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Q: [urgent]get "appleSSD.sys" error when installing windows 7 through bootcamp

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Please help me. I keep google for this error for days, but still can't find a solution.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)

Posted on Aug 13, 2015 6:23 AM

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Q: [urgent]get "appleSSD.sys" error when installing windows 7 through bootcamp

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  • by hineswhim,

    hineswhim hineswhim Aug 22, 2015 7:59 AM in response to CofC-Tech
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    Aug 22, 2015 7:59 AM in response to CofC-Tech

    Thanks CofC-Tech.. Your solution worked like a charm for me on a MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) version 10.10.5

  • by DubStep717,

    DubStep717 DubStep717 Aug 22, 2015 5:39 PM in response to katehazelgreat
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    Aug 22, 2015 5:39 PM in response to katehazelgreat

    It isn't a start up disk.  Hold down option if you want to switch disks.  If you want to be asked each time, you need to use a boot manager.  An NTFS partition not being active would be a reason it doesn't show up.  But really the question would be what are you trying to do with xthat partition in the first place and why use Paragon at all.  Windows does NTFS native.  No reason to use Paragon unless you don't have Windows.

  • by DubStep717,

    DubStep717 DubStep717 Aug 23, 2015 1:53 AM in response to Loner T
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    Aug 23, 2015 1:53 AM in response to Loner T

    No it isn't.  Networking is comprised of standards.  Standards that dont care about OS.  If it is your job, you know how to do it easily.

  • by DubStep717,

    DubStep717 DubStep717 Aug 23, 2015 1:57 AM in response to alexsoftdev
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    Aug 23, 2015 1:57 AM in response to alexsoftdev

    Are you serious?  You do realize Windows literally dominates the server market share right?  It's good for more than just gaming, as most of the world uses it for work as well.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Aug 23, 2015 5:17 AM in response to DubStep717
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    Aug 23, 2015 5:17 AM in response to DubStep717

    DubStep717 wrote:

     

    No it isn't.  Networking is comprised of standards.  Standards that dont care about OS.  If it is your job, you know how to do it easily.

    There are several gaps which make it harder. Missing X11 (Cygwin or Hummingbird do work though). No *nix CLI (ssh/telnet/ftp/sftp/scp/vim/emacs/...). Wireless diagnostics are missing. No VNC (but TightVNC works). This is not just about TCP/IP.

  • by DubStep717,

    DubStep717 DubStep717 Aug 23, 2015 1:28 PM in response to Loner T
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    Aug 23, 2015 1:28 PM in response to Loner T

    Those things may or may not exist natively, but there are well known solutions to all of those.  I can RDP to my Winodwd boxes from Linux and vice versa.  Those without X are managed with an SSH client.  If it's your job, you work it out.

  • by Rezrex,

    Rezrex Rezrex Aug 23, 2015 8:00 PM in response to ahtsan
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    Aug 23, 2015 8:00 PM in response to ahtsan

    A Quicker method for resolving the problem; boot again to the windows installer which should still be inserted by holding 'option' at boot, select 'repair your computer'. Let the startup repair run and then close the Window suggesting a reboot at this point. Select the startup utilities radio button, and then select command prompt. Cmd will launch from 'X:\' change this to C:\, then type 'del windows\system32\drivers\applessd.sys'. If you dont get an error and you return to a prompt, reboot and the installation will continue successfully.  Be sure your installation media is still present. Time: 2 minutes.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Aug 23, 2015 8:04 PM in response to DubStep717
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    Aug 23, 2015 8:04 PM in response to DubStep717

    DubStep717 wrote:

     

    It isn't a start up disk.  Hold down option if you want to switch disks.  If you want to be asked each time, you need to use a boot manager.  An NTFS partition not being active would be a reason it doesn't show up.  But really the question would be what are you trying to do with xthat partition in the first place and why use Paragon at all.  Windows does NTFS native.  No reason to use Paragon unless you don't have Windows.

    Apple's NTFS by default does not read-write. If there is no peripheral connectivity on the Windows side due to lack of drivers, then Paragon NTFS for Mac helps gets files from the OSX side to Windows (for example drivers), which can then be installed. Paragon can be removed after this is accomplished.

  • by Kflashdotcom,

    Kflashdotcom Kflashdotcom Aug 24, 2015 8:05 AM in response to Viking Vol
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    Aug 24, 2015 8:05 AM in response to Viking Vol

    A few more details added in bold below to this post that helped:

     

     

    SUCCESS AT LAST!! Here's what you need: Windows 7 image, an 8GB or higher USB 2.0 flash drive (A 3.0 USB will fail after rebooting, before selecting the BOOT CAMP partition - also ensure no External HDD is connected via USB during this process), and the old Boot Camp drivers 5.1 something. They are hardware specific and available for download  Apple Site. Click this link, each hardware needs different bootcamp files.(System requirements to install Windows on your Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support)

     

    1. Using Boot Camp Assistant, prepare the USB flash drive. Select the first two items and prepare the disk. Quit Boot Camp Assistant.
    2. From the Finder, delete the $WinPE$ and Boot Camp folders and AutoUnattend.xml from the FLASH DRIVE.
    3. Expand the old Boot Camp drivers (they are a zip file) on your desktop or in your downloads.
    4. Copy the $WinPE$ and Boot Camp folders and AutoUnattend.xml to the FLASH DRIVE.
    5. Reopen Boot Camp Assistant and select only the third option, install Windows 7.
    6. Sit back and relax as the installation proceeds.

     

    Mine is currently running perfectly. All the other methods I tried did not install Boot Camp or the drivers properly. This one installs it all correctly. Hope this helps someone out there. I've read all the comments and pieced this method together by a lot of trial and error. GOOD LUCK!

  • by Sergey S.,

    Sergey S. Sergey S. Aug 25, 2015 1:52 AM in response to ahtsan
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    Aug 25, 2015 1:52 AM in response to ahtsan

    Hi all. I found another one solution:

    1) download Bootcamp Support Software 5.1.5640

    2) delete $WinPE$ and bootcamp folders on flash drive

    3) extract Bootcamp Support Software 5.1.5640 to flash drive with windows installation image

    3) install windows

    4) enjoy

    Perfect on my 13'Air mid2013 10.10

    Version of Bootcamp Support Software is specific for your hardware

  • by harizradzuan,

    harizradzuan harizradzuan Aug 26, 2015 9:09 AM in response to ahtsan
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    Aug 26, 2015 9:09 AM in response to ahtsan

    Hello, im using I Mac late 2013, I tried to reinstall windows 7, everything went well until the applessd.sys error displays...i've overcome the problem by deleting the applessd.sys in the windows partition...the windows installation went well until my wired keyboard and mouse not working. It seems they didi not recognize my wired keyboard and mouse. It was working fine when I'm in Mac. I was stuck at the windows registry where i supposed to key in my name for my windows name. but my wired keyboard and mouse is malfunction. Any solution guys?? Please. Tq.

  • by Kflashdotcom,

    Kflashdotcom Kflashdotcom Aug 26, 2015 9:32 AM in response to harizradzuan
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    Aug 26, 2015 9:32 AM in response to harizradzuan

    i had exact same issue with the method you are using. That's why I suggest you completely start over, restore the partition. and follow my original post:

     

    A few more details added in bold below to this post that helped:

     

     

    SUCCESS AT LAST!! Here's what you need: Windows 7 image, an 8GB or higher USB 2.0 flash drive (A 3.0 USB will fail after rebooting, before selecting the BOOT CAMP partition - also ensure no External HDD is connected via USB during this process), and the old Boot Camp drivers 5.1 something. They are hardware specific and available for download  Apple Site. Click this link, each hardware needs different bootcamp files.(System requirements to install Windows on your Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support)

     

    1. Using Boot Camp Assistant, prepare the USB flash drive. Select the first two items and prepare the disk. Quit Boot Camp Assistant.
    2. From the Finder, delete the $WinPE$ and Boot Camp folders and AutoUnattend.xml from the FLASH DRIVE.
    3. Expand the old Boot Camp drivers (they are a zip file) on your desktop or in your downloads.
    4. Copy the $WinPE$ and Boot Camp folders and AutoUnattend.xml to the FLASH DRIVE.
    5. Reopen Boot Camp Assistant and select only the third option, install Windows 7.
    6. Sit back and relax as the installation proceeds.

     

    Mine is currently running perfectly. All the other methods I tried did not install Boot Camp or the drivers properly. This one installs it all correctly. Hope this helps someone out there. I've read all the comments and pieced this method together by a lot of trial and error. GOOD LUCK!

  • by SwedishMeatball,

    SwedishMeatball SwedishMeatball Aug 26, 2015 1:58 PM in response to Kflashdotcom
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    Aug 26, 2015 1:58 PM in response to Kflashdotcom

    I just decided to create an account here because this is getting frustrating and since I am hoping someone at Apple reads this thread, I will be extra pedagogical.

     

    I have a Macbook Pro 15 inch Retina mid 2014 and am trying to install Windows 7 Professional. If I do everything according to Apple's instructions, I can't install Windows at all because of the appleSSD.sys "windows cannot verify the digital signature" during the Windows 7 installation.

     

    Hey Apple!, tip 1: Please fix this issue. Installing Boot Camp should not be any more difficult than following your own guidance. And clearly, all these threads suddenly booming the apple support forums about this issue is indication that this is an Apple issue, and has nothing to do with Microsoft. So please, no blame game.

     

    If I try doing it according to Tooshy1054's instructions, there is another problem: I can install Windows but not any drivers. According to the Apple Support pages, the version of the Bootcamp I need is labeled BCA, i.e. only available through the Boot Camp Assistent. However, if I download these drivers via BCA after having completed a Windows 7 installation and then running setup in Windows, I get the error message saying that the drivers are incorrect for my machine.

     

    Hey Apple!, tip 2: Clearly there is something wrong with the current version of Boot Camp Assistent since it downloads the wrong Boot Camp drivers for my computer. Please fix this issue and please, if you can't fix this issue quickly, givs us the option to manually download the latest boot camp drivers intended for our specific setups. Simplified solutions are wonderful when they actually work, but when they don't, this is the drawback, so why not let us manually find the correct drivers (preferably via  a simple "choose your mac setup" from a list of all possible setups and then giving us the correct drivers. Almost all other driver downloads works like this for a reason, the current system seems messy in comparison)


    Following Tooshy1054's further instructions, it would seem we have the same setup, but the 5.1.5621 drivers give me the same error message as the ones I get via the BCA "wrong for this machine etc." This is weird. On one link, the Apple pages claim my Macbook Pro 15 inch Retina mid 2014 should use 5.1.5621 but when I go to the Swedish sites (and follow other links) it says BCA.

    The only ones that seem to do anything is 5.1.5640, which shouldn't be the correct ones for my machine?! With 5.1.5640 I can start the boot camp drivers setup process, but I always get BSOD at the end of installation which "bricks" Windows 7, forcing recovery mode's "reset windows to an earlier date when it worked". This has happened during the three times I have had to go through partitioning/installing Windows 7 Prof via Boot Camp. And I am getting really annoyed at how difficult it is to find proper drivers for my machine.


    Is there any way to manually install all boot camp drivers in Windows 7? How do I do this? Any other tips?


    Thanks to Tooshy1054 and other heplful people trying to remedy something that someone at Apple should have a look at.


  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Aug 26, 2015 3:05 PM in response to SwedishMeatball
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    Aug 26, 2015 3:05 PM in response to SwedishMeatball

    SwedishMeatball wrote:


    Hey Apple!, tip 1: Please fix this issue. Installing Boot Camp should not be any more difficult than following your own guidance. And clearly, all these threads suddenly booming the apple support forums about this issue is indication that this is an Apple issue, and has nothing to do with Microsoft. So please, no blame game.

    Apple Bug ID 22285185 with examples and screen shots and supporting materials have been provided to  'authorities'.

     

    If I try doing it according to Tooshy1054's instructions, there is another problem: I can install Windows but not any drivers. According to the Apple Support pages, the version of the Bootcamp I need is labeled BCA, i.e. only available through the Boot Camp Assistent. However, if I download these drivers via BCA after having completed a Windows 7 installation and then running setup in Windows, I get the error message saying that the drivers are incorrect for my machine.

    The error message you see is perfectly legitimate. There is no BCA in the following matrix.

     

    From System requirements to install Windows 7 and earlier on your Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support,

    MacBook Pro

     

    Mac modelWindows 7 64-bitWindows 7 32-bitWindows Vista 64-bitWindows Vista 32-bitWindows XP 32-bit
    MacBook Pro
    (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
    5----
    MacBook Pro
    (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)
    5----

     

    File Size: 924.9 MB

    System Requirements

    • MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Mid 2011)
    • MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Mid 2012)
    • MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, Mid 2010)
    • MacBook Pro (13-inch, & 15-inch, Early 2011)
    • MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011)
    • MacBook Pro (13-inch,15-inch & 17-inch  Late 2011)
    • MacBook Pro (13-inch & 15-inch, Mid 2012)
    • MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)
    • MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012)
    • MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch and 15-inch, Early 2013)
    • Mac Pro (Early 2009)
    • Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
    • Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
    • Mac mini (Mid 2011)
    • Mac mini (Late 2012)
    • iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
    • iMac (21.5-inch & 27-inch, Mid 2011)
    • iMac (21.5-inch & 27-inch, Late 2012)
    • iMac (21.5-inch) Early 2013
    • Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1, 64 bit

     

    From  Boot Camp Support Software 5.1.5640

    File Size: 925.6 MB

    System Requirements

    • MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Mid 2013)
    • MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch & 15-inch, Late 2013)
    • Mac Pro (Late 2013)
    • iMac (21.5-inch & 27-inch, Late 2013)
    • Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1, 64 bit

     

    The Mid 2014 and Late 2013 models have minor differences.

     

     

    Hey Apple!, tip 2: Clearly there is something wrong with the current version of Boot Camp Assistent since it downloads the wrong Boot Camp drivers for my computer. Please fix this issue and please, if you can't fix this issue quickly, givs us the option to manually download the latest boot camp drivers intended for our specific setups. Simplified solutions are wonderful when they actually work, but when they don't, this is the drawback, so why not let us manually find the correct drivers (preferably via  a simple "choose your mac setup" from a list of all possible setups and then giving us the correct drivers. Almost all other driver downloads works like this for a reason, the current system seems messy in comparison)

    No. BC6 drivers are clearly meant for Windows 10. Using BCA to download drivers, which has no a priori knowledge that you want to install W7, W8 or W10 is where the confusion is. The order in BCA needs to ask which version of Windows you want to itall first, before it downloads the version valid for that specific version of Windows. This is a design issue in BCA and Apple chose to leave the BCA order to avoid user surprises, but did not consider the various combinations. Your assessment, however, is correct. Let the user have some control.

     

     

    Following Tooshy1054's further instructions, it would seem we have the same setup, but the 5.1.5621 drivers give me the same error message as the ones I get via the BCA "wrong for this machine etc." This is weird. On one link, the Apple pages claim my Macbook Pro 15 inch Retina mid 2014 should use 5.1.5621 but when I go to the Swedish sites (and follow other links) it says BCA.

    The only ones that seem to do anything is 5.1.5640, which shouldn't be the correct ones for my machine?! With 5.1.5640 I can start the boot camp drivers setup process, but I always get BSOD at the end of installation which "bricks" Windows 7, forcing recovery mode's "reset windows to an earlier date when it worked". This has happened during the three times I have had to go through partitioning/installing Windows 7 Prof via Boot Camp. And I am getting really annoyed at how difficult it is to find proper drivers for my machine.


    Is there any way to manually install all boot camp drivers in Windows 7? How do I do this? Any other tips?

     

    This - Boot Camp: Solve Windows support software installation problems - is a manual procedure of reinstalling specific drivers. Usually, the US sites get updates first. Provide Product feedback to Apple to correct the Swedish sites.

  • by stevebythebay,

    stevebythebay stevebythebay Aug 28, 2015 11:14 AM in response to Kflashdotcom
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    Aug 28, 2015 11:14 AM in response to Kflashdotcom

    Thanks for putting this together.  I also had spent phone time with both "Apple couldn't care less" and Redmond. I think we know where the blame really resides. In any case, after a number of attempts (finally bumping up and formatting the Bootcamp partition to 60 GB) and loading up all the necessary files, and re-running the setups after an initial Win7 and after the Win10 upgrade using the SlySoft free mounter for Windows, all is well.  Quite a pain and consumption of time.

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