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Macbook Pro Bootcamp Problems

I have a mid-2012 Macbook Pro 13" with the 2.9ghz i7 configuration, 8gb ram, intel HD 4000, Crucial M4 256gb SSD, and the original 750gb hard drive that was included in the computer. I made the SSD my boot disk.


I've been trying to install Windows 7 via bootcamp for a few days now. The first time I tried it I walked away from the computer after it got to the "Copying files" part of the windows 7 installation so I wasn't able to see what went wrong. When I try to start the computer it goes to the blank DOS screen (or terminal, whatever you prefer to call it) with the flashing cursor for text but I cannot enter anything and it just sits there. So I figured something may have gone wrong with the installation and I tried to do it again.


I re-wiped my 8gb flash drive, redownloaded the boot camp support files, and again started the installation with windows 7. The first time I tried it I had to reformat the "BOOTCAMP" partition that it had created on my SSD because it wouldn't write to it as it was not formated in NTFS. I spared 60gb for the Windows boot. So after reformatting I went through with the installation again. Now I get to the screen where it asks me what username, etc. After I finish entering in my credentials it starts to say "preparing desktop" and then I hear a loud CLICK and the entire machine just reboots and takes me back to the blinking cursor. Is this a common problem when trying to install windows? Thanks!

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012), OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on Sep 14, 2013 12:23 PM

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Mar 7, 2014 1:35 PM in response to cbs20

I am using a USB drive, since bootcamp asks for the ISO file and for a USB drive to be connected. I have tried once before to manual install Windows off of my DVD a while back. I remember that the Windows installer gave me an error message saying that I could not install to the drive, although I had it partitioned as NTFS.

Macbook Pro Bootcamp Problems

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