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I'm assuming here that if I just transferred all the Mac SL files from my dead MacBookPro drive to the "B" drive of the Mac Pro wouldn't work? Not the correct drivers, etc?

That's right. No drivers would give you fits and very likely not work at all.
 
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Oh well, it was a good try. Now if I can just find a guy with a Mac Pro running Snow Leopard with all the right drivers and get a copy to transfer.... I can dream right? Anyway thanks. It was worth trying.
 
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I am trying to install Win 7 using bootcamp on a late 2011 MBP. I followed the printed bootcamp instructions, and am using an OEM unused copy of Win7 64bit.

When I click "Install" I get an error message that it can't create the partition. I ran Disk Utility repair, and no problems were reported.

Any advice would be appreciated.

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Please post the exact error message so we can try to figure out what's happening.
 
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An error box pops up:

Your Disk Could Not be Partitioned

An error occurred while partitioning the disk

All I can do is OK the box. I have the support software on a FAT USB drive.

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Sorry, but that doesn't give us much to go on. Do you have enough space on the drive that you're trying to install Windows on? Also... the Boot Camp Assistant will not create a partition on a drive that is already partitioned. In other words, if you have more than one partition on the drive (excluding the Recovery partition).
 

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Sounds like there's a filesystem error and it can't split the disk into multiple partitions.

First thing I'd do would be to run Disk Utility. Select the 'Macintosh HD' disk in the left pane, then select the First Aid tab. Do Verify/Repair Permissions and then Verify/Repair Disk. Then try the Boot Camp Assistant again.

If that doesn't work, you may need to make a clone of your HDD, format the HDD and then restore the data back and then you should be able to use Boot Camp Assistant.
 
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Yes, there was a disk problem. I ran Onyx, and it said I had to restart with Commnad-R to do the repair. That solved the partition problem.

One other question, if I may. How do I get the built-in trackpad on my MBP to right-click in Windows?

Thanks again.
 

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Yes, there was a disk problem. I ran Onyx, and it said I had to restart with Commnad-R to do the repair. That solved the partition problem.

One other question, if I may. How do I get the built-in trackpad on my MBP to right-click in Windows?

Thanks again.

Once you have the Boot Camp Support software installed, you should have a "Boot Camp" Control Panel applet. There, you can adjust settings for some of your Apple-specific hardware, including "two finger tapping for right-click".
 
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Ah, thanks - I was trying to use the Windows Control Panel instead - works perfectly now.
 

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Ah, thanks - I was trying to use the Windows Control Panel instead - works perfectly now.

Cool. Make sure you run the Apple Software Update (within Windows) to get your drivers up to date and ensure you've got the latest and greatest.
 
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Bootcamp

I am new to Mac, Used windows for many years, had to try Mac, bought a Mac Mini 2012, gets confusing to an old timer, but am slowly catching on, love it. I am in the process of installing Boot Camp, at this point it is downloading the Windows support software has been downloading all night and seem to have a long ways to go. How long should it take? I have 8 G ram 500HD i5 Intel, just want to make sure I am on the right track, Thanks,
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I am new to Mac, Used windows for many years, had to try Mac, bought a Mac Mini 2012, gets confusing to an old timer, but am slowly catching on, love it. I am in the process of installing Boot Camp, at this point it is downloading the Windows support software has been downloading all night and seem to have a long ways to go. How long should it take? I have 8 G ram 500HD i5 Intel, just want to make sure I am on the right track, Thanks,
Jim

If you have a broadband connection (cable, DSL, etc) and it's within the normal range of bandwidth for such connections (3Mb-25Mb), then no, this is not normal. It should download in less than an hour.

I would be looking to restart the process.
 
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Last week, I got a MacBook Pro and Windows 8.1.
The Boot Camp process did not go smoothly. Apple Support was great, but they didn't know the answer to my issue for some time.
Eventually, they determined that Boot Camp partitioning can't work if the Hard Drive has Firevault encryption enabled.

So, don't try it unless you don't have Firevault enabled! Especially if you have a new MacBook (default for MacBook) but obviously for any Mac, you should format the HD and start over, if you have enabled Firevault. If you haven't touched a thing, then read the dialog boxes carefully when installing OS-X and uncheck Firevault.

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I recently had the same problem. I searched Google and came up with this, which worked!

Open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder. At the prompt enter or paste the following:

/usr/bin/drutil eject I USED JUST "DRUTIL EJECT" WHICH WORKED. IT DID TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO START AND EJECT THE DISC. MINE WAS AN EXTERNAL DRIVE.

If this fails then try this:
Boot the computer into Single-user Mode. At the prompt enter the same command as used above. To restart the computer enter "reboot" at the prompt without quotes.
 
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One thing that I find unclear:

I am hoping to install Windows10 64-bit on a Mid-2012 MBP. The help pages indicate it is compatible. It said I need a copy of Windows on an ISO and a USB Drive of at least 16 GB and not USB3. Got those.

However, when I selected the first option on Boot Camp Assistant, it used my USB Drive to make a bootable Windows USB drive instead of installing Windows directly from the ISO file on the Mac hard drive - so now I have no USB drive for the Windows Drivers. I thought the USB drive was to hold the drivers downloaded on the second stage in Boot Camp Assistant and that Windows would be installed directly from the ISO. The help pages imply that is the case.

Did I select the wrong option at some stage during the first option? It hasn't partitioned the drive yet.


Edit - the second stage suggests that the drivers get added to the same USB that has the installation files :)
 
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Edit - the second stage suggests that the drivers get added to the same USB that has the installation files

Assuming you have a Mid 2012 rMBP (no optical drive), just follow the directions as given. The installer and drivers on the same USB flash drive should work. Let us know how it went.
 
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No, it is a Mid-2012 MBP with DVD drive and non-retina :)


This one
 

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No, it is a Mid-2012 MBP with DVD drive and non-retina :)


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That's a horse of a different color isn't it? Which is why we ask that you identify your Mac when posting. Your MacBook Pro has a DVD drive which probably means that without a work around you will be unable to install Windows 10 using a USB flash drive. You need to burn that Windows 10 iso to a DVD and install that way. The Boot Camp drivers can be placed on a flash drive and installed from there. That part is OK.
 
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After spending some time backing up my MBP, Boot Camp installed quickly and easily :)

I did each stage separately. The first one converted the USB Drive to a bootable drive from the ISO. The second one downloaded the Boot Camp Drivers and added them to the same USB Drive. The third one prompted me to set the size of partition I wanted and then installed Windows. The only slight worry was when it said it could not use the BOOTCAMP partition. Then I remembered I needed to format it first. Fingers crossed that I had selected the correct partition and off it went. Windows 10 installs much more quickly than previous versions. Only need to work through two screens of "don't send this to Microsoft" options. I wish they would offer a "Disable all" option.

The only problem I have identified is that the Bluetooth Magic Mouse does not work in Windows, despite the fact that the Boot Camp drivers have all installed and it does say in Bluetooth that the mouse is identified and connected. I am having to use the trackpad at present.

Also, not certain the resolution is the same in both. The same wallpaper looks different in the two systems - might be a minor config change. At least the graphics are better than before the Boot Camp drivers installed so the drivers are working.

Only had a few minutes to try it so far. At least the installation process was smooth and quick. Needs more testing and of course it needs some AV :)

Edit - Incidentally, it made no attempt to use the DVD drive. Whether it would have done so if I had used a Windows DVD I don't know. I think I have needed to create an ISO from the DVD anyway :)
 
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