many units would in fact meet the bare hardware requirements for 7. Upgrading from Vista might work better, but there's absolutely no guarantee that all features will work. Do not post a question asking for support of the unsupported.
For reasons known only to Apple, the 2007 models are not considered "64-bit pure" and as such, Apple will not allow 64-bit Windows on 2007 units. Empirical evidence from around the Web--even here-- may suggest the contrary, but again, this is unsupported.
The 2010 lines are the last to support Vista in any form or fashion, excepting the late '10 Air, which falls to the final point...
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS SACRED: Do not post questions asking to support any version of Windows other than 7 on the 2011 lines thus far, or anything in future. The only way to get Vista or prior on these things is through a VM emulator! We can help you set one up.
AHEM! Now, on to the guide:
Make sure you have everything square on the Mac side first with software and firmware updates. Launch Software Update and run it until nothing is left to update.
Now, it's on to the Boot Camp Assistant. Launch this from/Applications/Utilities, and follow the prompts. For the 2011 models, you'll get the chance to burn a dedicated software CD for the first time since the beta. Use this in place of the install discs below.
Move your Windows partition slice so that you have, say, 50 GB for Windows. This can actually be any size above 40 GB. Windows 7 x86 needs about 20 GB during installation alone, though actual used space is much less once it's installed. The same applies to the x64 version, but let's give that one, say, 60 GB or more as some files may be duplicated for the two different "architectures" in that version to run concurrently. As to which architecture to choose, you need the 32-bit version for the '07's or if you have a nest of old hardware or software laying about; go with the 64-bit version if you have a newer Mac with scads of RAM or just want better performance out of what you have.
When you've apportioned your hard disk space, get your Windows DVD out and let Boot Camp start it. If you missed this step, you can insert the DVD later and hold the C key as the Mac starts.
If your unit shipped with OS X 10.6, have your Install Discs handy. If you upgraded from 10.5, then the 10.6 upgrade DVD will do. We'll soon use either one.
During the Windows Setup process, you'll be asked to do an upgrade or custom install. Choose Custom, which will take you to a partitioning screen.
On the partitioning screen,you must click Advanced and then select the volume tagged BOOTCAMP.
You will then have to click Format while the BOOTCAMP volume is highlighted. Click Yes to confirm. Wait for about a minute while NTFS structures are laid on this volume, and then hit Next.
Let the Setup program finish out the install, then add your Product Key and set up your Windows account. (Vista puts the Product Key prompt at Step 6 instead)
Since the soft-eject key at the top of your keyboard won't have a driver yet, you'll be removing the Windows disc as follows:
Click Start, Computer.
Select the DVD icon.
Click Eject in the upper toolbar of the Computer window.
Now, insert your Mac install disc (or 10.6 upgrade) and run the Setup file when prompted by AutoPlay. This will start Boot Camp 3.0. Follow the wizard through (there's only one option for Apple Software Update, so take it as you hit Next several times.).
From here, you may restart in Mac OS at points in this walkthrough. To avoid this, hold the Option key to bring up a boot menu, then click Windows.
(TIP: You'll be working in Windows for a while, so you can hold Control as you click Windows in the boot menu, to make it "persistent". You can also switch back to Mac OS by the same when you are done.).
Back in Windows again, run Apple Software Update to pick up any and all fixes for your new Boot Camp package. You could be doing this 2-3 times. Repeat until no required updates remain.
Do the same for Windows Update as well. The tip above will save a finger or three.
Once all updates are in, add your favorite software, and you're done.
Good luck installing Windows!
Nate

Hi all,
Here are the links for the latest 'important' drivers:
5a. Latest Nvidia driver for GeForce 9600M GT => 186.81notebook_win7_winvista_64bit_internationalwhql.exe
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
5b. Latest WLAN chip driver => Broadcom (4322AG chipset) Wireless LAN Driver for Microsoft Windows Vista 5.10.91.8 (14 May 2009) = sp43743.exe
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en &cc=us&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=3872994&swItem=ob-71357-1&mode=5
NOTE: You will need to manually update the drivers in the windows device manager (select 4322AG chipset) because the installer doesn't overwrite the old drivers from Boot Camp
5c. Lateset Realtek High Definition Audio Codec => VistaWin7R231.zip
http://www.realtek.com.tw/DOWNLOADS/
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Boot Camp - Setup was unable to create a new system partition....from Windows install

Hi folks. So I ran the boot camp wizard and made a USB install key for windows from that. I boot to it and everything works until I get to the install. I format the Boot Camp partition as indicated in the walkthrough and then I get "Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition. See the Setup log files for more information." from the Windows installer. What do I do? Thanks.

just to add to the mix. . . i just got a new macbook retina.
Originally used a USB flash drive. Hit the same barrier described here.
Spent a few hours with drive unplugging / replugging silliness. No progress. Went back into OSX to attempt using an external DVD drive. There is no option for that in Bootcamp assistant now - must use USB.
Grabbed a different USB stick and started again. This time I used the other USB port on the macbook (the one on the left). Everything worked fine this time!?
You still have to go into "advanced options" and hit "format" when you get to the partition screen.
Moral of the story: different stick, different port. Sounds random. If that doesn't work, try changing your socks and putting on a hat.
Good luck!

After boot camp setup, white screen

Hello boys and girls.
So finally I decided I'd benefit from a bootcamp setup with Windows 7.
My setup is a MBP 15" late 2011 running OS X 10.8.5. 240Gb SSD in main hard drive slot with some alternative version of OptiBay, in other words I exchanged my DVD for another hard drive (the original 500Gb SATA).
The thought is to run OS X from the SSD and bootcamp on a 100Gb partition on the SATA disc. The remaining 400Gb should be shared between the two systems so I guess ntfs is the file system to go? Anyways, so far so good..
I used bootcamp to download the required software onto an external USB drive and chose to restart my computer, boot camp stated something about changing boot order and tbh I didn't pay all that much attention, just hammered "OK".
Mac reboots with a blank white screen, nothing happens. Doesn't matter if I unplug USB-drive or USB-DVD, still same wierd error. Googled it and tried a PRAM(correct me if I'm wrong) -reset. OS X is now booting up properly again but now I'm back to square one...
Perhaps I should also mention that ever since my MBP was brand new it have been freezing randomly a couple of times per month, wheel just starts spinning and I have to restart it using power button long press. Some times when it boots up, it has a folder with a questionmark in it, blinking. That too, seems very random and came from the store..
Maybe that's not the same problem and if so, this is about trying to figure out what makes boot camp screw up boot..
Thanks in advance!
Simon.

I do had the same issue with my build in iSight camera, but it did not seem to be related to the boot camp partition
(macbook pro, late 2007 model, OSX 10.4.11 Tiger, BootCamp Partition with XP).
The camera stopped working ramdomly, as mentioned above, not detected by any software or system profiler. The solution was always rebooting, sometimes twice.
When it finally completely stopped working a few days ago I've tried:
- safe reboot
- resetting the PRAM
- resetting the SMC
- rebooting several times
none of it worked. I've tried the camera in BootCamp Windows, but it did not detect it either.
It seems to be a common problem, as I found issues in several forums but unfortunately no solution.
Today I've called apple support, they said it might be a contact problem or a defect iSight.
I wish I had better news. Anyone else with a mor helpful suggestion?

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.

Installing Boot Camp setup.exe

Hey there. I have a rMBP that I just used to install Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. The installation went without a hitch, however, I am unable to install the Boot Camp software and thus, cannot install any of the drivers. When I go into WindowsSupport > setup.exe, I get the following error:
The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail.
I've tried re-downloading the Boot Camp software onto a completely different USB stick to no avail. Can anyone provide advice? Thanks much...

Thanks folks. I found out my problem. I installed Windows on a 40GB partition and had only 1GB left and thought, "before I install stuff, I had better open up some room on this partition" and went on with disabling a ton of Windows componens / services. Turns out my problem was disabling .NET 3.5. I reenabled it and the drivers worked fine.

Successful Windows 8 Boot Camp setup, keyboard not responding...

I successfuly managed to boot camp windows 8 pro (via the windows 7 upgrade route).. I rebooted the system at least a few times without experiencing any issues with the Keyboard.. yet now I can't do anything... I had windows setup eactly how I needed it after a few hours.. I have seen responses to try boot camping again in the hope by luck it will fix itself... But the problem I have is in order to activate Windows I had to spend over an hour on the phone with MS which I really don't want to have to go through again... It took about 3 - 4 hours to get it to where I had it and it would be an absolute pain in the a ss to have to go through it again.....

_LMD wrote:
Good day, I have installed Windows 8 successfully on my Macbook, [OS X Mountain Lion] using Boot Camp assistant. When I got to the step to install the Boot Camp Support software with the CD I created during installation through bootcamp, a pop up message appeared: "This version of Boot Camp is not intended for this computer model." I am stuck in Windows at the moment, there is no way to restart in Mac OS X now, I have tried the hold down the option key while restarting too, it doesn't work.
1. how can I get to restart in Mac again?
Reboot, hold the X key when you hear the chime, hold it until the computer starts to boot in OSX
2. where can I download the correct Boot Camp support software for this computer for Windows 8? [macbook pro with retina display; OS X Mountain Lion]
Windows 8 is not yet supported, there are no drivers, wait for them or use Windows 7.

Boot Camp - Setup was unable to create a new system partition

I'm getting this problem installing windows 7 via bootcamp on the macbook pro retina 13 using an usb drive. I looked up solutions online, and they involved unplugging other usb ports or moving the usb drive from one port to the other. I don't have any other usb drives connected when doing the windows installation, and I tried moving the usb drive with windows setup from one port to the other, but I'm still getting this error message. Are there any other solutions to the problem? Do I have a problem with the USB drive?

Hi Pharotek,
I had the same issue, trying to install Windows 7 on my new iMac yesterday and this morning. I couldn't ever get it to work in any configuration of usb port plugging but I read a lot of those suggestions too. Ultimately, I borrowed an external dvd drive and burned the Windows 7 iso to a dvd. Booting from the external dvd did the trick. To summarize, so hopefully I help others with this terribly-frustrating problem:
Use the Bootcamp Assistant to remove any half-finished windows partition (that should be checking the last checkbox only, to "remove").
Plug in an external dvd drive with a Windows 7 install disk. (Use the Disk Utility to burn the ISO to the DVD if needed.)
Plug in a USB thumb drive, which we will use to hold the Apple support files.Because order seems to matter, on my iMac with 4 usb ports at the back, facing the back of the iMac from right to left I had: external DVD drive, thumb drive, blank, apple keyboard w/ non-apple mouse plugged into keyboard.
Use Bootcamp Assistant:
uncheck option one (we don't need to copy the iso to the thumb drive, since we're using dvd)
check option two (we do want to copy the support files to the thumb drive)
check option three (we do want to install Windows! )
During the install process, if you've been booting from USB thumb drive, you'll likely get a message about making the thumb not bootable. Yes, we want to make the USB thumb drive not bootable now, as we are booting from the DVD and just using the thumb for support files.
Now the installation should work. Select the bootcamp partition, choose advanced, choose to format the BOOTCAMP partition as usual.
Dance around the office (optional.)
I believe the core issue is a unhappy melding of USB 3.0 issues and having a bootable USB thumb drive be the source of installation.
My external DVD drive was an Apple USB SuperDrive.

Why is my boot camp setup stuck at Apple Wireless Mouse?

Well I finally got Windows 7 on my Macbook Pro and when I try to put Bootcamp on the Windows side it gets stuck at the instalation. It's been on Apple Wireless Mouse for a good bit now. Did I mess up somehow?

The wireless mice you're buying.... are they 2.4GHz wireless ones (the ones that come with their own micro-dongle) or Bluetooth? If they're the 2.4GHz wireless ones, go buy yourself a good bluetooth one. Your Mac has bluetooth in it and can connect to one of these mice without the need to use the dongle that comes with them. I've seen a quite a bit of issues (jerky movement due to low battery too far away or other movement problems) with the non-bluetooth wireless ones.
Also, be aware that if the mice you're using are laser based, the movement will be laggy and jerky if they're not used on the proper surface. Only the more expensive ones have better laser systems in them that can be used on multiple surfaces, but still not all.

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) - Boot Camp/Win 7 - Num Lock Problem

Hey,
I have a client who has a MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) who is experiencing a problem when booted into Windows 7 via Boot Camp in that he cannot type certain character like # (hash character by keystroke alt + 3) without Windows 7 error bleeping at him. He needs the # character as part of his password for logging into webmail.
The Boot Camp setup has the latest Boot Camp drivers installed (this was a fresh Boot Camp setup/install today) and every other part of the hardware works I suspect that this problem is not a key mapping problem but more something to do with Windows registering Num Lock as being active.
If the problem is that Num Lock is enabled then what is the keystroke to disable Num Lock? I thought it was fn + 6 but did this change since the Unibody MacBooks?
I understand that there are ways of resurrecting number pad fuctionality as decribed in the MacWorld article (see link below) but this is a Mac OS X System Preference and as such would not operate when booted into Windows via Boot Camp.
http://www.macworld.com/article/1142609/ressurect_numberpad.html
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

You have Graphics card problem.
Take it in Hardware problem:
Genius reservation http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
on-line https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action
check warranty https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do
see if this applies http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/11/13/some-15-retina-macbook-pro-users-compl ain-of-graphics-issues-after-efi-update

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