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Apple Computing Products:
Running Windows on your Mac
No bootable device when trying to install Windows 7 on a 2011 MBP
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1262610" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>Unfortunately, when someone purchases direct from the Microsoft store, MS expects that person to expand the *.exe or burn the *.iso on a Windows machine.</p><p></p><p>Disk Utility is a handy tool for burning but not the best for burning a bootable *.iso for Windows as you found out. I suggest downloading a free burning program and use it instead of Disk Utility. The free "<a href="http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/Pages/English/home.html" target="_blank">Burn</a>" is a good one. It defaults to the UDF format.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1262610, member: 46727"] Unfortunately, when someone purchases direct from the Microsoft store, MS expects that person to expand the *.exe or burn the *.iso on a Windows machine. Disk Utility is a handy tool for burning but not the best for burning a bootable *.iso for Windows as you found out. I suggest downloading a free burning program and use it instead of Disk Utility. The free "[URL="http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/Pages/English/home.html"]Burn[/URL]" is a good one. It defaults to the UDF format. [/QUOTE]
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