Installing windows 7 with bootcamp

[jefferyL]

Do u think its the version of my windows that matter?

 

[bluecrab]

BootCampAssistance - No partition option, only install option

Hi Sorry to hijack this thread. I need some help with regard to installing Win7 on my Macbook Air.

I am following this procedure here: Install Win 7 on MacBook Air from a USB drive | How To - CNET
So I have prepared the USB bootable win7 installation per the instruction. Went into Boot Camp, downloaded the Window support files. However at the steps where I am supposed to partition the disk (for Win7), there is only an "Install" option (or Go Back). From what I am reading online and some screenshot that I see, there should be a "Partition" option. The problem with "Install" option is that it is going to look for the Win7 Installation file before proceeding, which will not work in my case as I need to boot into USB later AFTER partitioning. I tried searching online, but could not find any help...

Anyone?

Thanks in advance...

 

[R4YM0ND]

Hi Sorry to hijack this thread. I need some help with regard to installing Win7 on my Macbook Air.

I am following this procedure here: Install Win 7 on MacBook Air from a USB drive | How To - CNET
So I have prepared the USB bootable win7 installation per the instruction. Went into Boot Camp, downloaded the Window support files. However at the steps where I am supposed to partition the disk (for Win7), there is only an "Install" option (or Go Back). From what I am reading online and some screenshot that I see, there should be a "Partition" option. The problem with "Install" option is that it is going to look for the Win7 Installation file before proceeding, which will not work in my case as I need to boot into USB later AFTER partitioning. I tried searching online, but could not find any help...

Anyone?

Thanks in advance...

If I'm not wrong, you can only partition it when you have a single partition, when you have more than 1, it will just ask you to install thinking that the other partition is already reserved for windows.

 

[jefferyL]

I Kena before and this article helped me.

Boot Camp: iMac displays a black screen during installation of Windows 7

thank you bro water111 and B772ER! I finally got Win7 installed. The culprit was Win7 Ultimate.... I read somewhere which says Ultimate may have problem on some machine and I tried Home and the whole thing went thru nicely! but water111 solution is a must too.

 

[bluecrab]

If I'm not wrong, you can only partition it when you have a single partition, when you have more than 1, it will just ask you to install thinking that the other partition is already reserved for windows.

Thanks R4YMOND, I checked and there is only 1 partition on my MAC HD. This is a MacBook Air so it is a SSD...does it matter?

 

[jefferyL]

hi guys, I just want to share again how useful this link is for iMac from late 2009.

Boot Camp: iMac displays a black screen during installation of Windows 7

this will help to resolve the Win7 installation problems....

right now my Win7 works great. The only thing is I can't choose from OSX the startup disk to be Win7 by default.... I have to use 'option' everytime I start my system. Strange why bootcamp Win7 wasn't shown in the startup disk. Anyway it a tiny problem compared to what was previously there

 

[R4YM0ND]

Thanks R4YMOND, I checked and there is only 1 partition on my MAC HD. This is a MacBook Air so it is a SSD...does it matter?

Sorry I misread the part when you said you see the install option without the partition option.

What you are doing is right, you choose the 3rd option to install. make sure at this point you have the usb or dvd drive with the windows 7 cd plugged in and the bootcamp will make sure you have the right windows files before bringing you into the partition screen.

 

[R4YM0ND]

hi guys, I just want to share again how useful this link is for iMac from late 2009.

Boot Camp: iMac displays a black screen during installation of Windows 7

this will help to resolve the Win7 installation problems....

right now my Win7 works great. The only thing is I can't choose from OSX the startup disk to be Win7 by default.... I have to use 'option' everytime I start my system. Strange why bootcamp Win7 wasn't shown in the startup disk. Anyway it a tiny problem compared to what was previously there

in osx, go to system preferences and "start up disk" there should be a option to make windows boot automatically all the time.

 

[jefferyL]

in osx, go to system preferences and "start up disk" there should be a option to make windows boot automatically all the time.

I did that but the windows disk didn't show up.... I only saw my mac os disk

 

[R4YM0ND]

I did that but the windows disk didn't show up.... I only saw my mac os disk

oh did you reinstall your windows or change the partition settings?

if you want, you should run bootcamp again and re merge the partitions, then recreate the partition using bootcamp and install windows 7 again if you want to see the 2 disk on "start up disk'

 

[MsWindowsVista]

Hi

Using BootCamp install windows 7 or 8 may not as easy as it thought if you have a new MacPro without DVD-ROM.

what you need
- two usb drives (one stored windows 7 or 8 drives, one stored windows 7 or 8 installation files. Both format to FAT32)
- windows 7 or 8 ISO

Before start BootCamp
1) download windows 7 or 8 ISO file
2) unzip the ISO file using 7zip or winzip to a temp folder
3) make your 4GB usb drive bootable and copy all installation files to the drive How to Make a USB Bootable: 10 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow

launch BootCamp assistance
1) there are three option in the screen, the first option may disable. No worry, you don't need it. You only need the second option, download windows 7 drivers and stored it to another usb drive (about 870MB)
2) after you complete download the drives, you don't need BootCamp anymore.
3) go to Disk Utility and create another partition name it as BOOTCAMP and format it as FAT32
4) remove the drivers usb drive and plug the windows installation usb drive to MacPro
5) restart MacPro, press and hold on option key. It will let you select which partition to boot, than windows 7 or 8 will start installing...

Hope this will help