Downloading windows 7 for bootcamp

NOTE : If you do not know the model and production date of your Mac, it can be found by clicking on the Apple menu at the top left of your screen, selecting About this Mac , and then clicking More info. Once you have selected the number like the one shown in the image above , download the Windows support software and follow the instructions to copy the. Once you have done this, your USB thumb or external drive can be set aside as it will not be needed until later. Open Boot Camp Assistant.

Select the magnifying glass at the top right of the screen and search for "Boot Camp Assistant". Select the program to open it. Click Continue at the bottom right corner of the window. Insert your Windows 7 installation disc.

Uncheck the box that says " Download the latest Windows support software from Apple " Click Continue. A recommended amount of 30GB of space was partitioned in the example image below, however, if you wish to adjust the partition size simply click and drag the slider to adjust to your preference.

Click Install. Boot Camp will create the Windows partition. Restart your Mac. Open the Windows installer. Select C ustom Installation. Use the Windows setup screens to complete any final configurations-- you will eventually come to a screen prompting you to enter your activation license The one given to you from OnTheHub. Alternatively, you can skip this step, however you will eventually need to enter the activation license code later.

Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions. Too technical. Another common error is when trying to copy the Windows installation files. In still other cases, you'll notice that several Mac features don't work when running Windows, such as Apple Software Update stopping, no audio from built-in speakers, mic or webcam not recognized by Windows and so on.

To avoid such errors and issues, which can often take quite a lot of your time to figure out and fix, you can use alternative solutions to install Windows on a Mac from USB. Though you will still need to use Boot Camp Assistant for part of the process, but you're not likely to come across major installation errors when doing this. You can also use Terminal in Mac to help you install Windows.

The next two sections describe these methods in detail. In case it does not work, we will suggest two alternative software in this section. You can easily fetch all the required drivers using Bootcamp, but the installation process for putting Windows on your Mac is different from how Bootcamp does it. It can do a lot more than just create bootable media, such as creating ISO files, editing them, copying from disc to ISO and so on.

For this process, you will need to use the Burn module, which is explained below:. When the dialog appears, click Save and specify a location for the files. Step 3 : Open the UUbytes program and click on the module that says Burn. Select the ISO image and click on Burn. This will create a bootable USB drive for the Windows installation. It is simple to use and has less errors. This method uses Terminal application to create the bootable media for Windows You will still need Boot Camp Assistant for the support software, but if you're comfortable with command line work, you try this approach.

You will first need to download the Windows 10 ISO file. You will also need to use Boot Camp Assistant to get the support files, for which you can follow Step 3 from Method 1. Step 1 : Launch an instance of Terminal. Type the following command and then Enter to list out your drives:.

You will be using this in the next command. For now, let's call it disk2. The next step is to format your USB drive for Windows Use the following command, then hit Enter:. Step 3 : You will be able to see a mounted disk called Windows You can also run the following command:.