Media to copy the Boot Camp Windows installer to (DVD/USB stick/HDD etc).īurn the media shown above.

The latest version of Boot Camp () - Download this here as the Boot Camp Assistant will only download the last version that your Mac officially supports. You’re only using the disc to continue the Boot Camp Assistant, not to install Windows. NOTE: You don’t need a license for this version of Windows 7. If you don’t have a source for this, it can be downloaded from Digital River, Microsoft’s download content provider here. By inserting a supported version of Windows, Boot Camp Assistant will all you to continue the process. Same goes for the Windows 7 disc you need to trick the Boot Camp Assistant into continuing.Ī Windows 7 32-bit install disc (burned or retail) - The Boot Camp Assistant will not allow you to continue the wizard with an unsupported Windows install disc in the drive. Writable DVDs (if required) - If you don’t have any install media for the version of Windows that you want to install, you’ll need a disc to burn it to. NOTE: No SuperDrive available in your Mac? Just use any external USB DVD drive it’ll work just the same. I can only assume that they don’t want to bloat the Boot Camp Windows installer with a ton of drivers for older hardware they no longer ship. For reasons I cannot fathom Apple does not support 64-bit versions of Windows or any version of Windows 8 on their older hardware. Whilst this sounds as easy as popping the disc in and running the Boot Camp Assistant it sadly isn’t.

I’ve found the best way to install Windows is by using DVD media as any machine can boot it. I saw this post and thought I’d make this post as I ran into many issues trying to use the method described in the other thread.

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