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Problem with Boot Camp - Windows install freezes
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<blockquote data-quote="AZHomebuy" data-source="post: 1470848" data-attributes="member: 283179"><p><strong>Thanks for suggestions</strong></p><p></p><p>My Windows 7 DVD is in primo shape. I keep it in the orginal box in which it came. Although I might be wearing it out aith the multiple reinstallation attempts.</p><p></p><p>As far as backups, I religiously use Time Machine and quite easily recovered the Mac partition, apps, and data. Apple did warn me that Time Machine would not restore the Windows partition. I accepted that risk because I also baked up my important Windows files on other media and because I figured if I installed Windows before, I could do it again.</p><p></p><p>Well, I finally did. After much googleing, I uncovered an Apple tech note from 2010, <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3173" target="_blank">Boot Camp: iMac displays a black screen during installation of Windows 7</a>. It explained how to properly confgure an external USB drive with Mac drivers (like video) that the Windows Install program could use.</p><p></p><p>I had to totally disregard the instructions Apple provided with the new version of Safe Boot in this regard, and use the 2010 version.</p><p></p><p>Anyways, problem solved.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AZHomebuy, post: 1470848, member: 283179"] [b]Thanks for suggestions[/b] My Windows 7 DVD is in primo shape. I keep it in the orginal box in which it came. Although I might be wearing it out aith the multiple reinstallation attempts. As far as backups, I religiously use Time Machine and quite easily recovered the Mac partition, apps, and data. Apple did warn me that Time Machine would not restore the Windows partition. I accepted that risk because I also baked up my important Windows files on other media and because I figured if I installed Windows before, I could do it again. Well, I finally did. After much googleing, I uncovered an Apple tech note from 2010, [url=http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3173]Boot Camp: iMac displays a black screen during installation of Windows 7[/url]. It explained how to properly confgure an external USB drive with Mac drivers (like video) that the Windows Install program could use. I had to totally disregard the instructions Apple provided with the new version of Safe Boot in this regard, and use the 2010 version. Anyways, problem solved. [/QUOTE]
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