Bootcamp.msi ?

I'm trying to update my Boot Camp drivers to 3.0 with the Snow Leopard install disk, but I keep getting this error in XP:
The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable.
Click OK to try again, or enter an alternate path to a folder containing the installation package 'BootCamp.msi' in the box below.
I can't find any such BootCamp.msi file on my Windows partition. Anyone else run into this?

BobTheFisherman wrote:
_-jb-_ wrote:
Correct, so why do you answer on a different topic?
The problem is that you did not read the Bootcamp documentaion then download and use the correct software. I thought I did answer the correct topic. Sorry you did not understand my response.
You have answered on the topic of creating windows partition and getting the support software for it. That is obvously useless since if I report an error from bootcamp.msi anyone who has any remote knowledge of the subject can infer that  I already did the steps you describe.
Please refrain from answering the subjects you do not understand - waste of bandwidth and time.

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    BobTheFisherman wrote:
    _-jb-_ wrote:
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    Please refrain from answering the subjects you do not understand - waste of bandwidth and time.

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