BootCamp drivers download failure

Hello comunity, i am a very begginer with bootcamp and it is the first time I try to install Windows. I have a Macbook Pro Mid 2012 not retina. So I open bootcamp, choose my storage device for drivers and they start downloading but got stucked in a quarter of the whole process. I´ve updated mi OSX to the lastest but the problem persists. Please if some of you have the same problem or its just my internet connection. I´ve seen some videos and in none of them does this problem appear. Thank you

Read the hundreds of similar posts to yours. You must be patient. The download servers are notoriously slow. Try again. There is no other way to get the Windows Support Software.

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asdutoit

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