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User profile for user: David Kravetz
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"bootcamp x64 is unsupported on this computer model" - Any new information??

Hi everyone,


I'm trying to install Boot Camp after a successful installation of Windows 7 on my iMac Intel, and I'm getting the above message. I've scoured the forums and troubleshooting/repairing the "BootCamp64.msi" file is not working. When I troubleshoot the file, it states that troubleshooting is not necessary. When I try to repair the file, it states that I can only repair items that have been installed.


Has Apple addressed this problem, or are there other solutions to try?


Just to confirm, do I need to install BootCamp 3.0 before I can upgrade to 3.1 or 3.2?


I would have thought that Apple would address this common problem by now.


Any help would be appreciated!!


Thanks,

David

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7), 24" Intel iMac

Posted on May 16, 2011 11:14 AM

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User profile for user: ninjabeans
ninjabeans
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Posted on Mar 6, 2013 10:42 AM

Yay for old threads


I have an old unibody 2008 macbook that I was trying this on and couldn't get any of the solutions to work for. Here is what I had to do which finally worked. None of the simple stuff was so I took a stab at it.I used a lot of the info on this page to finally come up with a solution but hopefully not everyone has the same issues that I did.


  1. In Mac, Burn the files to disc via bootcamp
  2. In windows move that file to the desktop in a folder
  3. Then launch command prompt as administrator
  4. do cd.. until youre at c: (cd.. cd.. cd.. cd.. cd.., etc)
  5. cd users
  6. cd yourusername
  7. cd desktop
  8. cd bootcamp_foldername
  9. cd boot camp
  10. cd drivers
  11. cd apple
  12. bootcamp64.msi


When I did this, it actually started the 64bit installer and worked. I saw graphics install, broadcom, etc. No issues so far.

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