To install the latest Windows support software, you need a 16GB or larger USB flash drive formatted as MS-DOS (FAT). Plug the USB flash drive into your Mac.
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Here we are sitting in the PC Magazine Labs, and it occurs to us: We've got a shiny new Macbook Pro and an early build of Windows 7 on disc, so why not attempt to use one to run the other?
Open Disk Utility, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder. Choose View Show All Devices from the menu bar.
From the sidebar in Disk Utility, select your USB flash drive. (Select the drive name, not the volume name beneath it.). Click the Erase button or tab.
Choose MS-DOS (FAT) as the format and Master Boot Record as the scheme. Click Erase to format the drive. When done, quit Disk Utility. After, follow these steps to install the software.
(If you're attempting to resolve issues with a Bluetooth mouse or keyboard, it might be easier to use a USB mouse or keyboard until these steps are complete.). Make sure that the USB flash drive is plugged into your Mac. From File Explorer, open the USB flash drive, then open Setup or setup.exe, which is in the WindowsSupport folder or BootCamp folder. When you're asked to allow Boot Camp to make changes to your device, click Yes. Click Repair to begin installation.
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If you get an alert that the software hasn't passed Windows Logo testing, click Continue Anyway. After installation completes, click Finish, then click Yes when you're asked to restart your Mac. If you can't download or save the Windows support software:. If the assistant says that the Windows support software could not be saved to the selected drive, or that the USB flash drive can't be used, make sure that your USB flash drive has a storage capacity of at least 16GB and is. If the assistant doesn't see your USB flash drive, click Go Back and make sure that the drive is connected directly to the USB port on your Mac—not to a display, hub, or keyboard. Disconnect and reconnect the drive, then click Continue.
If the assistant says that it can't download the software because of a network problem,. Make sure that your Mac meets the.If a Mac feature still doesn't work after updating the Windows support software, search for your symptom on the.
Some features of your Mac aren't designed to work in Windows.
Apple’s latest MacBook Pro and the upcoming MacBook will not support running Windows 7 through Boot Camp according to a. Starting on the newest machines, users will need to or later in order to take advantage of the Mac’s dual-boot capabilities.Of course, for users who still rely on Windows 7, there are solutions that allow you to run the operating system on your Mac. Both and support versions of Windows back to XP and feature an designed for the.Microsoft recently announced that it would be taking a page from Apple’s playbook and allowing existing Windows 7 and 8 users to, giving those stuck on older versions a chance to update to a Boot Camp-compatible system.
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