10.6: A workaround for a Boot Camp x64 installation issue
Mar 17, '10 07:30:00AM
Contributed by: poenn
Today I installed Windows 7 Ultimate x64 via Boot Camp on my 2007 MacBook Pro 2.4GHz machine. I was stumped when I couldn’t install the Boot Camp drivers from the 10.6 DVD in Windows.
I tried several different approaches, but every single try ended with the message Boot Camp x64 is unsupported on this computer model when launching the Boot Camp setup app. I could also not install the 3.1 update. The only visual indication was Nvidia drivers installing, and afterwards, it would simply quit while all the time there was no reference that I was actually about to install Boot Camp.
Knowing that I didn’t do anything wrong, I didn’t want to give up and finally found a solution. Here's a step by step guide:
- Boot into Windows 7 and insert your 10.6 DVD
- Right-click on Start » Programs » Accessories » Command Prompt
- Select Run as Administrator
- Type cd /d D:, then press Enter
- Type cd Boot CampDriversApple, then press Enter
- Type BootCamp64.msi, then press Enter
The regular Boot Camp installation window should come up and install just fine. Afterwards I was able to update to 3.1 (the version on the 10.6 DVD is 3.0) without problems. I used the Apple-supplied standalone download of the 3.1 update, but it should also work using Apple Software Update from the Start Menu.
I hope this is of help to others -- I read that some of the newer iMac models also aren't (yet) supported by Boot Camp, so maybe this solution works there, too.
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