Windows 7 boot camp support out yet?

Is Windows 7 support for boot camp out yet? I don't want to install Windows 7 because of the problems with the drivers. If not. When will it be out?

Well, I have already placed my order for a new Lenovo Thinkpad. Last time I owned a Mac, I had the same problems. The Windows drivers would take forever to release (for Vista) and there were a million excuses from Apple for why it was taking so long.
This time around I though it would improve but obvously nothing has changed. As much as I love the Mac, the reality is that I have to run Windows for work and virtualization *****. I own Fusion 3 and its slow as ****.
I honestly have no idea how it can be so hard for Apple to write windows drivers for a few pieces of hardware. HP and Dell do it all the time and it takes them only a few weeks.
I am probably going to give my Macbook to a relative or sell it once I get the Lenovo configured. This is ridiculous.

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Windows 8 Boot Camp support software

Good day, I have installed Windows 8 successfully on my Macbook, [OS X Mountain Lion] using Boot Camp assistant. When I got to the step to install the Boot Camp Support software with the CD I created during installation through bootcamp, a pop up message appeared: "This version of Boot Camp is not intended for this computer model." I am stuck in Windows at the moment, there is no way to restart in Mac OS X now, I have tried the hold down the option key while restarting too, it doesn't work.
1. how can I get to restart in Mac again?
2. where can I download the correct Boot Camp support software for this computer for Windows 8? [macbook pro with retina display; OS X Mountain Lion]
thanks
LMD

_LMD wrote:
Good day, I have installed Windows 8 successfully on my Macbook, [OS X Mountain Lion] using Boot Camp assistant. When I got to the step to install the Boot Camp Support software with the CD I created during installation through bootcamp, a pop up message appeared: "This version of Boot Camp is not intended for this computer model." I am stuck in Windows at the moment, there is no way to restart in Mac OS X now, I have tried the hold down the option key while restarting too, it doesn't work.
1. how can I get to restart in Mac again?
Reboot, hold the X key when you hear the chime, hold it until the computer starts to boot in OSX
2. where can I download the correct Boot Camp support software for this computer for Windows 8? [macbook pro with retina display; OS X Mountain Lion]
Windows 8 is not yet supported, there are no drivers, wait for them or use Windows 7.

Windows 7 boot camp support

apple said that it will have boot camp support for windows 7 before the end of this year.. almost 9 days til the end of the year and still no update. anyone knows anything about that ?

Thanks for the suggestion but I've already tried this - there was even a thread which suggested that I uninstall keyboard & mouse in OSX and then reboot in W7 and install the devices ther first (the rationale being that somehow OSX "reserved" the devices if installed there first, but that the converse was not true for W7). However, it didn't work!.
Just to clarify, Wireless keyboard & mighty mouse still work flawlessly in OSX. They appear on the blootooth device list in W7, but there are no related items showing in the services tab in the properties of each - and I've tried many suggested workarounds.
As for my installation, sound worked perfectly with no tweaking - I've seen threads saying that installing latest Realtek drivers can cure the problem!
Everyone seems to have different compatibility issues with what superficially seems to be the same hardware and software (obviously it isn't!) Maybe that's why Apple are having so much difficulty with the revised drivers, and maybe now folks will apreciate how difficult it must be for Microsoft who have to make Windows work with many hardware combinations.

Boot camp support for windows 7 /2009. Now will be released when ready 2010

Boot camp support end of year 2009 has now been revised to the following
Apple is working to support Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate) with Boot Camp in Mac OS X. This support will require a software update to Boot Camp that we plan to release as soon as it's ready.

And they ain't sayin nothin like Charlie Brown's teacher - waa waa waa waa waa.
Actually let me translate:
"We are incompitent and inept. We are working as slow as possible given our distain for Microsoft. Even though we have the resources to develop these drivers in a few weeks, we are going to drag our feet hoping to frustrate our customers into using OS X even though half the software out there does not run on our OS. We are sorry you are a premium customer willing to pay more than anyone else for a laptop and you did so for customer service and quality. Unfortunately, we are going to totally ignore you on this issue".

In which boot camp support software I can install the drivers for win 7 32 bit.my os is X10.8.5 and I install windows 7 32 bit but I can not install drivers

in which boot camp support software I can install the drivers for win 7 32 bit.
my os is X10.8.5 and I install windows 7 32 bit but I can not install drivers.
also my macbook pro model is MC723.

Read this. You need to be running Snow Leopard or later.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3986

I need support files for Windows for boot camp (2010 MacBook) but i can't find them. How can i do?

I'm trying to install Windows 7 on my MacBook (bought on December 2010) but when i try to download these files Boot Camp tells me it can't find them. How can i do to solve my problem? Please help me, i need them as soon as possible!!
Thanks

The BootCamp Drivers (or Windows Support Software) is on the OSX Snow Leopard 10.6 Installation DVD 1 that came with your MacBook.
Insert that disc after successful installation of Windows and while in Windows.
Boot Camp - Installation and Setup Guide (Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard)
Stefan

Boot Camp supporta solo l'installazione di Windows a 64 bit su questa piattaforma. Usa un'unità USB o DVD con Windows a 64 bit.

Boot Camp supporta solo l'installazione di Windows a 64 bit su questa piattaforma. Usa un'unità USB o DVD con Windows a 64 bit.

What is the correct boot camp support driver for late 2009 Macbook for windows 8.1

I have late 2009 Macbook with OS X 10.9.4. I want to run boot camp for windows 8.1, but unable to due to the fact that it can only run Windows 7. What is the correct Boot Camp Support Software so that I can run Windows 8.1?

Thanks for the info, but unfortunately there is no current support software or update for my issue at this time. I found the information under Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating system. Hopefully Apple will fix this issue promptly!

New Retina MBP + Windows 7 boot camp = no nVidia GPU

I'm hoping someone will correct me wrong on this...
I have a brand new 15" Retina MBP 2.6GHz 16GB RAM 500 SSD.
After finally getting Windows 7 SP1 installed (along with countless updates ) and boot camp 4.0, I have noticed some display problems. My only reslution options are: 1600x1200 (which looks stretched), 1280x1024 (reallly stretched), and lesser resolutions with which I didn't bother. This didn't seem to make sense given the nVidia 650M.
Also, NONE of the external video ports are working (Thunderbolt to DisplayPort, HDMI to HDMI, HDMI to DVI) -- they're simply not getting a signal at all.
So I went into device manager, and the 650M is not even showing up as being installed! All I see is "Standard VGA Graphics Adapter", which tells me Windows is only acknowledging the integrated Intel graphics.
I can't simply install an nVidia driver, as it can't see the device onto which that driver would be applicable.
I assumed this was an issue of the "automatic graphics switching." Apple confirmed this, telling me that Windows doesn't have an option to choose between displays. I couldn't find a way to trigger it with any third party app, either (including Adobe After Effects).
Further, Apple claims 64-bit drivers aren't yet available for this GPU, so even if I could switch it over, I'd have to step down to a 32-bit install.
So, basically, my boot camp side looks like a netbook.
I cannot be the only one experiencing this!
Thanks in advance,
Andrew

Paul22 wrote:
You can't install the windows support software before you partition. 1. Start boot camp in OS X and create the windows support CD; 2. Install windows using boot camp; 3. Install windows support software from the CD that you made.
I followed the boot camp manual exactly and the Nvidia drivers were not installed. I had to go into the Nvidia drivers directory in the windows support CD and manually run the setup.exe file. After that, the drivers were installed.
Note: when you create your windows partition in boot camp, you will select custom, and then format. It is critical that you format your boot camp partition and not your OS X partition. It will not say boot camp, but you can tell it's the right one by its size. For example, if you selected a 40 GB size for boot camp, the size of the drive you select to format should be 40 GB.
Paul
That is exactly what I said, are you sure you wanted to reply to me?
FYI, In a normal Bootcamp installation the partition will be named Bootcamp

HT5634 Boot Camp support drivers install unsupported MacBook Air 11inch

I successfully installed WIndows 7 64bit from a USB on my 2013 MacBook Air 11inch and it seems to function properly. When I tried to install WIndows support software I keep getting "Boot Camp x64 is unsupported on this compter model" message. The Boot Camp support site states that this install is supported using Boot Camp 5 (which is the version I used). I've found a few workarounds on-line that mention doing something via the disc in the CD/DVD drive, but I didn't go that route so I am unsure how to proceed. Anyone have any guesses on how to make this work?

This sounds weird to me. I just installed 64x on your model macbook air at work today and everything went off with out a hitch. Perhaps you could try to redownload the drivers from boot camp assistant? I have had issues occasionally with boot camp drivers and redownloading usually works out for me.
Best,
Stuart-

Successful Windows 8 Boot Camp setup, keyboard not responding...

I successfuly managed to boot camp windows 8 pro (via the windows 7 upgrade route).. I rebooted the system at least a few times without experiencing any issues with the Keyboard.. yet now I can't do anything... I had windows setup eactly how I needed it after a few hours.. I have seen responses to try boot camping again in the hope by luck it will fix itself... But the problem I have is in order to activate Windows I had to spend over an hour on the phone with MS which I really don't want to have to go through again... It took about 3 - 4 hours to get it to where I had it and it would be an absolute pain in the a ss to have to go through it again.....

_LMD wrote:
Good day, I have installed Windows 8 successfully on my Macbook, [OS X Mountain Lion] using Boot Camp assistant. When I got to the step to install the Boot Camp Support software with the CD I created during installation through bootcamp, a pop up message appeared: "This version of Boot Camp is not intended for this computer model." I am stuck in Windows at the moment, there is no way to restart in Mac OS X now, I have tried the hold down the option key while restarting too, it doesn't work.
1. how can I get to restart in Mac again?
Reboot, hold the X key when you hear the chime, hold it until the computer starts to boot in OSX
2. where can I download the correct Boot Camp support software for this computer for Windows 8? [macbook pro with retina display; OS X Mountain Lion]
Windows 8 is not yet supported, there are no drivers, wait for them or use Windows 7.

Windows 7 Boot Camp no longer recognize my wireless mouse and Keyboard?

I have a mid 2011 27in iMac on 10.9.1 and I run Windows 7 via boot camp, sometimes Parallels as well. Today I tried to boot up in to Windows via Boot Camp, but I can not control the cursor or input anything via kayboard. This has happened before and I only got it working again after reinstalling Windows, which I am REALLY trying to avoid
The thing is, when I boot in to Windows, it is definitely responding to the keyboard when I hold F8 to go in to safe mode, but once the desktop loads up, I lose any function of mouse or keyboard. Even when I try to manually add a device using a USB mouse, it is not detecting any wireless device.
Both my Magic Trackpad and Wireless Keyboard work fine in OS X, Windows 7 when in Parallels and works during the start up of boot camp, but not when Windows 7's desktop boots up.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
You have to download the drivers. To download them, press X key while your Mac is starting to start into Mac OS X, open Boot Camp Assistant and follow the steps to download them. You will have to burn them onto a DVD or USB drive, so you will be able to install the drivers on Windows. Then, it should work fine.
If you can't download them in Boot Camp Assistant, download the drivers from this website > http://www.cafe-encounter.net/p682/download-bootcamp-drivers The links are from Apple and that's safe to download and install

Red Alert 2 on Windows 7 Boot Camp

New MBA 13" 2011.... Installed Windows 7 (Boot Camp) with latest Windows Support tools/drivers from Apple. Install Red Alert 2 the game but get a graphic glitch where the videos and user menu isn't displayed.
Anyone help?

I ran the automatic setup, I did notice that there was an ATI folder there, however I thought the graphics were Intel graphics not ATI on the new MBAs.

Wifi under windows 7 boot camp keeps dying

I have been running windows 7 64 bit under Boot Camp for just under a week, and last night have started to have some pretty serious issues with the built in wifi.
Periodically, without any consistent cause, when I am booted into Windows 7, my internet connection begins to degrade. Not disconnect or anything, just taking on like 60% packet loss or more, pings to both my default gateway (the wifi router) as well as to anything further out on the internet. My ipad, iphone, macbook pro are all fine and able to use the internet at the same time without issue, its only the imac booted into Windows 7. I can reboot with no change, still completely unusable (unable to load even a single web page) for Windows 7. reboot to OSX, no issues. Its not the router, or the ISP, its JUST when I'm in win7 using wifi. I've changed IPs, used a static DNS, measured wifi, etc. I was using this setup for almost a week before the issues started, and I'm assuming its something wrong with Windows7. Fully patched and up to date, both OSX and Win7.
I finally figured out that I can temporarily fix the problem by resetting the driver for the wifi interface under the Network Adaptor troubleshoot wizard in Windows, this buys me between 5 minutes to half an hour before the issue starts up again. Nothing else I've found will fix the issue even temporarily.
I finally ran a 50 ft ethernet cable from the imac to the router and this has for now solved the intermittent issue, but its not sustainable this way as I cannot leave the cords like this. But clearly there seems to be an issue with the wifi driver in windows that boot camp is using.
Can anyone provide some suggestions of what to look for within windows or a way to debug this more directly? I used the BootCamp assistant to burn a DVD of drivers at install time and I believe they were the most recent versions, but not sure how to check further. Device manager reports I am using the Atheros AR938x Wireless adaptor, and this is a mid-2011 27" iMac running Lion.

I'm having the same problem. Wifi loses connection after 5-ish minutes.
Wondering if it's an issue with the 802.11n drivers...? Seems a little more stable on the "g" networks.
This has been happening since the latest OS X update. I have a mid-2010 Macbook Pro 15".

How can I get Windows 7 Boot Camp to find my Magic Mouse?

Hey!
So I just bought a Magic Mouse and it works flawlessly in OS X.
But when I use Windows 7 Boot Camp I can't find the mouse to add it as a new device. My bluetooth works just fine and I have the Boot Camp 3.3 drivers.
I tried rebooting, turning the mouse off and on, read a bunch of guides on the internet but no one is having issues CONNECTING the mouse, only getting it to work, so my research is proving to be hard.
Can you guys help me?
Thanks!

Hi Maia,
Can you please mention your MAC model (MBA 2011, MBP, iMac?). Which OS X version?. Have you problems pairing other bluetooth devices?
You may want to try the following setps.
1.- First make sure that you have the latest EFI and software updates. Including latest bootcamp bluetooth drivers.
2.- Unpair MM in Mac OSX
3.- Do a Nvram and SMC reset:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
4.- Restart
5.- Pair your MM under Mac OSX
6.- Boot on Bootcamp assiging bootcamp as a starting partition
7.- Add your device.
Let me know if that worked, there are another tricks you can try but I need additional information.

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