Cannot install bootcamp 2.1

For some reason, I can't update windows bootcamp to version 2.1. It downloads it, but when it's time to install the update it fails.
I tried downloading the installer from apple's site instead of doing it via software update, but it ends the same.
Any ideas?

Cannot install bootcamp 2.1
Then post your question in the Boot Camp forums:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=237

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Cannot install BootCamp after installing Lion

History:
· I had 10.6.8 and BootCamp on my Intel iMac (2007)
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· Then I can install Lion.
· Now I wanted to restore boot camp, but there are error messages or if I want to reinstall Boot Camp
Would now like to restore my bootcamp or reinstall. But how?

you can't install XP on new 2011 Macs.
Boot Camp 4.0 doesn't include drivers, that does not mean you can't install XP.
Boot Camp 4 Lion Installation & Setup Guide (PDF)
While Boot Camp 4.0 will run in eitherSnow Leopard or Lion, it is a requirement for setting up new Windows installations in Lion even though existing Boot Camp 3 installations will continue to work in Lion if you upgrade your systems. What this means is that if you have an existing Windows XP or Vista installation when you upgrade to Lion then Boot Camp will still work, but you will not be able to upgrade it to version 4 or later.
Boot Camp 4 requires Windows 7 or later | MacFixIt - CNET Reviews
You don't NEED new 4.0 drivers, that is settled.
There is one sentence in the above article that needs to be confirmed, I highly doubt the accuracy:
if you decide to set up a dual-boot environment for Windows from a Lion installation then you will need to have Windows 7 or later, as your older XP or Vista discs will not work.
The only way Lion can allow XP to boot if it was there before, but not allow installing, would have to be the GPT partition.
Block = prevent = "cannot install" IS a form of blocking and preventing.
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My iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) or iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) displays a black screen during installation of Microsoft Windows 7 using the Boot Camp Assistant. How do I fix it?
The Windows 7 installer does not include required graphics or Bluetooth drivers for this computer. To obtain the necessary drivers and resolve the issue, see this article.
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Cannot install BootCamp-Software in Windows

Hi!
I have a little problem with the BootCamp-Software. When I want to install it in Windows (e.g. from the Mac OS X installation CD), this message appears:
Windows Installer Installation Wrapper
Dieses Patchpaket konnte nicht geöffnet werden. Stellen Sie sicher, dass das Patchpaket existiert und dass Sie darauf zugreifen können. Oder lassen Sie den Hersteller der Anwendung überprüfen, ob es sich um ein gültiges Windows Installer-Patchpaket handelt.
OK
In English:
This Patch-Package cannot be opend. Please be sure, that it exists and that you can access it. Or let the software producer check, whether this is a valid Windows Installer Patch Package.
I once had the Software installed, but then uninstalled it for some reason, I don't know any more.
Can you please help me? (Re-installing Windows is not a satisfying solution.)
Thanks,
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I think this is a language issue with the registry.
http://www.google.com/search?q=bootcamp+languageregistry
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8559558
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8552282
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1845
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812490

Cannot install Bootcamp 3.1 on Win7 x64

after a fresh install of bootcamp 3.0 from the osx snow leopard disk, I get this in the event log trying to install 3.1:
Faulting application name: BCUpdateInstaller.exe, version: 3.1.1.0, time stamp: 0x4b6798b0
Faulting module name: BCUpdateInstaller.exe, version: 3.1.1.0, time stamp: 0x4b6798b0
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000477a
Faulting process id: 0x12d0
Faulting application start time: 0x01cbd84d584e50c0
Faulting application path: C:\Users\Roger\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\BCUpdateInstaller.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Users\Roger\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\BCUpdateInstaller.exe
Report Id: 9629ea80-4440-11e0-8fd2-002500d00288
and this info in the error log:
Fault bucket , type 0
Event Name: APPCRASH
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0
Problem signature:
P1: BCUpdateInstaller.exe
P2: 3.1.1.0
P3: 4b6798b0
P4: BCUpdateInstaller.exe
P5: 3.1.1.0
P6: 4b6798b0
P7: c0000005
P8: 0000477a
P9:
P10:
Attached files:
C:\Users\Roger\AppData\Local\Temp\WER814F.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
C:\Users\Roger\AppData\Local\Temp\WER8D80.tmp.appcompat.txt
C:\Users\Roger\AppData\Local\Temp\WER933B.tmp.hdmp
C:\Users\Roger\AppData\Local\Temp\WERCC17.tmp.mdmp
These files may be available here:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrashBCUpdateInstalle_88876c9faabc7d9772792c6b2aabb20e97c133_cab12e0cc62
Analysis symbol:
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: 9629ea80-4440-11e0-8fd2-002500d00288
Report Status: 36
report contents:
Version=1
EventType=APPCRASH
EventTime=129434841019460000
ReportType=2
Consent=1
UploadTime=129434846379250000
ReportIdentifier=9629ea81-4440-11e0-8fd2-002500d00288
IntegratorReportIdentifier=9629ea80-4440-11e0-8fd2-002500d00288
WOW64=1
Response.BucketId=1706558542
Response.BucketTable=1
Response.type=4
Sig[0].Name=Application Name
Sig[0].Value=BCUpdateInstaller.exe
Sig[1].Name=Application Version
Sig[1].Value=3.1.1.0
Sig[2].Name=Application Timestamp
Sig[2].Value=4b6798b0
Sig[3].Name=Fault Module Name
Sig[3].Value=BCUpdateInstaller.exe
Sig[4].Name=Fault Module Version
Sig[4].Value=3.1.1.0
Sig[5].Name=Fault Module Timestamp
Sig[5].Value=4b6798b0
Sig[6].Name=Exception Code
Sig[6].Value=c0000005
Sig[7].Name=Exception Offset
Sig[7].Value=0000477a
DynamicSig[1].Name=OS Version
DynamicSig[1].Value=6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
DynamicSig[2].Name=Locale ID
DynamicSig[2].Value=1033
DynamicSig[22].Name=Additional Information 1
DynamicSig[22].Value=0a9e
DynamicSig[23].Name=Additional Information 2
DynamicSig[23].Value=0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
DynamicSig[24].Name=Additional Information 3
DynamicSig[24].Value=0a9e
DynamicSig[25].Name=Additional Information 4
DynamicSig[25].Value=0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
UI[2]=C:\Users\Roger\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\BCUpdateInstaller.exe
UI[3]=Apple Bootcamp Installer has stopped working
UI[4]=Windows can check online for a solution to the problem.
UI[5]=Check online for a solution and close the program
UI[6]=Check online for a solution later and close the program
UI[7]=Close the program
LoadedModule[0]=C:\Users\Roger\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\BCUpdateInstaller.exe
LoadedModule[1]=C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll
LoadedModule[2]=C:\Windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
LoadedModule[3]=C:\Windows\syswow64\KERNELBASE.dll
LoadedModule[4]=C:\Windows\system32\msi.dll
LoadedModule[5]=C:\Windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
LoadedModule[6]=C:\Windows\syswow64\ADVAPI32.dll
LoadedModule[7]=C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sechost.dll
LoadedModule[8]=C:\Windows\syswow64\RPCRT4.dll
LoadedModule[9]=C:\Windows\syswow64\SspiCli.dll
LoadedModule[10]=C:\Windows\syswow64\CRYPTBASE.dll
LoadedModule[11]=C:\Windows\syswow64\USER32.dll
LoadedModule[12]=C:\Windows\syswow64\GDI32.dll
LoadedModule[13]=C:\Windows\syswow64\LPK.dll
LoadedModule[14]=C:\Windows\syswow64\USP10.dll
LoadedModule[15]=C:\Windows\syswow64\SHLWAPI.dll
LoadedModule[16]=C:\Windows\syswow64\ole32.dll
LoadedModule[17]=C:\Windows\syswow64\SETUPAPI.dll
LoadedModule[18]=C:\Windows\syswow64\CFGMGR32.dll
LoadedModule[19]=C:\Windows\syswow64\OLEAUT32.dll
LoadedModule[20]=C:\Windows\syswow64\DEVOBJ.dll
LoadedModule[21]=C:\Windows\syswow64\SHELL32.dll
LoadedModule[22]=C:\Windows\system32\apphelp.dll
LoadedModule[23]=C:\Windows\AppPatch\AcGenral.DLL
LoadedModule[24]=C:\Windows\system32\UxTheme.dll
LoadedModule[25]=C:\Windows\system32\WINMM.dll
LoadedModule[26]=C:\Windows\system32\samcli.dll
LoadedModule[27]=C:\Windows\system32\MSACM32.dll
LoadedModule[28]=C:\Windows\system32\VERSION.dll
LoadedModule[29]=C:\Windows\system32\sfc.dll
LoadedModule[30]=C:\Windows\system32\sfc_os.DLL
LoadedModule[31]=C:\Windows\system32\USERENV.dll
LoadedModule[32]=C:\Windows\system32\profapi.dll
LoadedModule[33]=C:\Windows\system32\dwmapi.dll
LoadedModule[34]=C:\Windows\syswow64\urlmon.dll
LoadedModule[35]=C:\Windows\syswow64\WININET.dll
LoadedModule[36]=C:\Windows\syswow64\iertutil.dll
LoadedModule[37]=C:\Windows\syswow64\CRYPT32.dll
LoadedModule[38]=C:\Windows\syswow64\MSASN1.dll
LoadedModule[39]=C:\Windows\system32\MPR.dll
LoadedModule[40]=C:\Windows\AppPatch\AcLayers.dll
LoadedModule[41]=C:\Windows\system32\WINSPOOL.DRV
LoadedModule[42]=C:\Windows\AppPatch\AcXtrnal.DLL
LoadedModule[43]=C:\Windows\system32\SHUNIMPL.DLL
LoadedModule[44]=C:\Windows\system32\SortServer2003Compat.dll
LoadedModule[45]=C:\Windows\system32\IMM32.DLL
LoadedModule[46]=C:\Windows\syswow64\MSCTF.dll
State[0].Key=Transport.DoneStage1
State[0].Value=1
FriendlyEventName=Stopped working
ConsentKey=APPCRASH
AppName=Apple Bootcamp Installer
AppPath=C:\Users\Roger\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\BCUpdateInstaller.exe
thanks!
Message was edited by: RogerGuess

Thanks for your quick reply. And yes, I would *want to* use Boot Camp 3.0 - I just can't get it installed.
To summarize (and make sure I understand it all correctly):
1. With Microsoft Uninstaller Cleanup Utility, I uninstall everything "Boot Camp" on C:\
Question: if for some reason I would have to reboot after the uninstall, would I still be able to boot into Windows? I guess not... (and how would I get back to "boot into Windows"?)
2. "Do you run directly from ....\BootCamp64" - do you mean from the Install DVD? Yes, I do - but now I will create a folder "Apple Boot Camp" on C:\
Boot Camp 2.2: I can't remember - I installed this all first days of January 2009, when I bought my current machine. Eventually, I just went with Apple Software Update (on Windows), so I guess 2.2 was done that way.

Cannot install Bootcamp Drivers from imac disk #1?

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you can use your 10.6.x DVD for your Mac Pro.
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Cannot install Tiger on new hard drive ???!!!

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When I then tried to install
Tiger from the OSX install discs that came with my
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OSX cannot be booted from this volume."
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There are just a couple of things I had to do that deviated from the Boot Camp Installation Manual.
1. I downloaded my copy of Windows 8.1 as an ISO image AND as a bootable USB from the Microsoft site.
Not sure why I did that but it came in handy because Bootcamp was taking a very long time to copy the ISO onto the USB stick..
The ISO copying seemed to freeze up, but it's likely that it was just taking a long time, probably 20mins.
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All went very smoothly except that my mouse was not working.
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I have the late 2013 iMAC, with the GTX780M and 1TB Fusion Drive i5 Quad Core.
For those who are leery about doing this, please note that I'm a PC 'lifer' and this is my very first go-around with doing anything on an Apple product.
It all went much more smoothly than I could have imagined, but if you are not a PC person, you might be a little challenged finding the Bootcamp in File Explorer or doing anything in Win 8.1 to get over these minor hurdles.
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I'm looking forward to getting STEAM up and running to see how this thing games!

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*"any tips?"*
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Though the installation of Bootcamp finishes OK I can't find it back in the Control Panel. So I'm not able to switch back to Leopard any longer.
And since I cannot restart Leopard, I cannot uninstall Vista Ultimate, so I'm running in a circle ..
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The Hatter thanks for your quick response !
Installing Boot Camo in 64 bits Vista cause problems with Services "KeyAgent" and "MacHAL". However install ends with msg "install ended successfully". I believe this might not be true ..
Want to uninstall and afterward reinstall 32 bits version.
However, prefer installing Vista 32 bits having started with Leopard, just to be sure. But I can't come back to Leopard without BootCamo.
Will try to perform a "direct" 32 bit install in the partition where 64 bits resides now.
If this succeeds I must be able to install Boot Camp succesfully ...
Don't you think so ?

Cannot install drivers in win 7 32 bits using bootcamp 4 or 5

I posted this question yesterday.
anyway, I have a imac midi 2011, 21,5 inches using OS x mountain lion 10.8.2. Manuals say I have to install bootcamp 4, because I install windows 7 profesional 32 bits.
Al follow all this instalation requirements, but when I try to install system say This software is not compatible.
I Downloaded from appel suppor site to PC intel and after I copy the .zip file in a root of USB formatted in FAT 32.
Finally is not possible download any driver. I I want to install an specific driver, is same problem.
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Specs:
Macbook Pro Mid-2012
OSX 10.8.5
i5-3210m
Samsung 2x4GB 8GB RAM (Dual Channel)
Hitachi 500GB (comes with it) in the normal hard drive cage
Samsung EVO 120GB SSD in the DVD cage

1. The disk layout in OSX Disk Utility.
2. Choosing the Free Space partition.
3. Executing the installer
4. After the installation, from W8.1 Disk Management.
5. On a soon-to-be-released OS, diskutil list before and after W8.1 EFI installation.
diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *256.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         128.7 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS OSY-MBP13              *128.3 GB   disk1
                                 Logical Volume on disk0s2
                                 AFB7276E-51EF-478F-98A1-47D941BD9843
                                 Unencrypted
diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *256.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         128.7 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
   4:         Microsoft Reserved                         134.2 MB   disk0s4
   5:       Microsoft Basic Data                         126.4 GB   disk0s5
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS OSY-MBP13              *128.3 GB   disk1
                                 Logical Volume on disk0s2
                                 AFB7276E-51EF-478F-98A1-47D941BD9843
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Install Bootcamp on Mac Mini late 2014 Yosemite Fails?

Trying to install bootcamp with Win 8.1 pro on a Mac Mini (Late 2014) under Yosemite and get to the screen on Win 8 side which says 'Where do you want to install Windows?' and I choose the "Drive 0 Partition 4: BOOTCAMP" and the next button never becomes enabled.
There is a message saying "Windows can't be installed on drive 0 partition 4" and an addition message box which says "Windows cannot be installed to this hard disk space. Windows must be installed to a partition formatted as NTFS".
At this point I'm dead in the water -- cannot proceed.
Formatting the drive doesnt work and just screws up the whole process.
I've redone this quite a few times and end up in the same situation everytime.
I also tried with Win7 install I had but that failed completely and it never really proceeded after rebooting from Mac side.
Any ideas?
Is bootcamp busted on Yosemite? I dont easily have another machine I can try it on.
Is bootcamp busted on Mac Mini? Has anyone tried bootcamp on new late 2014 Mac Mini?
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Hi Steve
Its not a fusion drive. The full spec is
2.6GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz)
16GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
1TB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
Intel Iris Graphics
I wanted the size of the drive large as I'm going to use it for just a small amount of Mac work and a very large amount of Windows work.
I did actually click format during a number of the attempts I've tried. It generally formatted and left me no better advanced. Generally it would removed the word BOOTCAMP from the drive. I've even tried deleting the partition and reestablishing in -- that doesnt help either.
My latest attempt has seen that the whole bootcamp partitioning structure is truly busted. When I go back to the Mac and enter bootcamp assistant it says I cannot do anything now and tells me the partitions cannot be changed. Now I'm really not in a great position.
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Cannot install Windows 8.1 via Boot Camp on MBPr 13" Early 2013; tried almost everything.

Hi guys,
yesterday, I decided to install Windows 8.1 on my Mac using Boot Camp. I tried to install it, but the first attempt ended into booting to the screen, where it says "Cannot find any bootable device" or something like that. So I googled it up and then tried the EFI Boot. The EFI Boot booted into the Windows installation properly, but I cannot choose the partition I want to install it on. I tried partitioning it in Disk Utility using Tuxera to NTFS, I tried formatting it in the installation itself, always restarted between the processes, I tried to delete the partition and create a new one in the installation, but no luck. I am still stuck on the error "Cannot install Windows on MBR partition. Please, choose a GPT partition". I have a 256GB SSD disk. I browsed the problems and solutions for 3 hours, but no luck. None of the solution helps. The only solution that would work I guess is if I don’t boot into EFI, but into the BIOS installation. But when I do that, I get the "Cannot find any bootable device", so a dead end here. I also tried the tips where they say to remove the USB stick when the Windows installation starts, but didn’t help either.
I am installing using a bootable USB drive, I do not have a Superdrive and cannot even lend it or something like that.
I am really desperate, can anyone please help me?
Thanks in advance,
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Some people have been successful installing 8.1 (me, for instance) despite it not being supported. However this seems to be hardware dependent.
I would have expected the normal WININSTALL option to be available on a Bootcamp-created USB, not just the EFI boot option.
It really depends on whether Bootcamp is creating a hybrid MBR when it creates the Bootcamp partition. Some later model Macs do not. On the Macs that do not create the hybrid MBR Windows may install in EFI mode.
If you remove everything and stretch the Macintosh HD back to the full size of the disc again then reboot and when the system restarts begin the Bootcamp installation again but do not let it restart at that time, you can then run the following code in the terminal and report its output we will be able to see if a hybrid MBR has been created (this is after the partition has been created by Bootcamp, but before it reboots).
sudo fdisk /dev/disk0

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