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

Trying to do a new install of Windows 7 on Macbook Air (Mid-2011).


I'm following the steps on Apple Support (Install Windows 7 and earlier on your Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support, under "Perform a new install of Windows 7") and I'm up to Step 11: I've downloaded the relevant Windows Support Drivers file (BootCamp4.0.413.zip) and decompressed it, but I cannot find the $WinPEDriver$ (folder), AutoUnattended.xml, and BootCamp (folder) within that file that it tells me to copy to the USB Flash Drive.


Where are they?

MacBook Air, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Feb 24, 2016 9:41 PM

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Mar 14, 2016 5:59 PM in response to JonnySpuds

$WinPEDriver$ 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>

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