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No WiFi when in Bootcamp with Windows 7

I have a MBP running Yosemite with Bootcamp running Windows 7 installed. My problem is that no matter how many wifi drivers I try in Windows I cannot get the wireless card to pull up any networks. It works fine in OS X - sees all networks and connects with a strong signal.

But when I switch to Windows here's what happens:

I can see the wifi bars down in the system tray but when I highlight and click it nothing pops up... When I hover the cursor over the bars it highlights and when I click it, the symbol depresses like its being pressed but no network list pops up at all... Anyone know what I'm doing wrong here? I'm thinking it might be a compatibility issue between Yosemite and Bootcamp/Windows 7? I have downloaded and installed the latest bootcamp wifi drivers and still no go... Any help is greatly appreciated.

MacBook Pro, Bootcamp

Posted on Feb 24, 2015 6:11 PM

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Chicagownage Author

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Mar 2, 2015 1:10 PM in response to Loner T

I don't see anything that relates directly to the WLAN adapter in the logs after clicking on the symbol in the system tray.

Loner T

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Mar 2, 2015 1:21 PM in response to Chicagownage

Is it possible to remove this installation of Windows and install a clean fresh install?

Chicagownage Author

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Mar 2, 2015 4:50 PM in response to Loner T

I figured it would come to this... lol. Yeah, I'll give it a go. I assume this is best done through the Boot Camp Assistant on the OS X side?

Loner T

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Mar 2, 2015 5:44 PM in response to Chicagownage

Do not use anything other than BCA. 😉

Chicagownage Author

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Mar 3, 2015 4:56 PM in response to Loner T

Re-installed Boot Camp with Windows 7 Home Premium x64 and now the WiFi along with everything else is working like a champ. Shame we couldn't figure out the culprit but ya' win some, ya' lose some. I thank you for your help and timely responses to my posts. It was greatly appreciated. Take care.

Loner T

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Mar 3, 2015 5:06 PM in response to Chicagownage

Windows drivers installations are fraught with errors, especially when different versions are installed/re-installed. Just for the sake of documentation and future readers, can you post the driver versions that you currently have for the Ethernet and WiFi.

No WiFi when in Bootcamp with Windows 7