Mac Mini (early 2012) stuck in Windows 7 after Boot Camp install. Help please!

So today I installed Windows 7 using an .iso file on my Mac Mini and the Bootcamp assistant. It was successful as it installed Windows 7, but when it booted W7, there was no wifi. I know I need to apply the drivers, I didn't see the option using Bootcamp assistant the first time, but I saw that you can go back to OS X and relaunch Bootcamp assistant.  So I tried to go back to OSX, but no matter what I tried (holding Option, holding X, trying to reset PRAM), nothing worked. I even tried using an Ethernet cable to connect to the Internet on Windows and download the driver package, but that didn't even work.
Does anyone have any guidance before I take it to see someone?

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