UPDATE 1st March 2012: Installing Boot Camp 4.0 has been verified to work with Windows 8 Consumer Preview that has just been released.
Today I downloaded the Apple Boot Camp 4.0 using the BootCamp Assistant in OSX Lion with the intention of installing it on my Windows 8 Developer Preview. After burning it to CD and re-booting in Windows 8, I discovered that Boot Camp 4.0 only supports Windows 7, and promptly refused to install under Windows 8.
After searching the 'net for a solution to no avail (the best advice on offer was to go into the Drivers directory and install each one individually), I tried something radical. I turned on the Compatibility settings for the actual BootCamp64.MSI. Lo and behold, it worked! Boot Camp proceeded to install itself and the relevant drivers without a hitch.
Note: You will need a mouse with a dedicated Right Mouse Button so that you can bring up the properties on the setup file.
Consumer Preview Note: This procedure has been updated for the Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
So here's the process:
- Navigate to the folder containing the BootCamp MSI files
- Right-click on the Setup executable
- Open up the Properties dialog and go to the Compatibility tab.
- Turn Compatibility Mode on (select "Run this program in compatility mode for:") and choose"Windows 7" in the drop down.
- Click OK, and go run the installer again.
- Restart your computer, and enjoy.
That's about it.
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