Windows support software???

[bgianni]

Hey everybody!

I have a mid-2010 13" macbook pro running os x 10.6.8
As you probably know from previous threads, the windows support software cannot be downloaded from the boot camp assistant. If I had the disks that came with my MBP I would just use those, however they were left in storage on the other side of the country when I came home for the summer. My friend bought the same model MBP just a month after me and has his disks here. Basically what I'm asking is can I use his disk to install the drivers since they should be the same thing? I know it says to use the ones that came with your computer, but is this just so people aren't using disks from other models? Thanks for the help.

 

[Apple 26.2]

I would at least give Apple a ring.

 

[snaky69]

Hey everybody!

I have a mid-2010 13" macbook pro running os x 10.6.8
As you probably know from previous threads, the windows support software cannot be downloaded from the boot camp assistant. If I had the disks that came with my MBP I would just use those, however they were left in storage on the other side of the country when I came home for the summer. My friend bought the same model MBP just a month after me and has his disks here. Basically what I'm asking is can I use his disk to install the drivers since they should be the same thing? I know it says to use the ones that came with your computer, but is this just so people aren't using disks from other models? Thanks for the help.

You could use your model's disk, or later, but not earlier as they wouldn't have the drivers for your hardware included. Did that make sense?

Basically, if you have a 2010 MBP, the disks from a 2010 and a 2011 MBP would work for bootcamp drivers, but not the ones from an earlier generation.

In short: your friend's disks would work perfectly fine since it is the same generation.