Windows Support Software download problem!

HI,
i am trying to download windows, but when trying to install the support software, it tells me, about half way through, that there is a network problem and so it cannot download. Please help because not being able to use inbuilt mac things would be incredibly inconvinient.

Actually, it does it at about 20 - 25% of the way through

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