No trackpad or keyboard on Windows installer

Instead of messing around with the AutoUnattend.xml there is simpler method that works for me. I suggest trying it on your machine.

I created two new directories in the $WinPEDriver$ directory. This directory is referenced within the XML file, and indicates to Windows what drivers are loaded prior to executing the Windows Setup. I also copied the corresponding .exe files as shown. I left the originals in the Bootcamp directory intact, such that after the Windows installation completes, I can still execute the Bootcamp driver setup.exe without any other errors. If Windows setup does not recognize the USB, I forced it by power-cycling and choosing the USB drive using the ALT/Option key to boot from.

The corresponding autorun.inf files contain the following lines, one for each driver. Once these files are in place Windows setup works and I have both Trackpad and Keyboard functional. The Secondary click does not work at this stage, but is not needed. It will work when the Bootcamp setup is run and the Trackpad shows up in Bootcamp preferences.

Please let me know how it works on your machine.

[autorun]

open=AppleMultiTouchTrackPadInstaller64.exe

[autorun]

open=AppleKeyboardInstaller64.exe

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The Autorun.inf was created using Unix Vi. You may want to check for typos. Does your Windows Installer start and show you the setup screen? I used this to install Windows 7 Professional.

file autorun.inf

autorun.inf: Microsoft Windows Autorun file.

more autorun.inf

[autorun]

open=AppleMultiTouchTrackPadInstaller64.exe

As long as there is a unique autorun.inf per driver, in the correct directory, as shown in the screen shot I have posted earlier, it should work.

The Windows installer has probably a default 800x600 resolution, so it looks a bit strange on the MBP screen. Did you try using the left side USB?

Can you post your AutoUnattend.xml file? It may be worth looking at it to ensure the W7 Pro and what you have are similar. Another option is to try installing W7 Pro (you should be able to download the ISO from Microsoft).

diff AutoUnattend-FromBradley.xml /Volumes/WININSTALL/AutoUnattend.xml

file AutoUnattend-FromBradley.xml

AutoUnattend-FromBradley.xml: XML document text

Trying the right hand side will not hurt anything. In my case, without the drivers in place, I could not use the keyboard or mouse.

One suggestion would be to try (with the USB plugged in on either side) and power-cycle and ALT during power-up and selecting the USB to boot. This is how I installed my W7 Pro. Since the files are the same, W7 Pro or the edition you have should not make a difference. I assume you have installed this same version via Bootcamp in the past.

The diff (short for difference) command is a Unix command (run from MAC OS X Terminal). I downloaded your file as AutoUnattend-FromBradley.xml and compared it to the one on my USB which is /Volume/WININSTALL/AutoAttend.xml for any differences. There is also a sdiff command which does it side-by-side. The file command tells the OS to tell me what is the file type (which looks inside the file and headers and other parts) to determine what the file is.

Here is an example of the sdiff output (which may look strange when pasted here).

sdiff AutoUnattend-FromBradley.xml ~/Documents/OldWinInstall/AutoUnattend.xml | more

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>^M <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>^M

<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">^M <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">^M

<settings pass="windowsPE">^M <settings pass="windowsPE">^M

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorAr^M <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorAr^M

<UserData>^M <UserData>^M

not taking away from all that loner is doing to help you, but you're spending way too much time on this, your issue like I wrote before is get a new usb2 only drive and DL a new ISO, your problem will be fixed, a new flash drive is $10, and the new ISO (gave you the link earlier) is free

but, I would totally clean install OSX again before moving forward, I can't tell what all changes you've tried to date

turbostar wrote:

not taking away from all that loner is doing to help you,

There are no logs being written, which is a mystery.

There should be logs as indicated here. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744583%28WS.10%29.aspx

turbostar wrote:

but, I would totally clean install OSX again before moving forward, I can't tell what all changes you've tried to date

Deleting the current Bootcamp partition (ONLY using Bootcamp Assistant) and converting to a single partition disk should be all that is needed.

Agreed plus depends on OP and you, some like to figure out why something doesn't work

i am very lazy, I don't care about why I just want it to work so feel bad seeing 2 weeks spent here

only deleting boot camp should work but blowing it all out is still what I would do, an extra 45min is nothing now