Windows 7 64Bit bootcamp won't install.
Weird situation, I previously had Windows 7x64 installed and properly configured with BootCamp, until Windows 7 started acting really un-reliable. I removed Windows 7x64, via the BootCamp Assistant under OSX, recovered my partition, rebooted and started Bootcamp Assistant over again, and reinstalled Windows 7x64.
Now the bootcamp drivers will not install, it says it's not supported on my computer? I just did this not more that 3 weeks ago. Same media, some hardware etc. Anyone have any ideas?
Here are my specs.
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro6,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed: 4.8 GT/s
Boot ROM Version: MBP61.0057.B0C
SMC Version (system): 1.58f16
Serial Number (system): W8032*AGZ
Hardware UUID: 68B4DC07-BDA6-555B-BE30-F1332D179502
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
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Copy the contents of Apple drivers while in Windows to folder.
Navigate to Apple-Drivers-Bootcamp64
Use Troubleshoot Compatibility Mode
As for "unreliable" I am sure that with some decent troubleshooting you could have learned why and help avoid happening again and what it was, how to resolve, with restore for check point or rolling back drivers or conflict/incompatible program or process.
And AppleHFS and MNT can cause trouble; HFS filenames are not always valid when seen from NTFS.
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