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To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. Another page directs me to use the boot camp assistant, but it requires that I have a thumb drive ready to be reformatted , and I must reboot into MacOS I'm not going to do that.
In anticipation to some responses, we can argue about it if you want but it'll be a waste of energy. Many other situations would involve going to a web page and downloading an installer so I'm asking here for what I'm missing. Oh, but this section just troubleshoots problems you have with formatting your USB drive and with USB drive recommendations.
I don't know why it's like this. Any other system would just have an installer and even an update agent for download. Is apple protecting IP and software licenses. Are they keeping users from downloading the wrong versions of stuff? Possible but there are other ways to do that.
MacBook Pro 13", macOS Posted on Jul 22, PM. Jul 23, AM. Page content loaded. I understand your concern about Bootcamp drivers. If you download install the wrong versions of stuff, that will nowhere going to help you.
If you don't know which driver you need to install, it's better to take help of a good driver updater tool such as FixBit.
If you are unable to download Boot Camp drivers on your Mac computer for some reason or want to download Boot Camp on a Windows PC, you can use a third-party tool. Such tool automatically finds the suitable driver for your Mac or Windows OS. You need not take the burden of "is it the right driver or not? Jul 24, AM. Alice that is very unhelpful. It sounds like you do not understand the situation. My original indicates that I know about your screenshot. The next page demands that you reformat a usb drive.
This is completely strange and overboard in every single other case of every piece of software that I have ever used, and I have used a lot of software. Maybe if a person has only ever used Macs then they would not notice how unusual and cumbersome the current system is. Aug 8, AM. I'm not worried in the least bit about downloading the right driver. Meanwhile, bootcamp needs you to reformat a thumb drive. Reformatting is a big deal.
If something goes wrong, the user can lose ALL of their data. The instructions even go into troubleshooting for reformatting a drive, which is really digging in to helping a user complete a dangerous operation. On the other hand, other companies have mastered the art of distributing installers that check your system for compatibility, or they work in a way that does not break your system if it is done improperly. Aug 8, PM. The transition from BC5 to BC6 changed the software delivery model.
Formatting a disk can be problematic. Apple recommends using a USB2 Flash drive. IN the past, with downloadable drivers, many attempts have been made to install incompatible drivers on the incorrect Windows versions.
For example, many MacPro users use BC5. The BC5. If apple is worried about users installing the wrong drivers, I'd respond from the world of Windows by saying "we call that Tuesday".
Well actually installers are pretty good at detecting devices and doing things right nowadays without the help of using a model identifier, but I get it. Apple's going to limit the options for users to mess things up. I rebooted into windows, and when I run "Setup" I only get the option to "repair" my existing Boot Camp installation. Surely a typo. So I can't really find any documentation about what the latest version of the software is but I heard they've only incremented to 6.
When I poke around on the BCA stick, the drivers are dated On the internet I've seen news about 6. I'd say it's probable that the files on my memory stick are from 6.
BTW I'm on a mid 13" macbook pro. At this point I'd like to blame the BCA procedure, but it looks like the Boot Camp Installer isn't programmed to check if the existing installation is old. Some version history note on Wikipedia says "only support new installation. It looks like I'm going to have to find some hack to get the new drivers to install, or risk uninstalling everything I currently have for boot camp so I can get the installer to install, and cross my fingers that I can run my system in-between boot camp installations.
Aug 19, AM. Communities Get Support. Sign in Sign in Sign in corporate. Browse Search. Ask a question. User profile for user: BenRup BenRup. Windows Software Speciality level out of ten: 0.
Thank you for responses that stick to the point and answer the question. They made a choice to handhold users through disk formatting instead of just having a download. More Less. Reply I have this question too I have this question too Me too Me too. Helpful answers Drop Down menu. Windows Software Speciality level out of ten: 1. View answer in context.
Loading page content. Reply Helpful 5 Thread reply - more options Link to this Post. Notebooks Speciality level out of ten: 0. If you don't know which driver you need to install, it's better to take help of a good driver updater tool such as FixBit If you are unable to download Boot Camp drivers on your Mac computer for some reason or want to download Boot Camp on a Windows PC, you can use a third-party tool.
Reply Helpful 1 Thread reply - more options Link to this Post. Reply Helpful Thread reply - more options Link to this Post. Apple had 2 choices: 1 performing a dangerous formatting option requiring an extra piece of hardware and supporting users who run into trouble with performing that dangerous formatting 2 distributing a software package that users can download, using modern tech to keep it safe in case Apple is worried users might mess it up. So they chose to help users format things instead of any other option.
User profile for user: Loner T Loner T. Aug 19, AM in response to Loner T In response to Loner T If apple is worried about users installing the wrong drivers, I'd respond from the world of Windows by saying "we call that Tuesday". I ran the assistant and it completed. A Mac is 4 years old. Making directory Bootcamp-MBP Extracting Payload Extracted to Bootcamp-MBP Ask a question Reset.
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