Problem in downloading windows support software

Well there is no other place to download it from other than Apple. Although you could try installing Windows 7 first, skipping the Windows Support download, once Windows is installed open BootCamp Utitlity and try re-downloading the support software. Remember some of the drivers take a long time to download depending on your Internet connection speed, this could be a very long time.

I am getting the following error message as I am trying to download the support software:

"Can't install Windows Support Software because it is not currently available from the Software Update server."

Well that's just peachy. Anyone know when it might become available?

As @coander15 mentioned you can only download it from Apple normally.

Have you done any search's for the same problem or tried any of the fix's?

Some people have had an issue with the Proxy settings (Network) being on, needs to be disabled, and others have had to have the USB stick already inserted before they start the Boot Camp Assistant.

Here's a post with a couple of suggestions. The first link I can only get it to download as a TextEdit file with the printed list, so I'm not sure if this is the right file but you can download it (or what version it is) and find out if you want.

Command-F will take you to BootCampESD.pkg lines then just copy/paste into the browser window the line BETWEEN the </string> for the direct link if you get the TextEdit file also.

Unfortunately I don't know if it will work on a non-English install.

EXAMPLE, it has to end with .pkg in order to download as a file.

<string>http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/63/18/041-4777/GRGxJTrxPTSTdbBKFXt2bVjq VJGvBknRC3/BootCampESD.pkg</string>

Have you got the latest firmware for your computer? Go to the Apple System Profiler (About This Mac...) to see what version you have installed now.

Unfortunately your on your own now, your going to have to do another search as there are many posts for that issue, different fix's for different laptops.😟

One of them is to install the Boot Camp sound driver manually and another is to install software that does a complete deletion of the drivers and then try reinstalling the 3rd party drivers again from Realtek or the Boot Camp one.

When you download the Boot Camp drivers from Apple it will download the correct drivers for your particular computer so when you "torrent" drivers from a 3rd party you don't know what computer they were downloaded for.

You might try downloading from the link I gave you and see if that makes a difference?

You should probably start another post with this new question/problem and see if anyone can help you with the same issue they had.

Your probably going to have better luck searching and reading the older posts for a faster response.

Good Luck........

Solution 1 :

Get a usb modem and install the drivers on windows for internet connection, then download "driver genius" or any other alternative software and scan the computer. It will automatically detect and download all the files needed to run the hardware .

Good Luck..

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Same issue and it appears to be all over this forum. Complete B.S. The download bar gets about 1/4 of the way into it, freezes and then eventually tells me there's a network error. I bought a Macbook pro because I have to boot camp the drive and install Windows. Apple needs to support their software!!!!!!

I had the same problem, formatted an SD card from my camera, and the 1GB download completed in about 10 minutes to that instead of USB....