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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?

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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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Oct 20, 2011 7:15 AM in response to wippler

FAQ, How To, Tips, Support, Manual and Guides:

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


The Air use to download USB-DVD support software first.


Burning an ISO has been trouble, has to be done at slowest burn speed.


I am not familiar with Lion but VM installs can use an ISO but native installs such as you want to do, no. Had to burn the ISO even to USB, you can't just drag it etc. And Apple does have a support article for the Air.

Oct 20, 2011 11:00 PM in response to wippler

I don't think so. As i saw on other threads, you choose the "create usb ..." option, and bootcamp let you choose your drive and your .iso on the next step.


Maybe mac with optical drive are not supported ? and for the Air, maybe 2011 model only ?

Oct 20, 2011 11:51 PM in response to Community User

I read somewhere that there are two versions of bootcamp with Lion (4.0 for optical drive Macs and 4.0.1 for non optical drive macs). Among them 4.0.1 has the usb functionality and I have verified that version of bootcamp I have on my Air is 4.0.1. If anyone else with Late 2010 Air running Lion can verify this, we can come to conclusion that this feature is probably not supported in 2010 Air.

Create Windows install disk option in Lion Bootcamp?

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