I ran the Boot Camp application and it formatted a partition but when I try to install Windows 7 Home Premium full version it says the partition is invalid. There was no option to choose NTFS or FAT and now the installer is telling me that the partition is not NTFS.
What should I do?
Just tried formatting from within the Windows installer in case that worked but no.
Boot Camp formats the partition as FAT if you are going to install Windows XP. With Windows 7, in the partitioning screen, you must select BOOTCAMP partition and press Format
Thanks Mende1 but I did try formatting once in the windows 7 instal.
I get an error code 0x80300024
Any idea why?
Check your install DVD because it could be damaged
It's brand new and unmarked
It's a partitioning problem. Have you got more disks connected to the Mac?
http://www.bing.com/search?q=0x80300024+windows+7+install
I just love love love when people are thoughtful enough to include what Mac and their setup.
Can't mind-melt or tell
Tell us you have more than one hard drive present and didn't disconnect and unplug all drives but the one you intended to use for Windows.
It's a Mac Pro 2008. 10.6.8
I've just ordered a new drive. I'll take out the other 3 drives and try this again with the new one once I've used Boot Camp.
Yup. Windows will not install when there are other drives present that have GPT.
Very old simple to just remove until later.
If you were installing to the same drive as OS X (prefer not to of course) still need to pull the drives temporarily until after Windows is done.
you do not need a new drive. You can just format the drive now that you were going to use:
Disk Utility: Partition: 1 or more, does not matter: Advanced: Options - choose MBR Windows partition table format. Click Apply. Then Apply again.
When in Windows 7, choose the entire drive - Advanced Options and delete what DU created! let Windows do its thing - no need to create or format if you deleted / removed those partitions.
I won't be using Windows 7 every day so I'd like to have OSX on same drive. That going to be ok? Am I right in thinking its just possible Windows doesn't like to see OSX anywhere on instal?
Thanks for the advice, really appreciate it.
you sure you need to run Windows natively? maybe a VM would do fine.
You can but I like the convenience of pulling Windows or having it on its own and not have to worry about Lion and Mountain Lion or Lion Recovery on the same drive.
What ever works.
As I said, Windows does not like seeing GPT style drives. It goes beyond "seeing" OS X (it can't, it sees GPT and EFI partitions which you don't and it does not really care about the HFS+ partition at all).
Way over my head mostly! I need to run Windows for Onyx Tree software. Do you think I should have a drive solely dedicated to Windows or doesn't that matter?
What is a GPT? Or EFI?
GUID Partition Table (GPT) is requried for Macs because they use EFI.
Don't worry but why not try Windows in VirtualBox first instead.
www.virtualbox.com is a free VM read the pdf and wikipedia
No you just need to set aside a reasonable, 50-60GB guess, for Windows but I doubt the program needs Boot Camp unless it is 3D or something your MP has more than enough RAM and processor cores to run VM.
Hello,
I have exactly the same problem with win8 and a bootable USB key.
The installer is telling me the partition is not valid, i click on format, but nothing happen and it says me again the partition is not valid.
Any idea ?
21219 wrote:
Hello,
I have exactly the same problem with win8 and a bootable USB key.
The installer is telling me the partition is not valid, i click on format, but nothing happen and it says me again the partition is not valid.
Any idea ?
You have a Mac Pro with multiple drives?
Can't install Windows 7 on Boot Camp partition
