jdhiro

Q: Windows 8.1 install fails on new 2013 Retina MacBook

I doubt there are many people out there who can help with this yet.  I was able to pick up my 2013 Haswell Retina MacBook Pro from my local Apple store this morning (yay!), and so far everything has been stellar.  However, I'm unable to install Windows 8.1 via Bootcamp.  I have not tried Windows 8 or 7.

 

I've tried installing both via USB thumb drive, and via DVD on external SuperDrive, with the same results.  I know that 2013 MacBook Airs have to install via UEFI so I've tried that as well.  What I've tried:

 

Booting into UEFI:

- After creating the partition in Bootcamp, I boot holding OPTION

- At the boot selection screen I select "EFI BOOT"

- I go through all the motions, including formatting the BOOTCAMP partition

- After all the files have been copied, I get a message that "Windows cannot update the boot partition and that my progress won't be saved" (not the exact message).

 

Booting via BIOS:

- After creating the partition in Bootcamp, I boot holding OPTION

- At the boot selection screen I pick "WINDOWS"

- When I get to the partition selection/formatting screen it won't let me proceed, when I expand the error message it tells me that partition can't be used because it has a GPT partition table.

 

So, I'm stuck =(  Any ideas?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Oct 23, 2013 8:56 PM

Close

Q: Windows 8.1 install fails on new 2013 Retina MacBook

  • All replies
  • Helpful answers

first Previous Page 12 of 41 last Next
  • by jarvil,

    jarvil jarvil Oct 31, 2013 1:46 PM in response to jarvil
    Level 1 (10 points)
    Oct 31, 2013 1:46 PM in response to jarvil

    Ignore that, the latest is 5.05411

  • by jarvil,

    jarvil jarvil Oct 31, 2013 2:07 PM in response to mikereed36
    Level 1 (10 points)
    Oct 31, 2013 2:07 PM in response to mikereed36

    Good advice mikereed36.

    Submit feedback under the category, OSX -> hardware/software compatability -> bootcamp

  • by archivist08,

    archivist08 archivist08 Oct 31, 2013 2:37 PM in response to jarvil
    Level 1 (10 points)
    Oct 31, 2013 2:37 PM in response to jarvil

    Will do on providing feedback (OS X -> h/s compatibility -> bootcamp). If there's direct way to file issue with AppleCare I'd do that too, just don't currently have time to be bounced around tech support.

  • by manc01,

    manc01 manc01 Oct 31, 2013 2:51 PM in response to jarvil
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Oct 31, 2013 2:51 PM in response to jarvil

    I have left feedback regarding this issue also. I think that if we can get as many people as possible to do this we have a better chance of getting a fix sooner..

  • by mikereed36,

    mikereed36 mikereed36 Oct 31, 2013 3:32 PM in response to jdhiro
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Oct 31, 2013 3:32 PM in response to jdhiro

    It doesn't take that long to call AppleCare in case anyone is debating on how long it might take. I've called AppleCare twice now to report software bugs (once last Friday and once today about Boot Camp). I feel like I didn't bounce around tech support at all really: I told the computerized voice 2 or 3 pieces of basic information, then I spoke to a person, then that was it. Both times I spent 8 and 14 minutes respectively. I took this long because I mainly would chat and ask the representative a lot of questions that most people probably wouldn't bother taking the time to do.

     

    In short, I would still recommend calling AppleCare if you've bought a product in the last 90 days or you have purchased AppleCare itself. It will only take you 10 minutes or less. The more people who call and/or provide feedback online (click http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html then be sure to select "Boot Camp" under "Feedback Area") the better.

  • by unknownsol0,

    unknownsol0 unknownsol0 Oct 31, 2013 3:44 PM in response to jdhiro
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Oct 31, 2013 3:44 PM in response to jdhiro

    I also just submitted a feedback following the link provided by mikereed36

  • by salmas76,

    salmas76 salmas76 Oct 31, 2013 4:41 PM in response to jarvil
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Oct 31, 2013 4:41 PM in response to jarvil

    Why are there so many different Bootcamp versions?

    My version is 5.1.0(473)

     

    Could this be the reason why some install fail and other not?

  • by jarvil,

    jarvil jarvil Oct 31, 2013 5:08 PM in response to salmas76
    Level 1 (10 points)
    Oct 31, 2013 5:08 PM in response to salmas76

    There are different versions for different platforms.

  • by Faslane,

    Faslane Faslane Oct 31, 2013 10:03 PM in response to jdhiro
    Level 1 (9 points)
    Oct 31, 2013 10:03 PM in response to jdhiro

    I'm having the same issue but with Win7 64-Bit. Running 10.9 and all updates, then Windows 7 64-bit installs fine, but when it first boots to first desktop screen everything... mouse, usb, trackpad and keyboard lock up and thus cannot install the bootcamp drivers at all. NO usb or LAN drivers so I can't finish the installation, get updates etc. etc. I used Tuxera ntfs to copy the bootcamp zip to the C: drive hoping after reboot I could install them that way but no trackpad, usb ports or keyboard so all I can do is force poweroff and boot to mac. UGH!

     

    The Mavericks partition runs fine, no freezes etc.

  • by ganomi,

    ganomi ganomi Nov 1, 2013 12:29 AM in response to jdhiro
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Nov 1, 2013 12:29 AM in response to jdhiro

    Another detailed guide for Efi install on the 15" with Nvidia Graphics:

    http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=18280295#post18280295

  • by salmas76,

    salmas76 salmas76 Nov 1, 2013 5:19 AM in response to jdhiro
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Nov 1, 2013 5:19 AM in response to jdhiro

    This morning I tried the Windows 8.1 install.

    I had a Windows OEM full version DVD.

    To install I had to create an ISO Image.

    After that I used Bootcamp 5.1.0(473) to create an USB Stick with Windows and divers.

    I am happy to say, that installation succeeds without any problem.

  • by gazza1958,

    gazza1958 gazza1958 Nov 1, 2013 6:28 AM in response to jdhiro
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Nov 1, 2013 6:28 AM in response to jdhiro

    I have had the same experiences that everyone else in this thread has had with my one week old 15" Rmbp, 2.6GHZ, 16 GB ram, 512 SSD. I have tried every suggestion in this thread.

     

    Nothing has worked for me to be able to install Windows 8.1 full version, so I went back to Windows 7 Ultimate 64, the install process went thru without a hitch, everything works and the speed that Windows runs at on this MAC is nothing short of incredible, it is faster than any PC that I have seen or used. MS Office programs like Excel and Word load in the blink of an eye.

     

    Having used Windows 8 and 8.1 on a PC, I can honestly say I was very unimpresed with them, I think Im going to stick with Win 7, I dont think Win 8 is worth the trouble.

  • by Jason.Liew,

    Jason.Liew Jason.Liew Nov 1, 2013 7:44 AM in response to archivist08
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Nov 1, 2013 7:44 AM in response to archivist08

    actually it didn't complete the installation for windows 8, for me, it stop at personalize setting for windows 8 , keyboard and mouse locked up.. no luck

  • by kjetilsi79,

    kjetilsi79 kjetilsi79 Nov 1, 2013 8:26 AM in response to jdhiro
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Nov 1, 2013 8:26 AM in response to jdhiro

    Finally I got it to work!!

     

    The first 3-4 times I got this error:

     

    "Windows could not update the computer's boot configuration." Using USB stick and bootcamp ***.

     

    But this last time it went perfectly.

     

    What I did differntly was this:

     

    1. Instead of running on battery I had it pluged in

    2. Instead of running on Wi-Fi I used ethernet cabel

     

    Late 2013 MBP 15'' retina, 2.6 i7, 512 SSD

     

    Good luck!

  • by chanlee007,

    chanlee007 chanlee007 Nov 1, 2013 10:07 AM in response to kjetilsi79
    Level 1 (10 points)
    Nov 1, 2013 10:07 AM in response to kjetilsi79

    Thanks for the info! I will try it as soon as I get home. What boxes did you check off in boot camp assistant? Windows 8 or 8.1?

first Previous Page 12 of 41 last Next