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Boot Camp Assistant quit unexpectedly

I have successfully created a bootdisk to install windows 7. And i'm having a problem on partitioning my drive for my boot camp to install windows 7. After clicking the continue on the selecting the partition size my boot camp prompted "Boot Camp Assistant quit unexpectedly". Im having a boot camp assistan version 5.0.1(456) running on macbook pro 15" retina display core i7 with 8gb ram and 500gb ssd. My ssd is in Mac OS Exteded(Journaled).

How to solve the bootcamp partitioning error "Boot Camp Assistant quit unexpectedly"? Thanks.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Dec 29, 2012 12:28 AM

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mende1

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Dec 29, 2012 1:21 AM in response to jdoc_87

Open Apple menu > About this Mac > More Info, and copy Software here. I suspect that you use a special Mountain Lion version

Dec 29, 2012 1:21 AM in response to jdoc_87

Did you try the Supplemental Update? If you're already on 10.8.2, I guess that the Combo updater noticed that...

Clinton

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Dec 29, 2012 1:23 AM in response to mende1

Which software should i copy?

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Dec 29, 2012 1:24 AM in response to clintonfrombirmingham

Yes did try to install the supplemental update but got the same remarks "This volume does not meet the requirements for this update."

mende1

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Dec 29, 2012 1:24 AM in response to jdoc_87

When you press More Info in About this Mac window, you should see a line on the window that says Software. Copy it here

mende1

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Dec 29, 2012 1:31 AM in response to jdoc_87

You are using a special OS X version. Press Command and R keys while your Mac is starting and reinstall OS X

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Dec 29, 2012 1:35 AM in response to mende1

Does that mean i have to reintall everything from scratch??? What kind of special OS?

mende1

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Dec 29, 2012 1:38 AM in response to jdoc_87

You won't lose anything. New Macs come with a special OS X version that it's only compatible with that Mac instead of the version that all the Macs upgraded to Mountain Lion use

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Dec 29, 2012 1:39 AM in response to mende1

After reinstalling the OS X what would happend? The compatibility issue would be better?

mende1

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Dec 29, 2012 1:40 AM in response to jdoc_87

It will reinstall all the OS X applications, so it should solve the problem. If not, make a backup, erase the disk and reinstall OS X

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Dec 29, 2012 1:43 AM in response to mende1

What's the purpose of the special OS X installed? Does that apply to all new Mac?

jdoc_87 Author

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Dec 29, 2012 1:49 AM in response to clintonfrombirmingham

Tried to install the supplemental update 2.0 but it just prompted "The software is not supported on your system."

mende1

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Dec 29, 2012 2:36 AM in response to jdoc_87

Reinstall OS X and check if the problem with Boot Camp Assistant is solved

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Dec 29, 2012 6:02 AM in response to mende1

Done reinstall OS X and problem still the same... Boot camp quits unexpectedly... Is there any problem with it?

mende1

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Dec 29, 2012 6:05 AM in response to jdoc_87

Do you have any external disk connected to the computer? Also, do you have a second volume on the hard disk? If the answer for both are no, make a backup, erase the disk and reinstall OS X

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