I have a macbook air mid 2012 and when I try to install windows 7 using bootcamp I get a black screen upon boot up. I cannot even initiate installation.

I have the same problem I'm desperate

Kmanza wrote:

I have a macbook air mid 2012 and when I try to install windows 7 using bootcamp I get a black screen upon boot up. I cannot even initiate installation.

I tried using windows 7 ultimate and professional iso's but both don't work. (the usb contained all windows drivers from boot camp)

What is weird is that OSX runs perfectly fine.

Does anyone else have this issue?

Tell us what exactly you have done (until now)

Everyone has trouble with an ISO if they dont burn slowly and even then some people had trouble. From bad disk drives, bad superdrive, even faulty RAM.

But now that there is no internal superdrive DVD you have to have a driver to be able to boot Windows installer on USB-DVD. That too is artifical as a normal Windows system can boot the installer from USB DVD with just boot manager or BIOS but without outside assistance (driver).

See what you can do with slower burn and also SimplyBurns utility.

In OSX, if you insert the stick and look in Startup Disk, is the stick recognized as bootable?

Even when and how long or short to tap or hold the Option/Alt key can be tricky and some never master the art

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Like I said I have the same problem Although I tried everything including installing an external disk Installing different types of win

I really cant' find any solutions for that.

I have the same problem with my Air (dec 2012) with mountain lion.

I've been through thousands of websites and still can't find anything effective.

Please share the solution if you find it!

I'VE FOUND IT!

THE PROBLEM IS IN THE VIDEO DRIVER!

JUST CONNECT YOU MAC AIR TO AN ADDITIONAL MONITOR (I USED MY LCD TV BY DISPLAY PORT-HDMI CABLE) and the black screen turned on to LOADING FILES screen and then on windows 7 setup!

MacAir display was still black but I guess it will fix after installing the support software package.

You did it ?

It really worked after the installation of support software package ?

Thanks

That did not work for me.

I am having the same problem: after bootcamp reboots all I can see is a black/blank screen. When I press caps lock the green LED turns on and off. I am trying to install Windows 7 from a DVD – but that does not work either (although the exact same procedure with the identical DVD worked in September 2012).

Maybe we need to dig deeper: a few months ago I switched my original HDD for an SSD, and I upgraded my RAM to 8 GB on a late 2008 MacBook Pro. I used VMware Fusion to access Bootcamp, as well as Tuxera NTFS.

Anyone any ideas?