Bootcamp 5.0 on Mac book pro 2012 Mac OS X 10.8

You didn't look close enough during Boot Camp Assistant to check the box to download the software or read the rest of the instructions.

CDs were actually DVD anyway never was a CD - you can burn the support software to a CD though or flash memory. Most use flash USB stick and not a CD.

And Lion and ML don't come with discs anyway.

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1461

Boot Camp 4.0, OS X Lion: Frequently asked question

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.7.pdf

create a Windows support software (drivers) CD or USB storage media

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4407

The Boot Camp Assistant can burn Boot Camp software (drivers) to a DVD or copy it to a USB storage device, such as a flash drive or hard drive. These are the only media you can use to install Boot Camp software.

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4569

Installation Guide

Instructions for all features and settings.

Boot Camp 4.0 FAQ Get answers to commonly asked Boot Camp questions.

Windows 7 FAQ Answers to commonly asked Windows 7 questions.

http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/

In OSX, use Boot Camp Assistant to download the drivers (1st option after you start Boot Camp Assistant). Copy them to a FAT32 formatted USB stick. Boot into Windows, run setup.exe from the stick.

Alternative method:

Read the Boot Camp Manual!

I'm actually having a similar problem, and I've seen many others complain about this throughout various releases of Boot Camp. When attempting to use the Boot Camp Assistant to download the support software, it quickly gets to about 20% and then just hangs, no matter how many hours I leave the program running for. I've searched all over but can't seem to find a reliable direct download, and don't believe that the drivers are included anywhere in the OSX Mountain Lion install, as I searched through most of the .dmg there. Anybody have any tips or soultions for us?

There is no alternative source, you must use Boot Camp Assistant to obtain the drivers and it may take a long time so be patient.

You install the Windows drivers (the ones you downloaded) while running Windows. Start Windows OS (not the installer) insert the thumb drive and run Setup.exe.

jimjimz wrote:

As I said before when I run the setup.exe from the USB while I'm on the Windows OS(Not Installer), I basically repeat step 2 which sets up my Windows 7, leaving me still driverless and unable to connect to the internet as a result, without many features such as sound, to wrap it all up, the features that were suppose to come with it, I'm not sure which step I'm missing or if theres a technical difficulty because Apple care supportline doesn't work and I've followed your advice reading the manual, every step.

I don't know what to say next, I, along with thousands of others have done this, I have done many many times, I have no idea what you are not doing but you are not doing it right. Open the thumb drive in OSX, take a screenshot of the content and post it here, I would like to see what you have.

That appears to be the correct set of folders, and I have no idea what is going on, what is the size of the folder (the root folder)

3.3GB sounds like Windows 7 ISO some come with Windows electronically as an .exe but you would need to be running Windows... not sure what is up there.

The Apple support should be in a folder "Boot Camp" within the top level on OS X boot drive - unless you chose to install elsewhere.

/Library/Application Support/... Boot Camp as a DMG that you mount and run the installer package - been awhile siince I did so - take with a graiin of salt.

jimjimz wrote:

about 3.36GB, I'm suppose to run that setup.exe there right? The problem is, am I suppose to be seeing a bootcamp folder? or something like that? where are the installation of the drivers within the folder(thats what im missing for my windows to operate normally on my mac) because its not showing and when I run that setup while I'm on the windows OS, I go through the whole set up for windows 7 again ( is that normal?) and I still end up driverless.

That's not the drivers, it's a Windows ISO, just as the Hatter said. Download the Windows Support Software using Boot Camp Assistant, save it to a thumb drive, boot Windows and install the drivers, Don't bother looking for folders, it is an automated setup (once you get the right files)