MiJoDo
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Q: Bootcamp does not finish download for Windows drivers! please help. Bootcamp assistant only gets about halfway.

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Bootcamp, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), Windows 7 X64

Posted on Apr 21, 2013 2:21 PM

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Q: Bootcamp does not finish download for Windows drivers! please help. Bootcamp assistant only gets about halfway.

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  • by mende1,

    mende1 mende1 Apr 21, 2013 2:24 PM in response to MiJoDo
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    Apr 21, 2013 2:24 PM in response to MiJoDo

    Check what Boot Camp edition is for your computer > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5634 If your Mac is compatible with Boot Camp 5 and you want to install a 64-bit Windows 7 or 8 version, download the Windows support software from the Support website > http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1638

     

    If you want to install another Windows edition, download the correct Windows support software from the Support website > http://support.apple.com/downloads Choose one of the Boot Camp software options and check that your computer is supported

  • by MiJoDo,

    MiJoDo MiJoDo Apr 21, 2013 2:57 PM in response to mende1
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    Apr 21, 2013 2:57 PM in response to mende1

    Is the Bootcamp Assistant then not downloading because it is the wrong version for my computer?

  • by BobTheFisherman,

    BobTheFisherman BobTheFisherman Apr 21, 2013 5:10 PM in response to MiJoDo
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    Apr 21, 2013 5:10 PM in response to MiJoDo

    MiJoDo wrote:

     

    Is the Bootcamp Assistant then not downloading because it is the wrong version for my computer?

    No, it is because the Windows Support Software servers are slow and unreliable. Search this forum and you'll see hundreds of posts indicating that.

  • by rtheb,

    rtheb rtheb Apr 21, 2013 10:12 PM in response to MiJoDo
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    Apr 21, 2013 10:12 PM in response to MiJoDo

    If you do not have a FAT formated USB installed in one of the USB Ports the Download hangs where you have it in your picture.

     

    I was playing around with OSX 10.8.4 Beta and decided to try and download the Windows Support Software just for my own knowledge.

     

    I didn't bother to prepare a FAT formatted USB Flash Drive as I thought the Windows Support Software would be saved to the Desktop or in Downloads...

     

     

    WRONG!

     

    After waiting endlessly for the Windows Support Software to move from the 50% mark I decided to STOP the Download.

     

    I then prepared a FAT formated Flash Drive with Disk Utility and left it attached to the USB port.

     

    I then restarted the BootCamp Windows Support Software download again.and selected my new Flash Drive as the destination.

     

    Had to verify with my password and the download started.

     

    Just after the 50% download I was again asked to enter my password and after that BootCamp burned the Windows Support Software to the Flash Drive in about two minutes.

     

    So it appears to not be an Apple Server problem after all but rather a viable FAT formated destination Flash Drive attached to the computer to complete the Windows Support Software download.

  • by Mac_Win,

    Mac_Win Mac_Win Apr 21, 2013 11:11 PM in response to MiJoDo
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    Apr 21, 2013 11:11 PM in response to MiJoDo

    You can manually download the drivers here:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1638

     

    Not all systems are supported but the most recent ones are.

  • by bentastic,

    bentastic bentastic May 22, 2013 8:45 PM in response to rtheb
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    May 22, 2013 8:45 PM in response to rtheb

    Thanks rtheb - this solved my issue. my USB couldnt be configured on my macbook so I did it as FAT32 on my windows machine - no-go - kept stoping halfway through, I even left it overnight.

    Got a a new USB, erased and partitioned it in disk utitly as FAT and away I go !

  • by carnuts55,

    carnuts55 carnuts55 Jan 5, 2014 1:58 PM in response to MiJoDo
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    Jan 5, 2014 1:58 PM in response to MiJoDo

    I have the same issue. I am running a late 2011 macbook pro with lion 10.7.5 and bootcamp 4.0.4. Is this my problem. On the apple software download site it says I need bootcamp 5.0 or higher for a macbook pro like mine.  This is totally confusing and the most frustrating thing I have ever done on a computer. I am currently trying to download the windows support software with a USB fat32 installed and it seems to just be sitting there.  I have to have windows to run 1 specific program.

  • by rekharrr,

    rekharrr rekharrr Sep 30, 2014 8:22 PM in response to rtheb
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    Sep 30, 2014 8:22 PM in response to rtheb

    Mine got stuck as well but i just plugged my mac into the charger and left it overnight and when i woke up... voila! There it is, completed. it is just REAAAAALLLLYYY slow.

  • by trunolimit,

    trunolimit trunolimit Jan 14, 2015 6:08 PM in response to mende1
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    Jan 14, 2015 6:08 PM in response to mende1

    will these drivers also work for bootcamp 5.1?

     

    Where did you get that page. I tried to search for it through the bootcamp support site but got nothing.

     

    Never mind found it. Thank the Google I could find it. Google knows I would have gone crazy looking for it through the apple support site.

     

    For all you's guys searching here is the complete compatibility page. Just click and download. Google bless you and enjoy.

     

    Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems - Apple Support