Since it’s possible to boot and install Windows 10 from USB, that’s what I decided to do: download Window 10 ISO and burn it one of the USB sticks I have. I needed to reinstall one of my Windows PCs at home recently, and realised that I only have Windows 7 DVDs, but no Windows 10s. Install Windows on your older Mac using Boot Camp - Apple. System requirements to install Windows using Boot Camp for. In macOS High Sierra and earlier, you can install Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7 using Boot Camp Assistant on supported Mac models.
Install Windows using Boot Camp for macOS High Sierra and earlier Learn about the requirements to install Windows 10 on your Mac. In macOS Mojave, you can install Windows 10 using Boot Camp Assistant on supported Mac models. Install Windows using Boot Camp for macOS Mojave What exact macOS are you currently running- there are restrictions here: "Īre you trying to install on a Mac or Windows machine ? I tried using Unetbootin but couldn't boot it on my pc because the format Unetbooting was using was Exfat.Īlternatively, I tried using terminal with this command: īut it converted the usb to UDF- universal disk format which does not get recognized by any system.Ĭan you clarify the " install Win 7 iso on my pc. However, I think my pc does not recognize Exfat or other formats other than NTFS. I am trying to create a bootable usb drive on Mac to install Win 7 iso on my pc. What if I format the USB to MS-DOS, copy the ISO content onto it (without windows support tools), then will bootcamp find the installer?Ĭan't think of other possible workarounds, please help. Could it be that ExFAT is the problem? should I try MS-DOS? Some guide to manually, and safely partition my current HDD without BootCamp? Some virtual optical media that will mount the ISO and present it as an actual CD/DVD to bootcamp?
However, I do not have any CD/DVDs at hand, so what are my options to make this work properly? I realised that BootCamp is expecting the installer to be only on an optical media such-as CD/DVD.
Tried again to find the installer via BootCamp, but it keeps failing. I copied the contents of the ISO image into the USB stick via Terminal. Using BootCamp, I downloaded and saved the files onto the USB stick.īootCamp fails to find the Win7 ISO image However, I never reach step 5, as I get an error such as: "the installer could not be found".įormatted my 32GB USB stick via Disk Utility to ExFAT Macbook Pro 2011 / OSX 10.13.6 High Sierra I'm trying to setup a dual boot via bootcamp to have Windows 7.
High Sierra / BootCamp / USB installer? Hello,
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