"bootcamp x64 is unsupported on this computer model" - Any new information??

Some great info here.

I have a Macbook 5,1 (late 2008) that I installed Windows 7 x64 on.

I cannot seem to install Boot Camp on it, and have actually been surviving on the Windows side just using indivdual driver downloads from the hardware companies. But I am having some trouble with key items (keyboard and trackpad support for example) and want to try to get Boot Camp installed.I don't have Boot Camp available in the Control Panel.

I went through the normal Boot Camp process on the Mac side, including producing the CD. I tried to get the .msi files to run with all the advice here (including Compatibility Mode and as Administrator once moving the files to the local HDD) but I get a message saying the .msi requires elevated privileges and can only run via the setup.exe file, and the setup.exe gives me the "Boot camp x64 is unsupported on this computer model" even with the tricks here.

Any ideas?

Look at direction from Great Life. I've used this method on both my imac and Macbook pro. One thing to note, when in command prompt, you might have to back track from what ever folder it currently has you in to the drive you have the files in. Believe you type cd../ (search google).

Great Life-

Thank you Sir/Ma'am!

I don't know how I missed the Command Line instructions above. The bootcamp disk had a different path so I had to change some of the directions a bit, but once you use the cd command to go to each directory and run the .msi file, it works. I am up and running and can use my function keys and everything.

I had to do this:

cd d/ D: (d is my optical drive, I did move the files the C drive but couldnt figure out the path)

cd drivers

cd apple

bootcamp64.msi

I still have issues connecting to wireless in odd ways but that's another topic.

Thanks Great Life!

I am getting the "Boot Camp x64 unsuporrted"... message. As the person above stated there was no bootcamp64.msi. I executed the bootcamp.msi file as described from an elvated dos prompt. Everything appears to install even some screen flicker however after the reboot its clear its missing drivers. I have no wifi and in checking the device manager serveral devices are missing drivers.

I have to correct my previous post: It did not work fine.

After having installed the Win64 Drivers manually Windows apparanty rebooted (i did not watch it) and left me an error messagte stating windows could not reboot properly. There was an option to fix or repair. After doing so Windows did boot and seemed to be fine, however I realized that the Internet Explorer alwas crashed due to some dll error. I am not sure how this is related to the Boot Camp Support Software. But that's the point I gave up and bought Parallels 9.

Sorry, but at the risk of sounding like a total idiot (and I've been Mac-only for 10 years now), I just can't get the bootcamp exe file to run.

I've installed Windows 8 onto my MacBook Pro, downloaded the Windows Support software, and had to install manually all the drivers that I could, since running the bootcamp exe file gives me the "bootcamp x64 is unsupported..." response.

Trying to run it as an administrator gets me nowhere.

And my Windows still won't detect my home wireless network, which is working for all other devices, including my MBP when it runs in OS 10.9.1.

Any suggestions?

And take pity on me- I'll need (fairly) explicit directions.

Thank you!

Hello There

I have installed windows 8 pro on my macbook pro 2011 late, and after that i installed boot camp 5.0.533 everything working fine only the sound has a red cross sign on task bar and it says code 10 error.

i have only windows 8 running no Mac installed.

any suggestions?

Manzoor

Thanks - this appears to work perfectly!

The only additional issue I had is that the bootcamp installation hung for quite a while on "atigraphics". (I have a 2009 24" iMac.) Eventually I had to cancel the installation. Based on another thread, I moved the ati folder out of the drivers folder and reran the bootcamp64.msi and then it ran fine.

If your Username has spaces you need to enclose in double quotes, for example if your username is "Erci Root", then .

cd "Eric Root"

You can also type cd Er and press tab, which should expand and quote your username as necessary.

Thanks for this tip! It actually got me past that one, but only that one! now that I'm on 'desktop', I'm met with the same message as previously. What's the trick this time?

WAIT! Never mind. I think I got it. Stand by...

Okay, so I got all the way to the BootCamp64 file, but it told me, as other methods did, "The installation requires elevated priveleges. Launch the installer through setup.exe." Anyone know what I can try now?

CANCEL THAT AGAIN! I wasn't in Admin mode when I thought I was. All good...for now. Thanks again.

hey it will be useful to let people know they can launch command prompt as an administrator by going to the windows icon in the lower left, clicking on it, then typing in the search box 'command prompt' and then RIGHT clicking on it, then choosing 'Run As Administrator'. Otherwise they will not have sufficient privileges to run the msi application. Cheers and thanks for your other points though 🙂

Mac Pro 1,1 (2008), trying to install Win 7 64b with Radeon 5770:

Been at this for a couple of hours before I found your solution. This is the ONLY thing that got it going.

Another hang-up: During initial install of Windows 7 64b, it paused for about 10 minutes then told me it couldn't find the drivers. It didn't say for what but I finally guessed it was the Radeon 5770 causing trouble. I downloaded the drivers and put them on a USB stick and restarted the install. It continued on in seconds instead of giving me the long pause. The funny part was, I downloaded the wrong drivers! I couldn't install them when I finally got to the desktop. I had to go find the right ones, but it allowed Windows to finish the install with the generic VGA driver and that got me going.

LASTLY FOLKS: I'm an old DOS guru. You don't need to:

do cd.. until you're at c: (cd.. cd.. cd.. cd.. cd.., etc)

The command to do that is: cd \ <return>

Unix (terminal), uses a forward slash. DOS uses a backslash. Some commands are common to the two with the only difference the direction of the slash.

I know this might have been a long time ago.
If you still have issues.
Open to the location of the BootCamp.msi file. and from the top left click File -> Command Prompt -> Run as Administrator
Then type ".\BootCamp.msi"