installed Windows 8 on my macbook pro (Item No : 8899069, Mftr Part No : MD313LL/A) via boot camp. I installed the boot camp support tools. The wifi adapter says that it is working correctly. However, when I go into the control panel, the wifi adapter is not enabled. When I try to enable it, it says "enabling…", but then goes away. It's not enabled afterwards.
I tried to uninstall the driver, and then repair the support tools. No luck.
I followed these directions, with no luck. I also tried to run setup.exe from these drivers, with no luck. Last, I tried to run setup.exe in compatibility mode, with no luck.
Has anyone been able to get the macbook wifi enabled in Windows 8? It reminds me of a time when I couldn't get my wifi card to work, and then I realized I didn't press the 'enable wifi' button on my pc.
I don't even see an error in the event viewer 🙁
Has anyone been able to get wifi to work in windows 8?
EDIT: The network card is a Broadcom 802.11n network adapter (as per the device manager)
EDIT2: I gave up and bought a network card (Edimax EW-7811U), and have the same issue….
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That's odd - does it work in Os X without problems?
Do you see anything like that in your device manager? Any kind of "Unknown Device" or "Network Device" or "PCI Device"?
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/d/dmother.jpg
If the driver isn't working – then the device will (might) be listed under the name – but there will be the exclamation mark icon in yellow indicating the device is not working. If that's the case, find out exact model of your Wifi adapter and grab the proper driver for that model.
Is it listed there as installed and ready – (what I mean it's listed as BCM43 Wireless Network Adapter or similar) in the list inside Device Manager?
If so - Click on the Wifi symbol in the bottom right corner of your desktop screen denoted by vertical bars. If you have no connection yet, there will be a star next to it and it will be darkened.
If the device won't be visible then some other Unknown Device should be there - meaning the device isn't recognised and you need the proper drivers for it (the most idiotic thing in all of this is the fact that windows tries to search for drivers online...)