Q: Installing Windows 7 on MacBook Air: where are $WinPEDriver$ (folder), AutoUnattend.xml, BootCamp (folder) in the Windows Support Drivers file?

Can post a screen shot of a Finder listing of the directory that was created when the files was unzipped?

Same problem here.

When I decompressed the bootcamp zip, I located this

When I open that folder, the only contents would be

Note: I'm aware this is on windows, I tried to install it from here as the same thing had already happened on my MBP

$WinPEDriver$ exists in Bootcamp 5, because the installer on the USB needs to be able to enable a PreBoot environment.

From Install Windows 7 and earlier on your Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support, for a Macbook Air mid-2011,

I get Boot Camp Support Software 5.1.5621,

Post Date: Feb 11, 2014

File Size: 924.9 MB

System Requirements

• MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Mid 2011)
• MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Mid 2012)
• MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, Mid 2010)
• MacBook Pro (13-inch, & 15-inch, Early 2011)
• MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011)
• MacBook Pro (13-inch,15-inch & 17-inch  Late 2011)
• MacBook Pro (13-inch & 15-inch, Mid 2012)
• MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)
• MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012)
• MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch and 15-inch, Early 2013)
• Mac Pro (Early 2009)
• Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
• Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
• Mac mini (Mid 2011)
• Mac mini (Late 2012) 
• iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
• iMac (21.5-inch & 27-inch, Mid 2011)
• iMac (21.5-inch & 27-inch, Late 2012)
• iMac (21.5-inch) Early 2013
• Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1, 64 bit

ls -lgt

total 8

drwxr-xr-x@ 5 staff   170 Jan 31  2014 BootCamp

drwxr-xr-x@ 4 staff   136 Jan 31  2014 $WinPEDriver$

-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 staff  3219 Jan 31  2014 AutoUnattend.xml

 

grep "Product" BootCamp/BootCamp.xml

 

<BuildInfo BuildNumber="5621" ProductName="Boot Camp">

  <ProductManufacturer>Apple Inc.</ProductManufacturer>

  <ProductVersion>5.1.5621</ProductVersion>

  <ProductCode>{FA2B2C2A-EA41-495A-9308-60726125D562}</ProductCode>

In Bootcamp 4.0.4033, since USB Installers are not used, a physical W7 DVD is used, the setup.exe is run after Windows is installed and is running generic drivers.

From Boot Camp Support Software 4.0.4033, I get (this has no support for MBA mid-2011).

Post Date: Mar 14, 2013

File Size: 601.76

System Requirements

• MacBook (13-inch, Late 2006)
• MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2007)
• MacBook (13-inch, Late 2007)
• MacBook (13-inch, Early 2008)
• MacBook (13-inch, Late 2008)
• MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009 & Mid 2009)
• MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) *
• MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) *
• MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2008)
• MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2008 & Mid 2009)
• MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Late 2010) *
• MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, Core 2 Duo)
• MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, 2.2 & 2.4GHz)
• MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, Early 2008) *
• MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) *
• MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009 & Mid 2009) *
• MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2009) *
• MacBook Pro (13-inch and 15-inch, Mid 2009) *
• MacBook Pro (13-inch,15-inch, and 17-inch, Mid 2010)
• MacBook Pro (13-in, 15-inch, and 17-inch, Early 2011 & Late 2011)
• Mac Pro (Mid 2006)
• Mac Pro (Early 2008) *
• Mac Pro (Early 2009)
• Mac Pro (Early 2007)
• Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
• Mac Pro (15-inch and 17-inch, 2.2 & 2.4GHz)
• Mac mini (Mid 2007)
• Mac mini (Early 2009 & Late 2009)
• Mac mini (Mid 2010) *
• iMac (17-inch, Late 2006)
• iMac (20-inch, Late 2006)
• iMac (24-inch, Late 2006)
• iMac (20-inch & 24-inch, Mid 2007)
• iMac (20-inch & 24-inch, Early 2008)
• iMac (20-inch, Early 2009 & Mid 2009)
• iMac (21.5-inch & 27-inch, Late 2009) *
• iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) *
• iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) *
• iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
• iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011 & Late 2011)
• iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)

all these drivers support Windows 7, 32 bit

* drivers that support Windows 7, 32 and 64 bit

ls -lgt BootCamp/

total 2088

drwxr-xr-x@ 14 staff     476 Jun 29  2011 Drivers

-rwxr-xr-x@  1 staff  156104 Jun 29  2011 BootCamp64.xml

-rwxr-xr-x@  1 staff  156520 Jun 29  2011 BootCamp.xml

-rwxr-xr-x@  1 staff  268160 Jun 29  2011 setup.exe

-rwxr-xr-x@  1 staff      27 Jun 18  2011 autorun.inf

-rwxr-xr-x@  1 staff  471250 Jun 16  2011 Boot Camp Installation & Setup Guide.pdf

drwxr-xr-x@ 23 staff     782 Jun 16  2011 Documentation

 

grep Product BootCamp/BootCamp64.xml

<BuildInfo BuildNumber="4033" ProductName="Boot Camp">

  <ProductManufacturer>Apple Inc.</ProductManufacturer>

  <ProductVersion>4.0.4033</ProductVersion>

  <ProductCode>{ADA3F9C8-A6D3-4fcf-BFBB-EAD69AC0884E}</ProductCode>

 

grep Product BootCamp/BootCamp.xml

<BuildInfo BuildNumber="4033" ProductName="Boot Camp">

  <ProductManufacturer>Apple Inc.</ProductManufacturer>

  <ProductVersion>4.0.4033</ProductVersion>

  <ProductCode>{E8F8AF38-7FFA-407A-8E4B-4722AE20FA30}</ProductCode>