when are boot camp drivers going to be updated ?

after i renamed the 0.Apple_ISO file to Apple.ISO, i extracted it using 7zip.

i was able to find Bootcamp.msi, but when double-clicking it, this is what I see ....

obviously the old version is installed and has to be removed first. but want to be sure i'm removing the correct 'app' ....

any ideas on which one specifically i should remove before proceeding with installing bootcamp.msi ?

i had to extract Bootcamp.msi using 7z.

i overwrote c:\Windows\System32\Apple Control Panel.exe with the newer one from this iMacPro1,1 version.

i can now see macos as a selectable startup option in the control panel.

here is the complete text following execution of brigadier.exe ....

C:\Users\name\Downloads>brigadier -m iMacPro1,1

Using Mac model: iMacPro1,1.

Model supported in package distribution file at http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/41/17/091-14331/br9prfd71k86fkwgx421ept 2s931s0bv2p/091-14331.English.dist.

Distribution 091-14331 supports the following models: iMacPro1,1.

Making directory C:\Users\name\Downloads\BootCamp-091-14331..

Fetching Boot Camp product at URL http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/41/17/091-14331/br9prfd71k86fkwgx421ept 2s931s0bv2p/BootCampESD.pkg.

100.0% 637059072 / 637054345 bytes

Extracting...

Calling 7-Zip command: C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe e -oc:\users\name\appdata\local\temp\bootcamp-unpack_d93m9o -y c:\users\name\appdata\local\temp\bootcamp-unpack_d93m9o\BootCampESD.pkg

7-Zip [64] 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov 2010-11-18

Processing archive: c:\users\name\appdata\local\temp\bootcamp-unpack_d93m9o\BootCampESD.pkg

Extracting Scripts

Extracting Payload

Extracting PackageInfo

Extracting Bom

Extracting [TOC].xml

Everything is Ok

Files: 5

Size: 637135692

Compressed: 637054345

Calling 7-Zip command: C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe e -oc:\users\name\appdata\local\temp\bootcamp-unpack_d93m9o -y c:\users\name\appdata\local\temp\bootcamp-unpack_d93m9o\Payload

7-Zip [64] 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov 2010-11-18

Processing archive: c:\users\name\appdata\local\temp\bootcamp-unpack_d93m9o\Payload

Extracting Payload~

Everything is Ok

Size: 636159488

Compressed: 637047101

Calling 7-Zip command: C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe e -oc:\users\name\appdata\local\temp\bootcamp-unpack_d93m9o -y c:\users\name\appdata\local\temp\bootcamp-unpack_d93m9o\Payload~

7-Zip [64] 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov 2010-11-18

Processing archive: c:\users\name\appdata\local\temp\bootcamp-unpack_d93m9o\Payload~

Extracting .

Extracting .\WINDOWS

Extracting .\WINDOWS\system64

Extracting .\WINDOWS\system64\AppleOSSMgr.exe.split

Extracting .\WINDOWS\system64\AppleOSSMgr.exe.split\en.lproj

Extracting .\WINDOWS\system64\AppleOSSMgr.exe.split\en.lproj\AppleOSSMgr.dll

Extracting .\WINDOWS\system64\AppleOSSMgr.exe

Extracting .\Library

Extracting .\Library\Application Support

Extracting .\Library\Application Support\BootCamp

Extracting .\Library\Application Support\BootCamp\WindowsSupport.dmg

Everything is Ok

Folders: 8

Files: 3

Size: 636157812

Compressed: 636159488

Calling 7-Zip command: C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe x -oC:\Users\name\Downloads\BootCamp-091-14331 -y c:\users\name\appdata\local\temp\bootcamp-unpack_d93m9o\WindowsSupport.dmg

7-Zip [64] 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov 2010-11-18

Processing archive: c:\users\name\appdata\local\temp\bootcamp-unpack_d93m9o\WindowsSupport.dmg

Extracting 0.Apple_ISO

Everything is Ok

Size: 1050873856

Compressed: 635919932

Done.

I cannot locate the Bootcamp.msi file.

some advice on what to do next ?

maybe the apple software update tool in windows is not picking it up ... or some models are not supported ?

if there are updates that work for my model and windows version, can i download it manually from apple’s site ?

not sure whether you're asking if applecontrolpanel.exe is already installed in windows, or if it exists in the package i downloaded ?

in windows, "Boot Camp Services" by Apple, version 6.0.6136 is present in the list of apps installed.

at this point, i am wondering why this capability is available for the iMacPro1,1 model, but not for my macbook pro which is capable of using boot camp for dual boot purposes. it has been 6 months roughly since high sierra was released. the update has not been timely, I would say.

i thought apple was delivering boot camp updates via apple software update in windows, though i have yet to see that on my side.

as a sanity check, a few days ago i did insert a usb drive in macos and created a new bootcamp drivers package. it downloaded them, put them on the usb drive and i went into windows and hit the repair option that came up when i executed the setup.exe file.

i assumed it would have included the latest boot camp panel and apfs drivers.

im now supposing i was wrong in that assumption.

feels like im almost there, just need the right direction to fix the issue instead of wait for apple to push it via asu ....

it is working properly, it was a work-around solution .... but working.

i suppose when macs move away from intel processors, we should expect that additional operating systems installed on a mac computer - such as windows - will become a thing of the past ....

unfortunately, system restore did not work out. i got an error after the restore completed.

i also tried restoring from a windows system image, that did not complete successfully either.

if apple stays on intel or amd path, that would allow me to replace my late 2013 model with the latest and still keep the dual-boot functionality with windows, which i value.

Loner T wrote:

Was the System Restore intentional, because it was unnecessary, if everything was working normally?

it was intentional, because i had force uninstalled the boot camp control panel .... the diamond kept loading at windows startup but was not functional. at some point i had also lost my trackpad right click function by uninstalling the boot camp driver itself.

regardless, i was able to add it back and works.

Loner T wrote:

I consider the 2013-2014 models better Macs than the 2015 and later models. Unless you need newer hardware, I suggest keeping the late 2013 models.

i agree. unfortunately tho .... faster hardware and better performance do not revisit along with the things that apple removes from previous generation products - as it moves forward. at some point in the next few years, i will need more computing power.

at that point, if i still want to continue with a new computer that runs macos, i would likely want another macbook pro.