Bootcamp freezing on new macbook air

I got a new macbook air with the new intel chip. I installed windows 7 and the usb ports dont work as well as the keyboard. The mac OS works fine. The only button that works is the power button. I have 10 laptops with the exact same issue. Anyone else having the same issue? Any fixes or things that I can try?

I had the same problem when installing Win7 using bootcamp. My solution which seemed to work on two MB Air with out any problem is as follows:
     - Create the bootable OS (it's not part of the solution; you can use CD drive if you choose to)
     - Create the driver using USB
     - Leave the driver USB plugged during the entire installation of the Win7 (this seemed to be the solution to the freezing problem right after installation and driver not loading)
     - Partition and follow installation instruction
When the Win7 installation is complete, it'll automatically start installing the driver from the USB drive.

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El3ees wrote:
I will be taking my laptop in on monday morning again and im assuming i will be waiting for another 4 weeks maybe more.
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