64-Bit Windows 7 Load Driver Installation Problem

I am new to Mac and have recently got my hands on a new 17" MBP.

The MBP is a 2011 model dating from about May.

Not wanting to step 100% away from Windows I want to install Windows 7 as well and run Mac OS.

I have tried installing Windows 7 32-Bit and it worked absolutely fine - no problems at all.

However, when I tried to install 64-Bit Windows 7 I ran into a problem very early on in the installation.

Before the part where you select the partition to install Windows on, I get a "Load Driver" message which reads:

"A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. If you have a floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert it now."

I cannot eject the DVD to replace it with the Windows Support DVD that I burned (which I assume has the relevant drivers on), so I am a bit stuck.

I tried googling and a few people suggested burning the disk at a slower speed, which I did and it made no difference at all.

The fact that 32-Bit works lets me know I am doing things right, there must be something about the 64-Bit that the MBP doesn't like.

Any help much appreciated. I have 8GB RAM and would like to use it all with both Mac OS AND Windows so 64-Bit is preferred.

Thanks in advance.

 

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Any ideas anyone? Or a recommendation of a forum which may be knowledgeable in this area?

Thanks

 

I still have made no progress with this.

The error message suggests it is looking for a driver for the actual CD/DVD drive. I have tried all the drivers which Bootcamp burned for me as part of the Windows Support disk (I put them all on a USB stick so I didn't have to try and get the DVD out), and none of the seem to be what it's looking for.

Is there a Windows 64-bit driver for the CD/DVD drive on this MBP and if so where can I find it? And if not, has anyone successfully installed 64-bit Windows 7 on their MBP and how did they do it?

Thanks

 

Thanks for the help, but it is looking for an INF file for a driver rather than the SYS driver file itself.

I am stuck!