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Hi All,
Good evening. I am having a 13" macbook Air and just installed Windows 7 on this. Unfortunately, i had a copy of Windows which is 32 bit. As expected, the Bootcamp support software doesnt seem to work on this. It would be great if someone could give me some tip on how to install Bootcamp support software for 32 Bit Windows 7.
Also, one more follow up question. How do I enable Wifi when am on windows?
Regards,
Vinay
MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012)
You will need to get Win7 64-bit. Or run Windows in Parallels or other virtualization software.
You will need to get Win7 64-bit. Or run Windows in Parallels or other virtualization software.
Thanks a lot for your quick response. Are you sure, no other options for me? I need to buy a new copy(>100 bucks) to get 64-bit.
Or spend $79 for Parallels or download VirtualBox 4.2.10 for free and install your copy in a virtual machine. Cheaper than buying 64-bit Windows, and you can run Windows concurrently with OS X.
I installed windows 7 x32 with no problem on my old Core Duo Black MacBook using BootCamp 4.0. running Snow Leopard
Try BootCamp 4.0.4033 at http://support.apple.com/downloads/DL1630/en_US/BootCamp4.0.4033.zip
I'm pretty sure it has the 32 bit drivers you need.
I later updated to Windows 8 x32 and most of the drivers worked there as well.
Apple updated BootCamp 4 with additional drivers on newer releases of Boot Camp 4 that Apple Software Update on the Windows side automatically updated to the most current version version of BootCamp 4
Download and give it a try..
He is using a 2012 MBA running Mountain Lion. It has no 32-bit support like yours does running Snow Leopard on hardware that supports both 32 and 64-bit drivers.
I thought the OP said he had "just installed Windows" 7 x32 on his MacBook Air and only needed the 32 bit drivers.
Did the OP actually install Win 7 x32 and has it running or is just attempting to install it?
If he did actually get it installed I'd try the Bootcamp 4.0 setup just to see what happens.
Worst case is he buys a new x64 version of Windows.
Just my 2 cents.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5634?viewlocale=en_US
Under
Boot Camp requirements by Mac model
| Mac model | Windows 8, 64-bit | Windows 7, 64-bit | Windows 7, 32-bit | Windows Vista, 64-bit | Windows Vista, 32-bit | Windows XP, 32-bit |
| MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012) | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - |
Apple says his 13" MacBook Air supports Windows 7, 32-bit using BootCamp 4.
So I would certainly DL the Drivers and give it a go.
My added 2 cents.
@rtheb, yes i have already installed windows. and just need to install the support software.
I will now try with all the 3 or 4 available downloads for bootcamp 4 and keep everyone posted.
Thanks all for your responses.
Try BootCamp 4.0.4033 at http://support.apple.com/downloads/DL1630/en_US/BootCamp4.0.4033.zip
Just run setup.exe NOT setup64.exe
This version should have what you need for the major drivers.
The later versions just add some newer drivers you can install later.
Trying now. Keeping my fingers crossed.
BTW, how do i enable wifi on the windows side? everytime i am stuck , am rebooting to OS X and getting on internet. :-(
The BootCamp 4.0 will install all the necessary wifi drivers you need for the windows side and you'll be all good.
Am responding to this on my Windows. Yippee and Kudos.. 🙂 Thanks a ton for the help. Definitely i owe you one.
For the benefit of others viewing this thread,
my original issue: Installed windows 7 32 bit using Bootcamp 5. I could install windows but couldnt install the support drivers required for keyboard, webcam, nvidia drivers etc. I downloaded BootCamp4.0.4033.zip
as mentioned by Rtheb, copied to the usb drive and installed on windows. Worked like a charm.
Now install iTunes for Windows and let it install on the Windows side.
Along with iTunes the Apple Software Update will also be installed.
After installation run the Apple Software Update program and it will install all the needed updates not installed.
I'm pretty sure it will update BootCamp 4.0 to the newest version.
If it doesn't update BootCamp 4.0 download the later versions and install those.
You can now download these all on the windows side. Unzip and install from the desktop saving you some time and effort.
Glad everything is working as Apple has totally fubared BootCamp lately especially with Windows 8 and BootCamp 5.
Yep. Sure. Will do that. I faced problem opening Bootcamp control panel but this post helped me:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4072575?start=0&tstart=0
All looks good as of now.. Very happy to run both OS X and Windows on my laptop. This was one of the reasons why I got a Mac than Windows.
Also make sure you run Windows Update in the Control Panel amd Update EVERYTHING- both Recommended and Important.
Hopefully you installed Windows 7 WITH SERVICE PACK 1.
If not SERVICE PACK 1 Windows Update will advise you to install.
If you need SP! - download and install it FIRST and DON'T do any updates until SP1 is installed and running.
bootcamp for 32-bit windows?
