I have spent a few hours on the posts trying to find my specific situation and have not as of yet. I am hoping I can get some advice quickly if possible.
Here is what I have.
iMac 21.5 with Lion OS (It is new and did not come with Install CD)
I used the Bootcamp to create a new partition and had the bootcamp (Windows Support Software) installed to an external HD on the Mac. No issues at this point.
I then installed windows 7 on the disignated partition and all was fine.
When the installation was done there was no bootcamp information on the windows 7 install and I cannot see the USB drive that I used to install the files to.
Here is what is happening:
When the iMac is turned on, it immediatly goes to Windows 7. No other options exist. I have tried the various reboot options that I have found on the site such as COMMAND, COMMAND + R, etc. None work.
When I go into the disk manager of windows 7 I see the windows 7 drive is set as C: and active and I also see the partitions that contain the OSX information. I have touched or changed nothing.
I am in a bit of a panic and hope there is something simple that I have missed.
The USB drive that should have the bootcamp information shows up as online in windows 7 but cannot be seen to access it, and I cannot assign it a drive letter as a way to work with it. So I am stuck there.
I don't have another mac that I can use to create another install of the bootcamp. If anyone can assist me in getting my system back tonight it would be greatly appreciated.
I am new to the Apple OS and work in the IT field with Windows environments so I am familiar with navigating here. If I have mistakenly identified any Apple information, please forgive me. Thank you.
Here is what I have.
iMac 21.5 with Lion OS (It is new and did not come with Install CD)
I used the Bootcamp to create a new partition and had the bootcamp (Windows Support Software) installed to an external HD on the Mac. No issues at this point.
I then installed windows 7 on the disignated partition and all was fine.
When the installation was done there was no bootcamp information on the windows 7 install and I cannot see the USB drive that I used to install the files to.
Here is what is happening:
When the iMac is turned on, it immediatly goes to Windows 7. No other options exist. I have tried the various reboot options that I have found on the site such as COMMAND, COMMAND + R, etc. None work.
When I go into the disk manager of windows 7 I see the windows 7 drive is set as C: and active and I also see the partitions that contain the OSX information. I have touched or changed nothing.
I am in a bit of a panic and hope there is something simple that I have missed.
The USB drive that should have the bootcamp information shows up as online in windows 7 but cannot be seen to access it, and I cannot assign it a drive letter as a way to work with it. So I am stuck there.
I don't have another mac that I can use to create another install of the bootcamp. If anyone can assist me in getting my system back tonight it would be greatly appreciated.
I am new to the Apple OS and work in the IT field with Windows environments so I am familiar with navigating here. If I have mistakenly identified any Apple information, please forgive me. Thank you.
