Hi I have been trying to install Windows 7/8.1/10 on my MacBook Pro Early 2011 15" model. I get no problems while installing windows. But I get a BSOD while the bootcamp support software package is installing the Intel graphics driver with the error: "SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED(igdkmd64.sys)" and then the system reboots.
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011)
The BC drivers do not handle the EFI installation on the 2011 Macs correctly. You should only see the AMD GPU on dual GPU Macs, if legacy BIOS is used. I also saw your comment on Intel HD 3000 Bootcamp / Black screen / Windows driver .
How much effort is it to try and re-install Windows? For the Optical drive issue, see if you can use Resolved - Install a Windows 7 partition on Mac OSX without Optical Drive or USB | MacRumors Forums as a workaround. If you do use this method, you will also have a Winclone backup of your installation. This also give you an option to do a clean installation after the backup as a test.
It worked! Thank you very much!
I was insisting on the other path, but this works so much better 😀
Hi Loner,
I saw you also replied to a similar discussion here about this issue some years ago. I do have a problem that I find difficult to come around. Maybe you could cast some light at it.
I am on a Macbook Pro 15" late 2011 with a 1tb SSD partitioned in two. I had my logical board replaced by Apple's Recall already.
My optical drive is dead so I installed Windows 8.1 in a partition via USB flash drive (EFI) after altering BootCamp Assistent.
Windows works fine until I turn internet on, it download drivers automatically and crashes. It also crashes if I install BootCamp drivers provided by Apple. The problem comes when it installs Intel HD3000 to be exact. Even if I download the driver provided by Intel on their website.
Is there any solution? I have been working to try to fix this for the past three days and feel so bad to not accomplish it. I am a newbie and it was so hard to get all the way here.
Hey, thank you for such a quick reply!
I will try this method for installing. Just to know it is not impossible is already a great help. I was trying the other way and indeed the installation wasn't smooth.
Please install W7 and test. W10 is not supported by Apple on your Mac model.
I have tried installing Windows 7, get the same problem.
Are you using a USB Installer? If yes, it is not supported. Please use a retail physical DVD and follow the steps in Install Windows 7 and earlier on your Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support .
I have no problems installing windows. The problem is when I try to install the drivers.
Which drivers are you trying to install? Bootcamp5 drivers?
Yes the bootcamp 5 drivers downloaded from the Apple website.
Can you verify from the Bootcamp.xml on the USB media containing the drivers, that you are using Boot Camp Support Software 5.1.5621 drivers?
Yes I am using those drivers.
Remove Windows using BC Assistant, install Windows using a physical DVD and BIOS/MBR and then install these drivers. Do you get any errors during the installation? Your screen shot is not a W7 driver error.
Do not use EFI Boot. If you have been switching back and forth between W7 and W10 installations, please run
Reset the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - Apple Support
How to Reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support
before the next W7 installation attempt.
Also check if you have a Microsoft directory in your EFI partition. Please see Re: Can't resize Macintosh HD partition for reference on how to check? If there is a Microsoft directory, you will need to back up OSX, erase the internal disk and restore OSX and then retry the W7 installation.
Yes that is Windows 8.1. I'll try installing windows 7 again.
Excellent. Please back up OSX, Windows and create a Windows System Restore point.
MBP Early 2011 Intel HD 3000 Driver Issues
