IMac 20" early 2009. Windows 7 x64. "Boot Camp x64 is unsupported on this computer model"

Dear all,
I just install windows 7 x64 in my iMac 20" early 2009. But I have a problem with the installation of the drivers of bootcamp in windows 7.
iMac 20" early 2009
Processor 2,66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9400 256 MB
Software OS X 10.8.4 (12E55)
I already tried:
Mac OS X v10.6: equipos Mac que utilizan el kernel de 64 bits
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3770?viewlocale=es_ES
OS X: Cómo iniciar el equipo con el kernel de 32 bits o de 64 bits
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3773?viewlocale=es_ES
Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5634
I check this also and try with this bootcamp
Mac model
Windows 8, 64-bit
Windows 7, 64-bit
Windows 7, 32-bit
Windows Vista, 64-bit
Windows Vista, 32-bit
Windows XP, 32-bit
iMac (20-inch, Early 2009)
4
4
4
But I can't find a solution. Any suggestion?

If you can grab Boot Camp 3.0 thru 3.x you should be able to get the drivers you need.
Apple took more agressive steps to really lock out and lock down drivers from being used and installed on systems that did not fall under the guide of 'supported'.
So if you have 10.6 DVD that does have Boot Camp 3.0 on it and you would need to update to 3.2, which use to be posted for manual download (so could do so even from Windows) if not thru the Apple Software Update utility in Windows.
If you can find a more "no we won't allow you to" I have never seen it.
And Google as best you can.

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