Windows 7 x64 on a white macbook late 2009

ok, i'll ask this question again in a different way, hopefully get an answer this time:
are the bootcamp 3.0 drivers machine specific? i know that install dvd's are supposedly machine specific, but i can't confirm.
the reason i'm asking is that i'm helping a friend install windows 7 x64. i'm in south america, she lives across town and forgot to give me her install dvd's, so i used mine from a mid 2009 macbook pro.
i installed bootcamp 3.0 and immediately updated with the 3.1 64 bit update.
i have no sound and cannot get the wireless adaptor driver functioning (i get code 10), it won't install, so i have no wi-fi.
also, trackpad functionality isn't 100%. i get 2 finger scroll, but it seems like expose and some other things aren't exactly like they are on the mac (need to go and check that expose is on), but trackpad speed and clicking seem a little off to me.
so i'm wondering if this is a system-wide driver problem tied to the install DVD version that came from a different machine or not, or is part of the same windows 7 problems everyone seems to be having.
i thought the 3.1 update was supposed to resolve all this stuff.
last week i did the exact same install on an identical macbook pro to mine and everything worked perfectly, not sure why it's not working on the macbook.

See Boot Camp- Macs that work with 64-bit editions of Microsoft Windows Vista.

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