How Do I Run Windows 8 On My MBP

Hi,
How do I run Windows 8 Pro(64-bit) on my (17-inch mid-2010)MBP?
The Boot Camp 5.0 will support Windows 7/8 64-bit is wrong.
I have installed the Windows 8 Pro and Boot Camp 5.0.5033 and still cannot "Update the Windows".
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Ed

You are doing something wrong. Continued posting about it does not work or the instructions are wrong will not solve your issue. You must stick to one thread and describe better what you did and how your sytem is configured. Exact and complete error messages will help. In one thread you said you have three OSs. If so, please explain how you did this since Bootcamp will not work with multple partitions.

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