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Windows 7 64 and Boot Camp

I installed 64-bits Windows 7 on my iMac 24 (end 2007) and it works perfectly. The only problem is the the Boot Camp drivers cannot be installed. (Snow Leopard disk).
Somewhere I have read that the Boot Camp drivers are not compatible with the 64-bit version on this iMac.
What shall I do now?
I also have a 32-bit version.

iMac-24 (2007) / MacBookPro/-Airport Express, Mac OS X (10.6.4), Boot Camp / Windows 7

Posted on Oct 8, 2010 8:55 AM

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User profile for user: The hatter
The hatter
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Oct 8, 2010 11:49 AM in response to GHBMac

I don't see any help in those links.

What works for most, other than some of the issues with quality of Apple's drivers and graphic driver issue... the whole idea that somehow a Mac from 2007 isn't officially endorsed as supported, and Boot Camp 3.0 drivers are over a year old; came out before Windows 7 was out (but end of public RC phase).

which hinges on the Mac's firmware being EFI32 instead of UEFI 2.x (EFI64).

Copy the whole contents to a folder on your Windows volume.
Navigate to Apple\Drivers\Bootcamp64
control + click on that file and choose "Troubleshoot Compatibility Mode"
(or you can change Properties)
And you will then be able to overcome the "incompatible" error message and have them install

I have a 2006 Mac Pro also on the "endangered species list" as well.

Windows 64-bit versions from SP1 or later officially support UEFI, but that has not meant PCs couldn't install and use Windows 64-bit either.
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Windows 7 64 and Boot Camp

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