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06-06-2008, 02:40 PM #1
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Boot Camp: Installing Windows WITHOUT disc drive
I everybody,
I'm trying to install Windows XP using Leopard's Boot Camp on my system, but the cd drive on my MacBook Pro is broken and doesn't read cds well.
BootCamp keeps telling me to insert the windows cd and when I insert the disc finder tells me that I inserted a blank cd.
So, having the cd unit unusable, I wonder if there's any way of installing Windows XP using an image of Windows XP install disc mounted into an external drive (I have an external FireWire HDD), or by any other ways.
TIA
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06-06-2008, 02:42 PM #2
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Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
https://youtu.be/KHZ8ek-6ccc
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06-06-2008, 02:54 PM #3
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Yeah, that's probably a good idea
I'll check for prices... even thou I just spent a lot of money replacing my MBP HDD...
Anyway, would it be possible to trick Boot Camp into thinking you have a bootable Windows inserted so it "prepares" the installation from somewhere else than an actual cd? just to know
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08-19-2008, 01:04 PM #4
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08-19-2008, 01:08 PM #5
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Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
https://youtu.be/KHZ8ek-6ccc
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08-19-2008, 01:15 PM #6
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is there any way to install xp on bootcamp WITHOUT using dvd internal drive please ?
using external dvds, usb flash, network or another ?
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08-19-2008, 01:46 PM #7
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Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
https://youtu.be/KHZ8ek-6ccc
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08-20-2008, 10:42 AM #8
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08-21-2008, 12:58 AM #9
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This is a common problem for us, Air users as well, Using external drive here.
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10-15-2008, 05:37 PM #10
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I've been having problems installing Windows on my MacBook Pro, and I'm not sure if it's because I'm using an external dvd drive or what. So I've partitioned my hard drive just fine, but when I try to boot up the Windows cd, it says "no bootable device found, press any key to continue" (or something along those lines). I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem? I've searched all over this as well as other forums about the no bootable device thing, and tried a bunch of options, but nothing has worked so far. so maybe it's becuase I have an external drive? I have no idea. But any help would be much appreciated
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10-15-2008, 06:06 PM #11
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Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
https://youtu.be/KHZ8ek-6ccc
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10-15-2008, 07:17 PM #12
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10-15-2008, 08:56 PM #13
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OK. You should be able to just hold the Option key down during startup (immediately after turning the machine on and when the screen first comes up). Assuming the disc is in the drive, it should eventually give you the option to boot from it (keep holding it until you see the selection appear).
Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
https://youtu.be/KHZ8ek-6ccc
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10-15-2008, 11:15 PM #14
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yeah, i've tried that... the cd is recognized as windows, but it still says "no bootable device"
really, i could get my internal fixed if that's the problem... but if it's something else, than i'd rather just leave my drive be for the meantime... (hah i hope that makes sense).
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10-16-2008, 08:10 AM #15
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What kind of disc are you using? Note that it must be a retail copy or OEM for system builders (you can NOT use a system restore disc from another vendor like Dell, HP, Acer, etc).
I ask this because it sounds like the drive is being recognized just fine - it just doesn't see the disc as bootable.Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
https://youtu.be/KHZ8ek-6ccc
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