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Missing Drivers for Win 7 - Bluetooth & Wifi

I'm installing Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit on my mid 2012 MBP Retina. I've used Bootcamp 5.1.5621.

Everything goes smoothly except in Device Manager, I've got two listings:

Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Network Controller

Obviously, without an internet connection, I can't try to use Windows Update to search for the drivers.

Also, on this MBP Retina, I've upgraded the wifi card to the AC model in later MBPs.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)

Posted on Aug 4, 2018 4:46 PM

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Loner T

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Posted on Aug 4, 2018 7:03 PM

Go to Install Windows 7 on your Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support and find the model that is closest in year to your Mac, verify that Systems Requirements section is for the specific model where the card came from, download the specific BC5.x driver package to a USB2 flash drive, do not install the entire set, but find the Broadcom folder and run only that specific driver installer.

Do not use any BC6.x drivers.

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dfborn Author

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Aug 4, 2018 8:29 PM in response to Loner T

Downloaded 5.1.5640 and tried the Broadcom driver. No change.

Loner T

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Aug 5, 2018 8:06 AM in response to dfborn

W8.1 should have used the BC6 drivers, not BC 5 drivers.

dfborn Author

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Aug 5, 2018 11:20 AM in response to Loner T

Anyway to use the BC 6 WiFi driver in Windows 7?

dfborn Author

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Aug 5, 2018 7:31 PM in response to Loner T

I’m not sure exactly where I should be looking within the file. But a search for the string finds nothing.

Loner T

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Aug 5, 2018 7:43 PM in response to dfborn

Do you have access to a 2015 Mac?

dfborn Author

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Aug 5, 2018 7:55 PM in response to Loner T

Loner T

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Aug 5, 2018 8:19 PM in response to dfborn

Let me check on a late 2013 rMBP.

Loner T

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Aug 8, 2018 1:49 PM in response to dfborn

Excellent. Glad to see you have a path forward.

dfborn Author

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Aug 5, 2018 1:34 PM in response to Loner T

Ok, I got Boot Camp via brigadier. However, the Drivers\Broadcom folder doesn't contain any INF files. The contents are:

BroadcomBluetooth64.exe

BroadcomCardReader64.exe

BroadcomComController64.exe

BroadcomEthernet64.exe

BroadcomWirelessLegacy64.exe

BroadcomWirelessWin7x64.exe

BroadcomWirelessWin8x64.exe

Loner T

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Aug 5, 2018 11:30 AM in response to dfborn

You can try an install, just the Broadcom drivers manually and test, if they work. Also, try Windows Update to see if you get it to provide the proper drivers.

Loner T

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Aug 5, 2018 8:38 PM in response to dfborn

Can you test the drivers for Model Identifier: MacBookPro11,2?

See Boot Camp Support Software 5.1.5640 .

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