Windows 8 iso to SD/USB HELP!!!

Hey there!

Recently I've been wanting to run the new Windows 8 Preview on my MacBook (unibody, 2008 model). I have the iso and I know I can run it through side-by-side software like VMWare and VirtualBox, but I want to be able to boot up from my computer to the software.

BootCamp was my first guess, but my Super Drive isn't working and I wanted to see if I could mount the iso to a USB/SD Card so that BootCamp could recognize it, or manualy install it on a separate partition.

I've tried countless ways, but I can't seem to get it and I would love some help. Please let me know how you think this could be done, thanks!

-FancyPantsMan

I'm not sure you can get it to work that way. Your late 2008 MacBook does not have a built in SD reader and the optical drive is not working. You may be able to mount the iso from a large enough USB thumb drive, of that I'm not certain.

The best solution is to replace the optical drive in your MacBook. Also, you didn't mention which version of OS X you're running?

chscag said:

I'm not sure you can get it to work that way. Your late 2008 MacBook does not have a built in SD reader and the optical drive is not working. You may be able to mount the iso from a large enough USB thumb drive, of that I'm not certain.

The best solution is to replace the optical drive in your MacBook. Also, you didn't mention which version of OS X you're running?

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Yes my mac has no SD Card reader, but it can read it if you just grab a $5 usb adapter to allow my mac to read.

How specifically would you're method of "mounting" it to the usb/sd be? I've tried many ways from using the terminal codes to put it on, copying and pasting the files, etc.

None of them seem to register in bootcamp or as a start up disk / cd in the bootmenu. Any other ideas?

None of them seem to register in bootcamp or as a start up disk / cd in the bootmenu. Any other ideas?

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Boot Camp is very fussy about how it installs Windows. I know that other folks have gotten it to work from a thumb drive; for example - MBA owners. However, the installation was not done from the iso but from a full copy of Windows including the installer.

Are you able to borrow a computer with a working optical drive and burn that iso to a DVD and then copy it to a large enough flash drive? Of buy an inexpensive external optical drive and burn it yourself.

chscag said:

Boot Camp is very fussy about how it installs Windows. I know that other folks have gotten it to work from a thumb drive; for example - MBA owners. However, the installation was not done from the iso but from a full copy of Windows including the installer.

Are you able to borrow a computer with a working optical drive and burn that iso to a DVD and then copy it to a large enough flash drive? Of buy an inexpensive external optical drive and burn it yourself.

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If thats the only way, I guess I could do that. Thanks for the help man!

chscag said:

the installation was not done from the iso but from a full copy of Windows including the installer

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The ISOs contain an installer, they're full images of the install DVDs, how else would they be able to install Windows?

Understand. But the iso must first be burned which is what he couldn't do. He tried to install direct from the iso but couldn't.