After installing Windows, Boot Camp drivers that support your Mac hardware start installing. Note: If the support software doesn’t install automatically, you need to install it manually. For instructions, see the Apple Support article If the Boot Camp installer doesn't open after using Boot Camp Assistant. Oct 06, 2013  Step 4: Now you can create a new partition to install Windows 8. Drag the divider to set the size of the Windows partition, it should be at least 20 GB. Step 5: Insert the Windows 8 USB or DVD into your Mac and hit the Install button. May 16, 2014  Insert FAT formatted USB drive into Mac. Press cmd+space from keyboard and type Boot Camp Assistant in the spotlight and select Boot Camp Assistant from results or go to Applications Utilities Boot Camp Assistant.app. Once you open the Boot Camp Assist. Click the Continue button. How to Install Windows on Mac without Bootcamp - Terminal. This method uses Terminal application to create the bootable media for Windows 10.You will still need Boot Camp Assistant for the support software, but if you're comfortable with command line work, you try this approach. Install Windows 10 on an external HDD or SSD with Boot Camp under macOS Catalina (10.15). I needed this for the final parts of the Windows setup before the touch-pad and mac. Jun 27, 2014  When the computer restarts after bootcamp finishes, insert the bootable windows 7 USB into the mac when the screen is black, and then hold down the C key as soon as you hear the mac turning on sound. This command tells the mac to boot from USB.

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• Install Windows 8 On Mac With Bootcamp

So you love your Mac a lot but want to install Windows 8.1 on Mac along with OS X Mavericks (Macbook Pro, Air, Mac Mini or, iMac) Then you’re at the best place one could be. This guide will present to you the precise steps you need to follow to give Windows 8.1 a whirl without disturbing your current installed Mac OS X Mavericks (Dual Boot) and without spending your precious bucks on a new computer.

Install Windows 8.1 on Mac

The steps are similar to that of Windows 8, but the twist in the story is that you’ll have to rely on the Windows drivers provided by Apple in order to make everything run properly. Since Apple is not so much eager in updating its drivers for a new version of Windows, some features won’t work, but most will.

The good news is that you can easily dual boot Windows 8.1 and OS X Mavericks on Mac. That means you don’t need to worry about risking your Mac OS X.

Requirements to install Windows 8.1 on Mac:

• Internet connection.
• Installed OS X 10.8.3 or later.
• A Bootable Windows 8 64-bit installation DVD or USB drive, See How to Create Windows 8 Bootable USB.
• 20-30 GB of free space on Mac required for Windows partition. The more, the better.
• A USB Drive to save Windows support software from Apple (Flash or External USB drive must have single FAT partition).

Note: Make sure to backup your important stuff on Mac, to avoid any sort of risk.

Step-1:Download Windows support files

Insert FAT formatted USB drive into Mac.

Press cmd+space from keyboard and type Boot Camp Assistant in the spotlight and select Boot Camp Assistant from results or go to Applications > Utilities > Boot Camp Assistant.app.

Once you open the Boot Camp Assist. click the Continue button. On the next window, unless you have latest version of Boot Camp Drivers downloaded elsewhere, select both options: “Download the latest Windows support software form Apple” and “Install Windows 7”, read the given details under these option if you want to know more about these options. Hit the Continue button.

Here you will be asked to select location where you want to save Windows support software files, so select your location and hit continue button.

This may take several minutes depending on your internet connection, so be patient.

Step-2:Create partition for Windows 8.1

Once the drivers download has been completed, you’ll be presented with the screen to allocate space for the Windows OS.

Partition your drive and allocate at-least 20GB to the Windows drive, which is recommended space. However, you’ll require more space if you want to put in more files in the Windows OS after installation. Once you’re done with partitioning click install and when prompted reboot your Mac with your Windows 8.1 DVD or USB inserted. If all goes well, your Mac should reboot from the Windows installation DVD or USB stick.

From this point on, it’s just like installing Windows on a PC. Simply follow the on-screen instructions and choose the “BOOTCAMP” when asked to choose the destination partition. It’s the same partition that we just created.

Now you can enjoy both your Mac OS X and Windows 8.1 alike on your Mac itself. Boot into the one you feel like and enjoy its features.

I have an iMac (24-inch, Early 2008) — iMac8,1 and I have exactly the same issue. Now, I'm running Mavericks, unfortunately.

On the one hand, from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3986, I see:

'Do all Intel-based Macs support Windows 7?
All Intel-based Macs support Windows 7 using Boot Camp 3.1 or later except these:

• iMac (17-inch, Early 2006)
• iMac (17-inch, Late 2006)
• iMac (20-inch, Early 2006)
• iMac (20-inch, Late 2006)
• MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2006)
• MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2006)
• MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2006)
• MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2006)
• Mac Pro (Mid 2006, Intel Xeon Dual-core 2.66GHz or 3GHz)'

So, I should be good.

However, from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5634, my iMac is not supported in Boot Camp requirements, which would have been nice to know before I purchased a copy of Windows 7. I cannot get the Windows drivers to download from Boot Camp, and when I download them manually, whether version 4 or 5, I get the 'Bootcamp x64 is unsupported on this computer model' message, which makes the HT3986 information unhelpful. I even tried a Snow Leopard CD while in Windows, and it gave me the same message. I tried one of the 3.x Bootcamp files, and still no good.

The funny thing is, I ran Bootcamp to create the partition for Windows 7, and it even popped up a message stating that Windows 7 was the latest Windows I could install on that machine, and the installation went fine. However, I am missing who knows what drivers, etc, because Apple won't provide the Windows support software for a machine that evidently can run the software. The graphics drivers appear to be fine, as the aspect ratio corrected itself, something that didn't happen on my MBP without having the Windows Bootcamp software. I also have wi-fi, which is better than some experience.

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I even cannot get the little Boot Camp Windows icon/software that should be accessible in the system tray, so I can set preferred system to boot in, tell it to boot into OS X, etc. So, for that, I would have to rely on rebooting while holding down the ALT key, and my non-Apple keyboard for some reason won't do that (but that's another subject).

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I guess there is nothing to do other than just do everything manually, piece by piece, unless someone has a solution that is eluding me.

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