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install Windows on Moutain Lion with an iso

Hello everyone !



I tried for a week to install windows from an iso image but I fail every time.


I first tried to burn the image to a CD, but Boot Camp does not recognize it. I then passed through Daemon Tools, but when the Mac restarts, a message appears: no bootable device.


Finally, I bought a USB "device" and I put the image in this "device", but Boot Camp still does not recognize anything!


What to do? Knowing that I want to install Windows to play Guild Wars 2, Parallels or PlayOnMac could be the best options?


(Sorry for my english 😝)


Have a nice day !

Posted on Sep 5, 2012 12:27 PM

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Posted on Sep 5, 2012 12:34 PM

You burn the ISO to DVD or to usb flash card (4.4GB+)


Copy the ISO to your disk and try using that to write the ISO to (another) USB device.

Instructions for the Air: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4407


download a free iso burning program for Mac (we used SimplyBurns Mac). That program runs you through the necessary steps to properly burn the iso file you need.


After doing so, Bootcamp recognized the installation file and everything worked as it should.


SimplyBurns is a Mac OS X application with a GUI, which allows the user to burn CD / DVD media.

Features:

  • Emphasis on ease of use
  • Audio CD project, Data project (Filesystems: ISO9660, Joliet, HFS+, UDF) and Burn image mode
  • Erasing rewritable media
  • Persistence

http://simplyburns.en.softonic.com/mac


Here's instructions on burning an ISO with Disk Utility:


http://lifehacker.com/251758/mac-tip--how-to-burn-an-iso-or-dmg-file-to-disc


And this thread on burning a Windows DVD in OSX:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2039118?start=0&tstart=0

(Summary: you can use Disk Utility to burn the ISO, but choose a slow burn speed)


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http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.7.pdf

create a Windows support software (drivers) CD or USB storage media

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4407


The Boot Camp Assistant can burn Boot Camp software (drivers) to a DVD or copy it to a USB storage device, such as a flash drive or hard drive. These are the only media you can use to install Boot Camp software.


https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4569


Windows 7 FAQ Answers to commonly asked Windows 7 questions.



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

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Sep 5, 2012 12:34 PM in response to AppleUser75

You burn the ISO to DVD or to usb flash card (4.4GB+)


Copy the ISO to your disk and try using that to write the ISO to (another) USB device.

Instructions for the Air: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4407


download a free iso burning program for Mac (we used SimplyBurns Mac). That program runs you through the necessary steps to properly burn the iso file you need.


After doing so, Bootcamp recognized the installation file and everything worked as it should.


SimplyBurns is a Mac OS X application with a GUI, which allows the user to burn CD / DVD media.

Features:

  • Emphasis on ease of use
  • Audio CD project, Data project (Filesystems: ISO9660, Joliet, HFS+, UDF) and Burn image mode
  • Erasing rewritable media
  • Persistence

http://simplyburns.en.softonic.com/mac


Here's instructions on burning an ISO with Disk Utility:


http://lifehacker.com/251758/mac-tip--how-to-burn-an-iso-or-dmg-file-to-disc


And this thread on burning a Windows DVD in OSX:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2039118?start=0&tstart=0

(Summary: you can use Disk Utility to burn the ISO, but choose a slow burn speed)


===============


http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.7.pdf

create a Windows support software (drivers) CD or USB storage media

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4407


The Boot Camp Assistant can burn Boot Camp software (drivers) to a DVD or copy it to a USB storage device, such as a flash drive or hard drive. These are the only media you can use to install Boot Camp software.


https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4569


Windows 7 FAQ Answers to commonly asked Windows 7 questions.



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

Sep 5, 2012 1:24 PM in response to The hatter

I'm sorry but because of my bad english I can't understand you propely..


First, I download the ISO,

Then, I burn the ISO on a DVD (with simplyburns ? i burned the ISO before on a 4.7 GB DVD with toast titanium),

After, I copy the ISO to a flash USB disk ?


When I launch boot camp i can't choose a lot of things, the only two options are downloading the softwares which support windows and the other is downloading Windows 7. (i burned the softwares on a CD)


Finally, what functions from SimplyBurns should I use ? Create an ISO or Burn an ISO ?


Sorry, i'm really lost, but thanks a lot for spending some minutes for me 🙂 (I hope you'll understand me 😀)

install Windows on Moutain Lion with an iso

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