Windows 7 64bit & Aceeca USB Drivers & PdaNet

Has anyone been successful in using the Aceeca USB drivers with PdaNet 4.1.2 on Windows 7 64bit?
I believe this should work, but it doesn't. I have place two support messages into June Fabrics about this over the last two weeks and got no response. The June Fabrics FAQ says:
Does PdaNet support 64 bit system? On 64 bit Vista I received installation error "UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevices err=-536870347".
PdaNet does not work on 64 bit system due to lack of 64 bit USB support from Palm's HotSync Manager.
My device is a Treo 755p. I can successfully HotSync via both bluetooth and USB/64bit-Aceeca on Windows 7 64bit. I have got a trial version of USBModem by Mobile-Stream.com to work for Internet tethering, but I just don't understand why PdaNet won't install given the installed Aceeca drivers and June Fabrics FAQ.
Post relates to: Treo 755p (Verizon)

>got a trial version of USBModem by Mobile-Stream.com to work
Can you provide a link to a detail description of how to get it to work -- I can't seem to do it.
Do you need the 20/month additional option from Verizon?

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Windows (64Bit) 8.1 drivers for HP laserjet CP 1025

My printer works well on my Toshiba with Win 7, where other printers are installed. A few months ago, I bought a second PC, Samsung Ativ 9, Win 8.1. I downloaded from HP website the drivers and installed the CP1025. I also added another printer, an Epson WorkForce. The Samsung crashed. At the first reboot, it went back to the first turn on screen, like “Hi, we’re setting up things for you”. After several reboots, the machine seemed to work fine. But then I noticed several issues. For instance:
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Hi @Passalia ,
I see that you are having issues after installing the printer on the Windows 8.1 computer only. I would be happy to help you.
Did you try and run the firmware update on the Windows 7 computer with a USB connection?
If the printer won't update the firmware, then it would need to be serviced.
It sounds like a operating system issue with the errors you are receiving.
Damaged Windows update database.
The stub received bad data.
Run the SFC on the computer. Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files.
I would suggest to Repair Windows. Repair Windows 8 using Automatic Repair .
Perform a clean boot on the computer and turn off the Antivirus Software.
Then reinstall the printer software again.
If the issue continues, please call our technical support at 800-474-6836 for further assistance. If you live outside the US/Canada Region, please click the link below to get the support number for your region.
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Windows 7 Reinstall - USB Drivers

Hi there,
I have searched high and low on the internet for this, and have browsed through other HP forum solutions, but none fit my problem.
I recently had to reinstall my notebook, and used the Windows 7 (Home Premium) recovery discs I created when first getting the machine.
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USB Device Not Recognized.
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I grasp that after doing a Windows 7 recovery your USB ports are not working. You have tried updating drivers with Device Manager but received the message that the most suitable driver was already installed.
Have you done all your Windows updates?
Here is a link to Setting up Your PC After a Recovery (Windows 7) that may assist you.
You can also run the HP Support Assistant to look for HP updates for your system.
You can manually check for updated drivers by going to the HP software and driver page for your notebook. You will need to input your exact model and follow the prompts to display the page.
HP Drivers and Downloads
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Windows 64bit OS and drivers - Let's work together

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D_o_S, I have the same problem with my sound card. I have a Game Theater XP which has things like proper midi inputs which I don't want to lose. I'm resigned to the fact that 64-bit drivers might never be released for my card.
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Hi, my Ipod Schuffle (4 gen) dissapears from windows vista right after I execute Itunes, I've change the drive letter, erase temps in App data file, verified USB drivers, etc... Can someone guide on how to solve this?

Hi, my Ipod Schuffle (4 gen) dissapears from windows vista right after I execute Itunes, I've change the drive letter, erase temps in App data file, verified USB drivers, etc... Can someone guide on how to solve this?

If you want the shuffle to be always visible in Windows (outside of iTunes), you need to Enable disk use.
Select the shuffle in the iTunes sidebar, under DEVICES. Over to the right, select the Summary tab. You should see a checkbox that says Enable disk use. Check it and click Apply.
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Problems under Windows USB Drivers (Apple Wired Keyboard)

Hello guys,
somehow I have some issues after installing Windows 7 regarding the USB Drivers: if I install the "Intel(R) 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Installation Disk - 1E31"-drivers, doesn't matter if I do it from Intel's or Apple's webpage, the USB Ports of my Apple Wired Keyboard (A1243) don't work anymore; it says "Not enough power". I have already tried that workaround found on the web, by increasing the output mAh through regedit, but the point is that after installing these drivers, the section "Power Management" isn't shown anymore in the device manager.
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Just an idea for you. There is an entire Apple Discussion forum dedicated to Boot Camp and Windows.
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Hi,
Please have a look on the following thread. It might give you some hints.
"use
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with WMI conditions so that this driver package only applies on to the right make/model."
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/9094d303-d01d-44fa-801c-65578122c8bd/how-do-i-stop-windows-from-downloading-drivers-from-windows-updatewsus-during-operating-system?forum=configmanagerosd
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Windows XP didn't install usb drivers

when i installed the drivers with the cd that boot camp burns, it didn't install the usb drivers. Now I can't use the keyboard, mouse or any other usb device. Is there anything i can do without re-installing windows?

I have had the same experience; for some reason the "bonk" sound is played over the speakers (as if a usb device has been unplugged) and the keyboard ceases to function. The mouse still works, though. Unplugging and plugging back in the keyboard solves the problem for a little while - then it happens again! At one point I got a message telling me the USB bus couldn't provide adequate power - so I tried plugging the keyboard into a powered hub. No better result, but easier to plug and unplug rather than reach around the back of a 20" monitor.
Could this just be a flaw in the beta of Boot Camp? Anyone trying a non-Apple keyboard have a different result? Please email solution if found! Thanks.

MOVED: MS-7030 Windows 64bit Drivers

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MS-7030 Windows 64bit Drivers

Hello
Sorry the board is a 7366, when I boot off the windows CD it does not find the HDD becaue the drivers are not present - will look at the nvidia site but have had no luck so far.
Quote from: Jack the Newbie on 16-March-09, 19:48:16
Hello,
is your board's model number really MS-7633? Did you mean "MS-7366" perhaps?
Please double-check. The following thread will tell you where to look:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=113146.0
Last time you posted, you mentioned an MS-7366 board:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=121563.msg917935#msg917935
Which is one of these:
http://global.msi.eu/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1498
Windows XP 64bit drivers for NVIDIA Chipset boards can be obtained directly from NVIDIA.
What exactly is your problem?
With Optimized Defaults loaded in BIOS Setup, no additional drivers are necessary for any OS Installation. Make sure your XP 64bit Installation CD includes the latest Service Pack. That is all you should need to take care of.

Problems with usb drivers on windows 7 but only for internet tethering using usb.

Something got mixed up and now my iphone 4 using ios5 cannot transfer internet connection to computer using usb port. I got yellow mark in computer managment on iphone icon. I tried all that: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538?viewlocale=en_US but it didnt help i does not want to update the driver that is located in that directory.

Hi.I did not have it installed, but have installed it now. Is this a possible cause of my problems with the USB drivers install? Thanks a lot!- IceSony

64 Bit Windows7/8/8.1 USB drivers for Palm Desktop

Thanks to the great folks over at Aceeca.com (makers of NEW PalmOS Garnet devices), USB drivers for 64bit Vista, Windows 7, and Win 8 operating systems are available. There are many users reporting Palm Desktop 4.x is also working.
I have synced my TX to my Vista64 bit laptop, and Windows 8.1 HP Spectre X2 hybrid successfully via my USB cable.
The drivers are located here:
Aceeca Driver Downloads
Installation instructions (from Aceeca) for Windows 7 are included in the download.
Basic instructions:
1. Download the drivers and Extract them to the same folder. Remember the folder you extracted them to.
2. Try to HotSync your device. It will fail.
3. Open the Device Manager, and look for the Yellow Triangle next to either "Acceca" or "Palm Device" under "Other devices".
4. Right-click on the device, and choose "Update Driver Software".
5. Choose "Browse My Computer for Software" and direct it to the folder you extracted the Aceeca drivers to.
6. Choose "Next" at the driver file location window, and then tell it to "Always trust software from Aceeca Ltd." then click the "Install" button.
7. I received an error message (Vista64) that told me "The drivers were installed but the device couldn't be opened." I saw that my TX had timed out and went to sleep. I tried a HotSync and it worked!!!
Good luck!
NOTE: Palm Desktop 6.22 may only show Media and Install. Here's how to fix that:
If Palm Desktop 6.2.2 only shows Media and Install, try this: Right-click on the shortcut for Palm Desktop, then choose "Run as Administrator". The ther modules should appear.
To make Palm Desktop Run as Administrator every time in Windows 8/8.1:
Close Palm Desktop, if open. (This is a very important thing to always do when using 6.2.2 - it has been known to lose data when a computer is shut down without closing the program!)
Right Click on the Palm Desktop Icon in the Metro screen, then choose "Open File Location". You will now see the actual file for the shortcut.
Right-click on the "Palm Desktop" shortcut file, then Properties. Now pick the Compatibility Tab at the top.
At the bottom of the Compatibility Tab is a checkbox: "Run this Program as Administrator", Click OK .
Try opening Palm Desktop, all the parts should appear. You may see a box open when you close the program asking "Did the program run correctly?" I picked "Yes", and it's been working fine since then!
If you are using a much older PalmOS device and want to try using Palm Desktop 4.x, you will need this additional patch from Pimlico Software:
Palm HotSync Setup
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Forum member bobboffin has added this post:
"After attempting your first HotSync and failing (as expected) you may be unable to find any trace of the device in Device Manager, making the next step quite difficult. This happened to me, and after some investigation I discovered the following tip that allows Device Manager to show hidden and non-present devices.
Open up Notepad and paste the following two lines into it:
set DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
start devmgmt.msc
Save it as SetDev.bat into My Documents.
Open My Documents in Windows Explorer and double click on SetDev.bat. Device Manager should open.
In the View menu select Show Hidden Devices.
You may now see under the Other heading the failed device with a yellow triangle against it.
You can now proceed to install the drivers per the instructions.
Note that the driver supports most Palm OS versions. I'm actually using an Aceeca Meazura 1000 ruggedized PDA running OS 4.1 --- bobboffin"
Hope this helps!
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Thank you so much. I was thoroughly disappointed to see that the support telephone for paid support had been discontinued. I thought I would need to replace my (ancient but serviceable) Z22.
I followed the instructions listed here and am very happy to report that I completed a sync!
Thanks again.

Tecra M11 - USB Drivers needed

After installing Windows 7 x64 on my Toshiba Tecra M11 I get two unknown devices that are unable to be installed. I believe them to be the USB connections since the Hardware Ids of the unknown devices are
USB\VID_8087&PID_0020&REV_0000
I have the following model ...
M11SAU1
Part Number PTME1U-03R034A1
Bios version 2.90
Can someone please point me to where I can download the drivers for this please ?
I have tried the download drivers site for Toshiba for my model but I only get the ability to download the latest BIOs Update to 3.20 ( which doesnt work either due to permission issues ).
Is there a specific driver package I am missing ?
The australian toshiba website only seems to be showing newer versions of drivers/software since the factory preinstalled image was built. SInce I no longer have the preinstalled image where can I get the downloads for all drivers for this model ?

Hi
USB drivers are part of the Microsoft Windows OS. So you cannot update and install this manually.
By the way: this unit seems to be an Toshiba Australian notebook model. I could find this here:
http://www.mytoshiba.com.au/support/computers/tablet/m11/ptme1u-03r034a1/download
But it seems that not all drivers have been released for Win 7 64bit.
But dont worry There is a Toshiba European driver page where you could download all Win 7 64bit drivers for the Tecra M11 PTME1E series
This European series is a same like the Australian series PTME1U.
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Regarding the missing drivers:
The internal webcam is connected to the USB controller and I think you should install also the webcam software/driver in order to get the unknown devices disappearing.

Making a Windows 7 Installation USB Stick

This is a discussion of making a bootable Windows 7 Installation USB-stick Media. It might apply to making other USB connected "Disks" like Smartcards bootable too.
I recently had to do this (a Laptop with no build-in DVD drive and no USB DVD drive around). And it turned out to be surprisingly simple, using nothing but build in Windows tools from the Disk. I only found
this german langauge guide and nothing in english (but I might just have searched after the wrong terms, google has been wierd regarding langauge lately), so I thought I write it up (along with some problems I ran into).
Making a USB-Stick into a bootable Windows 7 (and propably Vista) Media is a 3 step process:
1. Create a Active, Primary, FAT32 Partition of 4+ GB on the stick
2. use bootsect.exe from Windows Disk to create the MBR and Partition Boot Record for that Partition
3. Copy all files from the Disk to said Partition
4. Test if it boots
Detail analysis:
Step 1 is so simple I doubt it needs explanations. Create enough free space on the USB disk (at worst delete all previous Partitions). Make a Priamry Partition of 4+ GiB. Mark it as Active. Format it in FAT32. The Guide used Diskpart,
but this step can be done with any Partition Tool under any Windows, Linux, UNIX or DOS.
While the choice of FAT32 seems a bit outdated, theye propably did not gave the relevant bootlaoder the ability to read NTFS. Or maybe they just though FAT32 is enough for a media that is mostly read. I have not tried what happens if I format it in NTFS, but
it might be possible.
Step 2 was the only tricky part. You need the programm "boot\bootsect.exe" from the Installation Media. It also must be run on a non-UEFI booted OS (otherwise it cancels out).
I had a Windows 8 on a new Laptop so I had a UEFI booted system. Luckily I also had a VMWare Windows 7 lying around. I just assigned the Windows 7 ISO image to the Windows 7 VM, then connected the USB drive to the host.
Once you have the USB stick in a a proper Windows mount the Parttion you created under 1 under any driveletter (should happen automatically under Windows), and open a console as Administrator (asumes DVD is drivletter is D: and the USB stick's partition
ins Driveletter E:):
//Go into the boot directory on the Install DVD
D:
cd boot
//You should see a command promt like "D:\BOOT>"
//Run bootsect.exe
bootsect.exe /nt60 d:
Step 3 is to either copy the contents of the DVD media (copy and paste) or the Image (Mount into Virtual DVD Drive and copy/paste, unpack ISO images contents) into the partition.
How does this compare to other Distribution ways?
To DVD:
There is no need for a DVD drive. Even if a bootable USB-DVD drive is avalible, the Stick or Card will only need only USB port (most USB drives need 2 Ports due the 1 Ampere energy need of the drives).
Flash Media has no seek times and much better throughput (the old weakpoint of any Disk and DVD/CD in particular)
A FAT32 partition is inherently writeable. So modifications to the "Installation media" like Implementing Service Packs and other Windwos Updates, Modifying ei.cfg/preactivation/setup answer files, implementing special Disk/RAID drivers into the Windows
PE or adding stuff that should be installed with Windows is easy (and do not requrie reburning a 4 GiB Image file).
Since it only needs a 4 GiB partition, on a big USB stick there would still be place for other Data Partitions
Since it relies on old techniques (Generic Bootloader + Active Primary Partition + partition boot loader), multiple Installation media on a big enough stick might be feasible (with a more advanced bootloader like GRUB). Have to test that part.
However, the cost/media is a lot higher then a DVD. So if you need multiple Medias it will propably be cheaper to use the old DVD approach.
Due to the needs of bootsec.exe, first creating the media can be more difficulty then just burning an image. But once it is bootable this programm is no longer needed.
To PXE/network Distrubution:
If you have the nessesary setup already (DHCP/PXE Server, powerfull network), the USB stick is likely inferior. The USB stick should beat a 100 MBIT Network easily, but will propably be beaten by a 1 GBIT Network. Network isntallation uses existing infrastructure
(that you need for other reasons anyway) so the cost per media is even lower then the DVD.
The PXE way also has even better modifyability - sending out different answer files or even automatically booting different images based on the Compuers MAC adress are tried techniques.
If you lack the nessesary setup, the USB stick is a lot easier to implement and a lot easier to transport.
Advanced things:
Need to check if the partition could be formated as NTFS. I prefer a Journalling Filesystem for my USB-sticks.
Need to check if using a advanced boot manager techniques (like Grub or modifciations to the BCD of the Windows PE) allows me to put multiple install media on one Stick (with one primary partition per "media"). Especially combining the x32/x86 and
x64 Windows Installation Media would be worthwhile. As would be inlcuding a Window 8 or Vista installation media.
Current Step 3 and 2 can propably be switched. I see no reason bootsect could not run from the USB stick as it runs from the DVD (it only accesses the MBR and
VBR of the Disk, areas not in use by Windows)
Steps 1 through 3 might be possible from the Windows PE environment. If so, only a computer with legacy BIOS boot would be nessesary (no actuall installation).
Windows 7 can be installed on a (U)EFI system, but I have not checked if I can use the boot from teh stick on such a Computer. Latest for Windows 8 Media UEFI compatibilty is nessesary.
Let's talk about MVVM: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/wpf/thread/b1a8bf14-4acd-4d77-9df8-bdb95b02dbe2 Please mark post as helpfull and answers respectively.

Advanced things:
Need to check if the partition could be formated as NTFS. I prefer a Journalling Filesystem for my USB-sticks.
Windows 7 can be installed on a (U)EFI system, but I have not checked if I can use the boot from teh stick on such a Computer. Latest for Windows 8 Media UEFI compatibilty is nessesary.
I converted the stick to NTFS using the convert.exe and it continued booting. So chances are high they only choose FAT32 in the example because no feature of NTFS was per nessesary in a "almost only reading" scenario like installation media.
The second part depends on the BIOS. I have a more advanced one where I can choose legacy boot options (like USB stick) in the boot option menu even when the default setting is UEFI, as long as I don't need Secure boot (wich I do not).
Another question arose: Windows 7 has the Kernel/BCD level ability to boot from .VHD Files. The only thing preventing version below corporate from using this feature is a license check that is run just before the login (so way after the booting has been
completed).
Starting with 3.0 Windows PE is based on the kernel of Windows 7. So the instlaltion system might have the ability to boot from .VHD too and might have no such check in place. If so, I could put both versions of the Windows 7 installer into .VHD, reducing the
need to have physical primary partitions for those.
Windows bootprocess vs. Linux boot process under BIOS:
The BIOS goes over all the boot media. If it finds one with a MBR, that one is executed and the BIOS part of the boot process is officially over.
-> Under Windows the MBR contains the "generic boot loader". A simple piece of code as old as BIOS (25 Years) that looks for the primary partition with "Active" Flag on "it's" disk. If it finds one, the Partition Boot Record of that parition is executed.
The MBR has done it's part
    -> NTLDR (NT too 2000), this one reads the boot.ini file and gives/executeds apropirate options
    -> BOOTMGR (Vista, 7), this one reads the BCD files
      -> Since Windows 7 BOOTMGR can also chainload the Partition Boot Record that is inside a .VHD File
    -> Wicher was used in Windows 3.X/95/98/ME
Higher versions can chainload lower versions, but must be designed for this and (re)installed in the proper "order".
The sometimes odd behavior that Windows 7 tries to keep 100 MiB in a seperate primary partition is there to have proper places for later additions to the BOOTMGR settings. Specifically it allows multiple BOOTMGR OS to use/edit the same BOOTMGR instace without
running into problems with "whose partition is active?" (since it is always the System Reserved one). It's not disimilar to having an extra /boot partition in Linux or how a GRUB's stage 2 works.
-> Under a typical Grub Legacy the MBR contains the Stage 1. It directly reads the Stage 2 from the proper partition/file system with a hardcoded path, but due to size limit of the MBR cannot do more. In some cases it starts a stage 1.5 wich has more
space to do work (63 sectors between MBR and first partition), but I never used this Setup
    -> Stage 2 loads the Grub Configuration from the disk. From here it depends on what OS you want to boot.
        -> For Linux or Unix the kernel is started directly.
        -> Any Windows OS up to 7 can be booted using the chainloader command. For the OS this is identical to having the partition choosen by the Generic Bootloader.
While it can be chainloaded by the Generic Bootloader from the active primary partition, GRUB and thus Linux has no
requirement for any Primary Partitions. Stage 1 is designed to directly access the specific File System containng the Stage 2. In fact it does not even need to reside on the same disk (as the Generic Bootloader has to).
If one does not need the Active Flag to control the Generic Bootloader (because a proper Stage 1 is installed in MBR) it is adviseable to mark wichever Windows Partition is chainloaded as active (up to Vista at least I had very odd behavior if the Windows boot
partition was not marked active, down to randomly shredded Partition boot managers).
After running a Windows Setup usually the Stage 1 has to be restored, as Windwos Setup will always write it's Generic Bootloader in the MBR. In order to get "rid" of a Grub all one has to do is overwrite the MBR with the Generic Bootloader and set the active
flag properly.
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Installed WIndows 7 & correct bootcamp drivers, windows will not activate "hot fix" or "Support drivers"

Hello, i hope someone can help,
i have repeated this whole process 3 times already, it has taken 8 strait hours of my time and i still have had no success.
QUICK SUMMERY
To put it simply, After windows is up and running on my mac, the wireless network wont work, so i cannot download the hot fix, and the support driver files from bootcamp will not open because it says they are not "32 Valid" ?. But im using a 64bit disk.
The wireless network adaptor automatically doesn't work on windows right after installation,
so i had to load the Hot Fix onto an SD card along with the bootcamp drivers, then open the hotfix file in windows.
The first time i was able to install the fix, windows restarted and installed the update, logged back on... and nothing changed.
At that point i attempted to open the "Setup" file in the bootcamp support folder, and an error message came up saying it wasn't valid.
LONGER EXPLANATION OF MY COMPLETE PROCESS: (to cancel out any questions)
i was able to find my support driver from here:
http://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-leopard-snowleopard.merged -1.sucatalog
its some old fashion coded page that has a bunch of apple drivers you can download by pasting one of the codes in your browser,
i searched for bootcamp support drivers, and found the code for my exact model (Mac Pro 8,2)
i was able to manually downloaded the drivers instead of using bootcamp assistant.
As a side note,
i was able to download the bootcamp drivers via boot camp assistant after the 5th try,
so now i have both files that i know are supposed to work 100%. they are loaded and unzipped on an SD card like they are supposed to be for when i open windows.
I have a Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium x64 bit CD from the inlaws so i used that CD after i partitioned my drive in bootcamp.
Bootcamp run like it was supposed to, and i followed step by step instructions in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVfRQ0YIDUI&feature=related
once windows was finished installing,
it automatically would not detect a network card, so i couldn't connect to the internet and download the apples bug fix. (The Hot fix)
instead i downloaded the hot fix on a separate SD card, turned windows back on and loaded the hot fix from the SD card.
Windows installed the hot fix update, restarted, but nothing changed.
Ive even tried skipping right to uploading the drivers, and windows wont activate the support because it says its not "32 Valid"
I completely removed windows 7 vis bootcamp to rinse and repeat hoping i made a simple mistake, but no same thing happened.
Conclusion
-im Wondering if i should "Istall important Windows Updates" during the begining of windows preperation...
maybe that will fix the issues of it not reconizing wierless network, and not being able to upen up the bootcamp file?
(it says you are not supposed to install any windows updates untill the HOT FIX and BOOTCAMP SUPPORT is activated on windows)

Keith Doherty3 wrote:
You have been too cleaver for a Boot Camp install.
The partition system does NOT like anything other than a standard arrangement which creates 4 partitions.
EFI -200mb
OSx - Extended Journaled
Buffer-200mb
Windows -NTFS
Return to OSx -Open Boot Camp tool from the utilities folder reset to a single partition.
Start again and when you get to Windows - Let all the drivers load on the CREATED partition. Use the External for storage !
Just for your information, as it doesn't seem you have ever used BC.
When starting the boot camp assistant the first thing it want to do is download the Windows Support drivers and asks you to save them to a DVD, it will also allow you to save them to your OS X hard drive or to any drive connected to the system. Once those drivers are downloaded it then starts the Win install. What you must do is copy those support drives to a media that Windows can See and Read from. Like a DVD or a thumb drive formatted FAT32
No where in the OPs post does he say anything about fooling with any partitions on his internal drive other then creating the BC partition.
His problem is he saved those support files to a Mac OS X formatted external drive. Windows can not read Mac Extended (Journaled) formatted drives. So he can't load the drivers for Windows until he copies those support files ove to something that Windows can read.

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