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Q: Create Windows install disk option in Lion Bootcamp?

am currently running Lion on my late 2010 Macbook Air. The new bootcamp has an option to create windows 7 installation disk from usb and iso. I have both but bootcamp won't let me select that option, any ideas?

http://i.stack.imgur.com/Iw0i6.png

If I go to FAQ on bootcamp support page, it says

Support for the Windows 7 ISO installer Install Windows with an installation disc you provide or, on Mac computers that do not have an optical drive, with a USB flash drive that contains a Windows 7 ISO image downloaded from Microsoft. The Boot Camp Assistant will offer to create this image on supported computers.

Is my MBA not supported by bootcamp assistant to create usb install disk>

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Oct 19, 2011 12:43 AM

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  • by Eduag,

    Eduag Eduag Mar 10, 2012 6:11 AM in response to Kid Dynamic
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    Mar 10, 2012 6:11 AM in response to Kid Dynamic

    I did'nt know UNetbootin was released for Mac, I'll try right now!

  • by bishaudio,

    bishaudio bishaudio Mar 10, 2012 8:14 PM in response to Kid Dynamic
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    Mar 10, 2012 8:14 PM in response to Kid Dynamic

    I followed that guide and installed windows 7 on the disk. Now I am trying to boot from the usb and I can't seem to make that happen. I downloaded rEFiT to see if that would help and it hasn't. What should I do?

     

    EDIT:

     

    I am going back through boot camp to see if that will work.

  • by bishaudio,

    bishaudio bishaudio Mar 10, 2012 10:22 PM in response to bishaudio
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    Mar 10, 2012 10:22 PM in response to bishaudio

    Went back through the Boot Camp Assistant and selected the option to install windows 7, allowed 20gb of space and click partition. it finished and now I have a windows device, but I still cant install windows from the flash drive. I have all the install files on the drive via UNetBootin

  • by Light Yagami,

    Light Yagami Light Yagami Mar 12, 2012 1:04 AM in response to wippler
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    Mar 12, 2012 1:04 AM in response to wippler

    Thank you for this thread i got it to work wierd thou that numerical order makes the difference you guys are a godsend

  • by macrama.pl,

    macrama.pl macrama.pl Mar 14, 2012 12:28 PM in response to wippler
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    Mar 14, 2012 12:28 PM in response to wippler

    What string is for Imac 11.1 late 2009?

  • by Jaygyver,

    Jaygyver Jaygyver Mar 14, 2012 3:08 PM in response to macrama.pl
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    Mar 14, 2012 3:08 PM in response to macrama.pl

    For 10.6 and earlier,( Lion is similar but the windows are a little different.)

    Apple Menu (upper left, Apple icon) About This Mac/ More Info.....(at the bottom)/ Make sure Hardware is selected, then your looking for the Model Identifier-----iMac x,x

     

    Read all the posts and add your numbers where it's requiered. Just copy past another line in and delete their model and add yours. You may need to use the coma instead of a "dot" in order for it to work. iMac x coma x

  • by macrama.pl,

    macrama.pl macrama.pl Mar 14, 2012 11:22 PM in response to Jaygyver
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    Mar 14, 2012 11:22 PM in response to Jaygyver

    <string>IMAC111</string

    <string>IMAC11,1</string

    dont't working

  • by sina.nabaei,

    sina.nabaei sina.nabaei Mar 15, 2012 4:38 AM in response to jacktourist
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    Mar 15, 2012 4:38 AM in response to jacktourist

    You need to look on the "Boot ROM Version:" filed rather than the "Model identifier" for me it is Boot ROM Version: MBP81.0076.C2 so the string would be MBP81.

  • by macrama.pl,

    macrama.pl macrama.pl Mar 15, 2012 2:14 PM in response to wippler
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    Mar 15, 2012 2:14 PM in response to wippler

    I add 2 strings

    <string>IM111.0034.B02</string>

     

    and

    <string>IM111</string>

     

    DONT WORKING

    (grey option USB)

     

    info.plist >

     

     

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

    <plist version="1.0">

    <dict>

        <key>BuildMachineOSBuild</key>

        <string>11C22</string>

        <key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>

        <string>English</string>

        <key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>

        <string>Boot Camp Assistant</string>

        <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>

        <string>Boot Camp Assistant</string>

        <key>CFBundleGetInfoString</key>

        <string>Boot Camp Assistant 4.0.1, Copyright © 2011 Apple Inc. All rights reserved</string>

        <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>

        <string>DA</string>

        <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>

        <string>com.apple.bootcampassistant</string>

        <key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>

        <string>6.0</string>

        <key>CFBundleName</key>

        <string>Boot Camp Assistant</string>

        <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>

        <string>APPL</string>

        <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>

        <string>4.0.1</string>

        <key>CFBundleSignature</key>

        <string>????</string>

        <key>CFBundleVersion</key>

        <string>429</string>

        <key>DARequiredROMVersions</key>

        <array>

            <string>IM41.0055.B08</string>

            <string>IM42.0071.B03</string>

            <string>IM51.0090.B03</string>

            <string>IM52.0090.B03</string>

            <string>IM61.0093.B01</string>

            <string>MP11.005C.B04</string>

            <string>MB11.0061.B03</string>

            <string>MBP11.0055.B08</string>

            <string>MBP12.0061.B03</string>

            <string>MM11.0055.B08</string>

            <string>IM111.0034.B02</string>

        </array>

        <key>DTCompiler</key>

        <string></string>

        <key>DTPlatformBuild</key>

        <string>11C22</string>

        <key>DTPlatformVersion</key>

        <string>GM</string>

        <key>DTSDKBuild</key>

        <string>11C22</string>

        <key>DTSDKName</key>

        <string></string>

        <key>DTXcode</key>

        <string>0410</string>

        <key>DTXcodeBuild</key>

        <string>11C22</string>

        <key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>

        <string>public.app-category.utilities</string>

        <key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>

        <string>10.7.0</string>

        <key>NSMainNibFile</key>

        <string>MainMenu</string>

        <key>NSPrincipalClass</key>

        <string>NSApplication</string>

        <key>USBBootSupportedModels</key>

        <array>

            <string>IM130</string>

            <string>MM50</string>

            <string>IM111</string>

            <string>MP60</string>

            <string>MB80</string>

            <string>MBP90</string>

            <string>MBA40</string>

            </array>

    </dict>

    </plist>

  • by iconoclastic,

    iconoclastic iconoclastic Mar 28, 2012 4:54 AM in response to codecex
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    Mar 28, 2012 4:54 AM in response to codecex

    Oh, yes, this worked like a charm with my MacBookPro3,1

     

    I don't know if it is important but I repaired permissions with Disk Utility.

     

    Thanks a lot, great work, brilliant!

  • by DJRipster,

    DJRipster DJRipster Mar 30, 2012 5:04 PM in response to Jakeii
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    Mar 30, 2012 5:04 PM in response to Jakeii

    This ordering tip worked fine for me

  • by p99will,

    p99will p99will Apr 5, 2012 7:33 PM in response to wippler
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    Apr 5, 2012 7:33 PM in response to wippler

    I'm having same problem... the check box is greayed out. I have my 8GB usb 2.0 Flashdrive plugged in and a windows 7 IOS on my desktop. I'm running Lion 10.7.3 and have a macbook pro late 2010 model. I want to vbe able to use a flashdrive to boot off to install windoes 7...

     

    I looked in the package contents and found this in the info.plist:

     


    <key>USBBootSupportedModels</key>

    <array>


    <string>IM130</string>


    <string>MM50</string>


    <string>MP60</string>


    <string>MB80</string>


    <string>MBP90</string>


    <string>MBA40</string>

    </array>

     

    It may be relevent but I don't know...

     

     

     

    Hope Apple looks at this forum post soon and fixes it...

  • by Vitali Efremov,

    Vitali Efremov Vitali Efremov Apr 13, 2012 9:28 AM in response to wippler
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    Apr 13, 2012 9:28 AM in response to wippler

    Macbook Air 3.2

    I bought Lion just for this feature and it's greyed out.. Simple explanation "why" from Official Apple Support would be nice

  • by fnazaro,

    fnazaro fnazaro May 11, 2012 8:04 AM in response to jacktourist
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    May 11, 2012 8:04 AM in response to jacktourist

    great man, great !!!

  • by enkash,

    enkash enkash May 15, 2012 7:41 PM in response to jacktourist
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    Mac OS X
    May 15, 2012 7:41 PM in response to jacktourist

    Thank you very much for the solution, this worked.

     

    Of course, as someone else pointed out, the order of the entries seem to be important.

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