Bootcamp - How to install without internal superdrive?

RussianSKS · RussianSKS #1 (**permalink**)

08-23-2011, 08:23 PM

Good evening everyone! Well ... in the course of a day, my superdrive crapped out, and my Windows 7 install caught a bug and had to be put down as well. So now I'm stuck with the question of how, without a superdrive, or a large thumb drive to install my Windows 7, or Vista back into bootcamp. I bought an external Multi Drive, but as I'm sure you're all aware, it's not letting me boot from it. I also have an external USB hard drive that I can utilize as well. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated ... I'm desperate for an answer.

Thanks in advance!

j

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

08-23-2011, 11:20 PM

Moved to this forum "Running Windows......."

Do a search for answers. There are various methods of installing Windows on your Mac without a superdrive.

Here's a thread that may help. LINK

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Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31,978 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	08-23-2011, 11:20 PM Moved to this forum "Running Windows......." Do a search for answers. There are various methods of installing Windows on your Mac without a superdrive. Here's a thread that may help. LINK Community Guidelines
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RussianSKS #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 12, 2006 Posts: 20	08-23-2011, 08:23 PM Good evening everyone! Well ... in the course of a day, my superdrive crapped out, and my Windows 7 install caught a bug and had to be put down as well. So now I'm stuck with the question of how, without a superdrive, or a large thumb drive to install my Windows 7, or Vista back into bootcamp. I bought an external Multi Drive, but as I'm sure you're all aware, it's not letting me boot from it. I also have an external USB hard drive that I can utilize as well. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated ... I'm desperate for an answer. Thanks in advance! j
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