Updated April 2014
Apple have at long last provided not only direct download links for Windows drivers, but also tables of which link you need for each model/year. If you can work out which model of apple you have, you can now get the direct download link from the apple site.
Testing conducted by Apple in October 2020 on production 1.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5-based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, and prerelease macOS Big Sur. Systems tested with WPA2 Wi-Fi network connection while running on battery power, with display brightness set to 12 clicks from bottom or 75%. RE-POST Wanting to try the new RF9 with my new 2020 16” MacBook Pro, I discovered the dreaded “black screen” while attempting to play. The download was successful but after launching, the application would get to the Tx calibration screen and then turn to a black screen. My system was up to.
How to find the correct BootCamp direct download link for your Mac model
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- Go to this page: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5634
- About half way down the page, find the heading 'Boot Camp requirements by Mac model'
- Under that, find the heading for your Mac model. There are headings for MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, MacBook, iMac, Mac mini and Mac Pro.
- Each heading hides a table by model & year vs. windows version. There are direct download links for Windows 8 and Windows 7, for 32-bit and 64-bit.
- Choose your download. Done.
How do I work out which Mac model I have?
- The same page has instructions. With pictures!
I downloaded. Now what?
- Each download link includes instructions
But I'm in Windows already, and I can't open this .pkg file download Apple has just given me
Then you want this page: www.cafe-encounter.net/p860/opening-a-bootcamp-driver-download-on-windows-7-or-8-with-7-zip
Only 64-bit drivers are listed but I want 32-bit drivers. Or vice versa
You're stepping into the realm of the unsupported, so you're at your own risk here. What you can try is: get the download you think you want; open it with 7-zip; Now instead of running the installer, open the Folder that contains the individual driver installers. Run each of those. If it doesn't work, you can uninstall from the Windows Control Panel and try again with the drivers Apple said you should use.
My model isn't listed on that Apple page
Ah. Thats sad. You may be looking for the impossible. Your last hope is probably to try this page on older Mac models http://www.cafe-encounter.net/p682/download-bootcamp-drivers For models older than that, you're in the era before BootCamp downloads, and you probably need an OS X Leopard or earlier install CD.
When you set up Boot Camp, you'll be stepping through a wizard known as the Boot Camp Assistant. After set up is complete, you can use the Boot Camp Assistant again to remove or reinstall Windows. To open the Boot Camp Assistant, click on your Finder, select Applications from the left, scroll down and select Utilities, and then double-click Boot Camp Assistant.
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Before you continue, make sure you have the following. We'll take a closer look at each of these before going on, including what to do if you don't have one:
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- The install disc or ISO for a supported version of Windows
- A copy of the Boot Camp Install and Setup Guide
- A blank CD, DVD, or MS-DOS-formatted storage device such as a USB drive or SD card
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If you don't have a Windows install disc, you can download an ISO of Windows and burn that to a disc. You'll need to use this disc in the Mac's CD/DVD drive during your Boot Camp setup. Be sure to use this information when you're selecting which version of Windows to use:
- Boot Camp for Mac OS X Lion (10.7) supports Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate editions, 32-bit or 64-bit.
- Boot Camp for Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) supports Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2, Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business or Ultimate, and Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate. Support for 64-bit versions is limited: no 64-bit versions of Windows XP, and 64-bit versions of Vista and 7 only on MacBook Pro models from 2008 or later and iMac and MacBook models from late 2009 and later.
The Boot Camp Installation and Setup Guide is available from the 'Introduction' page of the Boot Camp Assistant. There, click 'Print Installation & Setup Guide.' If you don't want to print it, you can save it as a file by clicking 'OK' on the first print dialog, then 'Save as PDF' from the PDF menu of the second print dialog.
When you click 'Continue' on the 'Introduction' screen, you'll have three options available. Assuming you've already obtained the Windows install disc, you can keep the first option unchecked and the last option checked. The middle option is to download the latest Windows support software. This includes all the drivers necessary for Windows to work on your Mac hardware. Keep this option checked, and follow the instructions in the screens that follow to download those and save them to an external storage device (like a USB drive) or blank disc. At the time of this writing, the total download size for the WindowsSupport download saved to an external drive was just under 675 MB.
Now let's take a closer look at the next step in Boot Camp Assistant: partitioning.