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User profile for user: fishrain66
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Win 7 (64b) Installation fails

Hello

I wanted to install Win 7 on the SSD of my new iMac 27 using Boot Camp. Boot Camp creates the Windows partition (40 GB) , then I insert the windows installation DVD --> Windows Setup starts --> after choosing language- and country settings a window follows:

"Installing Windows " (could be similar...I'm translating from german to english)...and then "Choose Operating System to install"...and there is nothing indicated....a blank box....if I click the blank box it gets blue ...and if I click "continue" i'll get "Could Not Display the Images Available for installation"

Strange behaviour User uploaded file Any ideas to solve the problem...

thanx

iMac 27

Posted on Jan 27, 2011 3:04 PM

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User profile for user: The hatter
The hatter
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Jan 29, 2011 4:22 PM in response to DrSagacity

You can find more reading the PDF Guide, and in the Apple Tech Notes and Troubleshooting sections:

http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp

Including instructions for the 27" iMac.

Depending on RAM, applications, stored data and media files, 40GB for 64-bit is what I would call "recommended minimum" and much more practical, too many come back wanting to resize up or down.

There are half a dozen similar "Installing Windows 7 on Mac" guides and tutorials out there (MacBook and others), and hopefully has gotten better, but what can drive me crazy is OS X 10.6.0 has really old pre-release outdated versions of the Boot Camp 3.0 while the latest Mac OEM and 10.6.6 DVDs have improved better installer and driver support (3.0 came out before Windows 7 was fully RTM and before shipping, and a number of significant changes were made right after). The Assistant should be capable of downloading the newest BC 3 off Apple, but that is broken; not fixed; not acknowledged.

If you run into "not compatible" type error, use the Troubleshoot Compatibility Mode setting and copy from OS X DVD while in Windows to a folder and run BootCamp64.msi found in Apple\Drivers\
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