Bootcamp MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) W10

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Bootcamp MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) W10

I have MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) 8GB/500SSD running El Capitan. I just Installed Windows 7 using boot camp assistant. Everything went fine.

I know it’s not listed for W10, but I updated this W7 to W10 creator version using usb stick that I made with Windows tool. I activated it and ran Windows update. It’s running great. It created “Windows.old” folder which I assume is W7.

I have the following problems:

1) Found “Bootcamp” in “Programs files” folder. Nothing happens when I double click. I tried compatibility to W8, "Run as Admin…", but no luck.

2) Found ‘Apple software update” folder in “Program files (x86)”. When I double click on “Software update”, it opens and tries to download update, then an error message says “Apple software update stop working".

Otherwise W10 is running well.

Do you have any suggestions? I don’t want to have sudden surprise.

Thank you,

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)

Posted on Feb 3, 2018 11:00 AM

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Answer 1

Loner T

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Feb 5, 2018 9:01 AM in response to Hiro

For Macs older than 2012, most users have run an in-place upgrade from W7/W8.1. This grandfathers W7/W8.1 drivers into W10, but there are two challenges

working drivers can be replaced by W10 'forced' updates, or,
you can no longer re-install BC W7/W8.1 drivers. This also causes issues when you need to repair W10. There is no supported method of W10 repair on older models

The other factor to consider is that older Macs are preUEFI and install W7/W8.1/W10 in BIOS mode. If you clean install W10, it is installed using UEFI, which causes some Apple hardware to malfunction.

If it is working, you can use it, but be aware that it is unsupported and will/can cause future problems. It is very important for your own safety to keep good backups of both OSes.

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Answer 2

Feb 3, 2018 11:04 AM in response to Hiro

My suggestion is to use a compatible version of Windows if you don't want to have a "sudden surprise".

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Answer 3

Hiro Author

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Feb 5, 2018 7:37 AM in response to BobTheFisherman

Thank you for the suggestion BobTheFisherman.

The reason I'm asking is that my other MBP (almost the same generation) has W10 (updated to W10 within W7 at the time MS is encouraging to update to 10 for free). It's working fine and both "Boot Camp" and "Apple Software Update" are working fine.

Anybody else has any other suggestions?

Thank you!

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