Q: Windows 7 32 Bit Doesn't Boot after Installing Need Help

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Imrellik

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Q: Windows 7 32 Bit Doesn't Boot after Installing Need Help

I have iMac 21.5 Inch (Mid 2011) with 8 GB Ram, 2TB SSHD, New HL-DT-ST DVDRW GA32N and tried to install windows 7 (32 Bit) on it using Boot Camp Assistant.

I have already downloaded & copied Boot Camp Software 4.0.4033.zip from here -> https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1630?locale=en_US to my 16 GB Pen Drive MS-DOS (FAT32)

The installation succeeded and windows 7 loaded just fine 1st time, I created UserID and Password, Setup Time etc.. using apple keyboard then installed the apple drivers on it from my 16 GB Pen drive. My Magic Mouse seems to works but my Keyboard doesn’t get detected

Then I've tried to reboot so the changes would take effect, and since then my Windows doesn’t Boot or Run Windows 7

Now if i start my iMac hold the Option Key i get Machintosh HDD, Windows, Recovery 10.11.4 and DVD Windows. If i select Windows or DVD Windows it starts Booting then Black Screen appears followed by this Message on the screen “Press any Key to Boot from CD or DVD . . . .”

If i press any key it starts booting from DVD and gives me option to Install Windows and if i don’t press any key then nothing happens

Windows doesn’t Boot from BootCamp HDD and I’m left with no option but to press Power Button to Shutdown iMac.

Luckily my El Capitan is working fine but my Windows doesn’t Boot. I’ve tried 2 times installing windows 7 32 Bit on my BootCamp HDD.

So any Help I don’t understand what am i doing wrong I would really appreciate if some one with knowledge of bootcamp can guide me so that i can run Windows as well OSX on my iMac.

Thanks in advance.

iPad Air, iOS 8.1

Posted on Apr 19, 2016 2:41 PM

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A:

Your Mac supports W7 64-bit as noted in Install Windows 7 and earlier on your Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support.

iMac

Mac model	Windows 7 64-bit	Windows 7 32-bit	Windows Vista 64-bit	Windows Vista 32-bit	Windows XP 32-bit
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2011)	5	4	-	-	-
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)	5	4	-	-	-
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)	5	4	-	-	-

Is your Windows 7 32-bit a new installation? If yes, can you remove it using - Boot Camp: Remove Windows from your Mac and try to install 64-bit from the DVD.

Posted on Apr 20, 2016 9:41 AM

Q: Windows 7 32 Bit Doesn't Boot after Installing Need Help

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by Loner T,

Loner T Apr 19, 2016 3:15 PM in response to Imrellik
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Apr 19, 2016 3:15 PM in response to Imrellik

Remove the DVD, boot into OSX, and post the output of the following Terminal commands?

diskutil list
diskutil cs list
sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0
sudo fdisk /dev/disk0

The "sudo" commands will prompt for your password, and it will not be echoed back. You may also see a warning about improper use of "sudo" and potential data loss due to "abuse" of the command.
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Imrellik Apr 19, 2016 4:22 PM in response to Loner T
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Apr 19, 2016 4:22 PM in response to Loner T

1. diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB     disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Machintosh HDD          1.4 TB     disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
   4:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                648.0 GB   disk0s4

2. diskutil cs list
No CoreStorage logical volume groups found

3. sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0

WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.

To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.

Password:
gpt show: /dev/disk0: mediasize=2000398934016; sectorsize=512; blocks=3907029168
gpt show: /dev/disk0: Suspicious MBR at sector 0
gpt show: /dev/disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1
gpt show: /dev/disk0: Sec GPT at sector 3907029167
       start        size index contents
           0           1         MBR
           1           1         Pri GPT header
           2          32         Pri GPT table
          34           6
          40      409600      1 GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
      409640 2639726776      2 GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
2640136416     1269536      3 GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
2641405952 1265623040      4 GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
3907028992         143
3907029135          32         Sec GPT table
3907029167           1         Sec GPT header

4. sudo fdisk /dev/disk0
Disk: /dev/disk0 geometry: 243201/255/63 [3907029168 sectors]
Signature: 0xAA55
         Starting       Ending
#: id cyl hd sec - cyl hd sec [     start -       size]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1: EE 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [         1 -     409639] <Unknown ID>
2: AF 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [    409640 - 2639726776] HFS+
3: AB 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [2640136416 -    1269536] Darwin Boot
*4: 07 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [2641405952 - 1265623040] HPFS/QNX/AUX

Hope this info will provide some solution to run Windows on my iMac.
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Loner T Apr 19, 2016 4:45 PM in response to Imrellik
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Apr 19, 2016 4:45 PM in response to Imrellik

Please post the output of

sudo dd if=/dev/rdisk0s4 count=1 2>/dev/null

When booting from DVD, are you given an option to Repair Windows? Is Windows Automatic Updates enabled?
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Imrellik Apr 20, 2016 3:22 AM in response to Loner T
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Apr 20, 2016 3:22 AM in response to Loner T

sudo dd if=/dev/rdisk0s4 count=1 2>/dev/null
Password:
?R?NTFS   ????p?????oK
                      ?ov@?@??3??м|?h?hfˈf?>NTFSu?A??U?r
                                                        ??U?u??u????h?H????????Xr?;
   uۣ?.Z3۹ +?f?????K+?w???f#?u-f??TCPAu$??rh?hph fSfSfUh?fa?3??(?????_??f`f?ffhfPShh?B????fY[ZfYfY?f????u?faà?? ?????????<t ??????
A disk read error occurred
BOOTMGR is missing
BOOTMGR is compressed
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart

Yes when booting from DVD i do have the option to repair windows but i didn't tried it yet, so do i repair windows? I've read that Windows 7 64 Bit is required if you have 8 GB Ram or More. Could it be the wrong OS? Why is Windows not Booting / Loading / Running from Bootcamp HDD?
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Loner T Apr 20, 2016 6:45 AM in response to Imrellik
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Apr 20, 2016 6:45 AM in response to Imrellik

Let me retry with the proper command...

sudo dd if=/dev/rdisk0s4 count=1 2>/dev/null | hexdump -C
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Imrellik Apr 20, 2016 8:02 AM in response to Loner T
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Apr 20, 2016 8:02 AM in response to Loner T

sudo dd if=/dev/rdisk0s4 count=1 2>/dev/null | hexdump -C
Password:
00000000 eb 52 90 4e 54 46 53 20 20 20 20 00 02 08 00 00 |.R.NTFS .....|
00000010 00 00 00 00 00 f8 00 00 3f 00 ff 00 00 a8 70 9d |........?.....p.|
00000020 00 00 00 00 80 00 80 00 ff df 6f 4b 00 00 00 00 |..........oK....|
00000030 00 00 0c 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
00000040 f6 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 6f 76 07 40 8c 07 40 92 |........ov.@..@.|
00000050 00 00 00 00 fa 33 c0 8e d0 bc 00 7c fb 68 c0 07 |.....3.....|.h..|
00000060 1f 1e 68 66 00 cb 88 16 0e 00 66 81 3e 03 00 4e |..hf......f.>..N|
00000070 54 46 53 75 15 b4 41 bb aa 55 cd 13 72 0c 81 fb |TFSu..A..U..r...|
00000080 55 aa 75 06 f7 c1 01 00 75 03 e9 dd 00 1e 83 ec |U.u.....u.......|
00000090 18 68 1a 00 b4 48 8a 16 0e 00 8b f4 16 1f cd 13 |.h...H..........|
000000a0 9f 83 c4 18 9e 58 1f 72 e1 3b 06 0b 00 75 db a3 |.....X.r.;...u..|
000000b0 0f 00 c1 2e 0f 00 04 1e 5a 33 db b9 00 20 2b c8 |........Z3... +.|
000000c0 66 ff 06 11 00 03 16 0f 00 8e c2 ff 06 16 00 e8 |f...............|
000000d0 4b 00 2b c8 77 ef b8 00 bb cd 1a 66 23 c0 75 2d |K.+.w......f#.u-|
000000e0 66 81 fb 54 43 50 41 75 24 81 f9 02 01 72 1e 16 |f..TCPAu$....r..|
000000f0 68 07 bb 16 68 70 0e 16 68 09 00 66 53 66 53 66 |h...hp..h..fSfSf|
00000100 55 16 16 16 68 b8 01 66 61 0e 07 cd 1a 33 c0 bf |U...h..fa....3..|
00000110 28 10 b9 d8 0f fc f3 aa e9 5f 01 90 90 66 60 1e |(........_...f`.|
00000120 06 66 a1 11 00 66 03 06 1c 00 1e 66 68 00 00 00 |.f...f.....fh...|
00000130 00 66 50 06 53 68 01 00 68 10 00 b4 42 8a 16 0e |.fP.Sh..h...B...|
00000140 00 16 1f 8b f4 cd 13 66 59 5b 5a 66 59 66 59 1f |.......fY[ZfYfY.|
00000150 0f 82 16 00 66 ff 06 11 00 03 16 0f 00 8e c2 ff |....f...........|
00000160 0e 16 00 75 bc 07 1f 66 61 c3 a0 f8 01 e8 09 00 |...u...fa.......|
00000170 a0 fb 01 e8 03 00 f4 eb fd b4 01 8b f0 ac 3c 00 |..............<.|
00000180 74 09 b4 0e bb 07 00 cd 10 eb f2 c3 0d 0a 41 20 |t.............A |
00000190 64 69 73 6b 20 72 65 61 64 20 65 72 72 6f 72 20 |disk read error |
000001a0 6f 63 63 75 72 72 65 64 00 0d 0a 42 4f 4f 54 4d |occurred...BOOTM|
000001b0 47 52 20 69 73 20 6d 69 73 73 69 6e 67 00 0d 0a |GR is missing...|
000001c0 42 4f 4f 54 4d 47 52 20 69 73 20 63 6f 6d 70 72 |BOOTMGR is compr|
000001d0 65 73 73 65 64 00 0d 0a 50 72 65 73 73 20 43 74 |essed...Press Ct|
000001e0 72 6c 2b 41 6c 74 2b 44 65 6c 20 74 6f 20 72 65 |rl+Alt+Del to re|
000001f0 73 74 61 72 74 0d 0a 00 8c a9 be d6 00 00 55 aa |start.........U.|
00000200
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Imrellik Apr 20, 2016 8:04 AM in response to Imrellik
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Apr 20, 2016 8:04 AM in response to Imrellik

I don't understand any thing but it help you understand my problem then ok, I just want to run Windows 7 on my iMac and play Trials Evolution & AC Chronicles.
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Imrellik Apr 23, 2016 11:27 AM in response to Loner T
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Apr 23, 2016 11:27 AM in response to Loner T

Thanks Loner T I've successfully Installed Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 English OS on my iMac 2011 (Mid 2011) and now i finally have PC Windows on my iMac 2011.
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Loner T Apr 23, 2016 3:47 PM in response to Imrellik
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Apr 23, 2016 3:47 PM in response to Imrellik

Please backup OSX, Windows and create a Windows System Restore point.
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Accepted Answer · Apr 20, 2016 9:41 AM

Loner T

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Apr 20, 2016 9:41 AM in response to Imrellik

Your Mac supports W7 64-bit as noted in Install Windows 7 and earlier on your Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support.

iMac

Mac model	Windows 7 64-bit	Windows 7 32-bit	Windows Vista 64-bit	Windows Vista 32-bit	Windows XP 32-bit
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2011)	5	4	-	-	-
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)	5	4	-	-	-
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)	5	4	-	-	-

Is your Windows 7 32-bit a new installation? If yes, can you remove it using - Boot Camp: Remove Windows from your Mac and try to install 64-bit from the DVD.

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