![]() The error I get now is Windows could not update the computer's boot configuration. Once I disconnected that I could get a little further, but still am not able to fully install Windows. One of the errors I received, We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one, was due specifically to having a Thunderbolt device connected. I suspect this may be related to drivers - perhaps the PCIe or GPUs? So I don't think there's any way to "trick" Boot Camp into doing it (initially I just suspected that Microsoft may have paid Apple to raise the support floor to get Win8 numbers up, and that the restriction was artificial). Windows 7 simply isn't supported under Boot Camp on the new Mac Pro ( see the Mac Pro table here). I just want Boot Camp to let me use Windows 7. To further prove to myself that the ISOs were not the problem, I created stand-alone VMs using each one in Parallels, and they were created without issue. I tried all of these techniques multiple times with ISOs from MSDN and even re-downloaded all of the ISOs in case any of them were damaged along the way. On EFI systems, Windows can only be installed on GPT disks. The selected disk has an MBR partition table. Windows cannot be installed to this disk. I ended up with the following error message upon choosing the BOOTCAMP partition and clicking Next (I forgot to take a picture of my monitor here, sorry): I then tried the instructions listed here, which sounded quasi-promising:īut this made things even worse. So that Boot Camp Assistant can immediately format it all over again. The "answer" is to format my USB drive using FAT. I looked at this Apple KB article, but it's a joke. For more information, see the Setup log files. We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one. Verify that the installation sources are accessible, and restart the installation.įor Windows Server 2012 R2 I got this error message after formatting the BOOTCAMP partition but before hitting Next ( evidence: exhibit B): Windows installation encountered an unexpected error. For 8.1 I received the following error message well into setup and long after the BOOTCAMP drive was formatted ( evidence: exhibit A): I was actually trying to get Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 to work, but encountered errors in all attempts. Now I just want Boot Camp to allow me to use Windows 7.īackground: Why Windows 8 isn't working for me I actually have had absolutely no problems creating a bootable USB drive for Boot Camp (once I realized that Windows requires about 40 more bytes than typically found on a 4GB thumb drive), or getting Boot Camp to offer me the option to use a bootable USB drive. I've seen other posts where they explain how to get the bootable USB drive working by editing the minimum machine required in Boot Camp's ist, but I couldn't find anything in that file to mess with to lower the minimum Windows version supported - that all seemed to be about hardware requirements. Of course any suggestions for bypassing the below problems will be appreciated as well. Still I am more interested in getting Boot Camp to allow me to install Windows 7, because that's what I'm really trying to do. Oh, how I would love to follow the dialog's advice, and "use an ISO file for Windows 8 installation." That's only half sarcastic I hate Windows 8 with a passion, but I honestly did try to make it work, and couldn't (see below). I assume, then, that this change has happened in one of the updates since Mavericks was first released (or a bunch of people hastily updated their Lion/Mountain Lion blogs with Mavericks / 10.9 just for Google juice). Most of the posts I see talking about Boot Camp and Mavericks say that the wizard offers you Windows 7. ![]() I'd love to know if anyone has any hacks to lower the minimum required version to Windows 7. Please use an ISO file for Windows 8 installation. Your bootable USB drive could not be createdīoot Camp only supports Windows 8 installation on this platform. When I point Boot Camp at a Windows 7 ISO, I get this dialog, of course: (Perhaps the PCIe flash drive is just not capable for whatever reason.) I am using the new Mac Pro (MacPro6,1), in case that is relevant. I would like to set up Boot Camp with Windows 7 on OS X Mavericks 10.9.2. ![]()
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