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Q: Can't install Windows 8 x64 on late 2013 MBP with1TB SSD

Just got my new MBP and I'm trying to install Windows 8 using Bootcamp. I've tried using the DVD (with the thumb drive bootstrapper created by Bootcamp) and also an image written to the thumb drive by Bootcamp. In both cases, the install seems to go fine -- files copied, files "readied" (whatever that means) and so forth, all the way to 100%. Right after this step, though, the installation quits with the popup error message:

"Windows could not update the computer's boot configuration. Installation cannot proceed."

The installation quits right there, and tells me "The installation was canceled" and "Any changes to your computer won't be saved." Then it reboots.

 

I have tried repairing the installation using a Windows 8 repair disk, and I've tried (using the command prompt from the repair disk) to fix the MBR. Nothing works.

 

My best guess is that the x64 drivers for this model are not working properly, but I really have no idea. Searching the 'net has yielded nothing helpful. I suppose I'll have to bring it in to the Genius Bar, but I'd really rather save that couple of hours if I can avoid it.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9), Late 2013, 2.6 GHz, 1TB SSD

Posted on Oct 23, 2013 9:24 PM

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  • by Sgt.whack.h8s.your.fruit,

    Sgt.whack.h8s.your.fruit Sgt.whack.h8s.your.fruit Jun 29, 2015 11:28 AM in response to skipsizemore
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    Jun 29, 2015 11:28 AM in response to skipsizemore

    Woop,woop. I was very MacGrumpy today as I'd installed win7 via bootcamp no problems, but since removing it (via Boot Camp Assistant) It'd had the litany of partition woes (JUST USED Gparted Live USB to kill that after hours wasted with OS X Disk Futility, but was getting nowhere with 8.1 via std Bootcamp.

     

    You saved me a grand as I had got the lump hammer out prior to finding this post. BCA should come with a warning that it will only work once, and then if you are lucky

  • by cuchonazar,

    cuchonazar cuchonazar Jul 5, 2015 10:03 AM in response to skipsizemore
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    Jul 5, 2015 10:03 AM in response to skipsizemore

    Amazing mate, thx a lot!

  • by Gaybel,

    Gaybel Gaybel Jul 13, 2015 8:01 AM in response to skipsizemore
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    Jul 13, 2015 8:01 AM in response to skipsizemore

    Quick question. Hopefully someone can reply. Do I format the little 128.0MB partition that windows created as well? I forgot to format either when I followed Skips instructions so I think that's why Windows couldn't boot. I am going to retry.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jul 13, 2015 8:31 AM in response to Gaybel
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    Jul 13, 2015 8:31 AM in response to Gaybel

    The MSR partition is handled by the Windows Installer and is a FAT partition.

  • by Gaybel,

    Gaybel Gaybel Jul 13, 2015 3:08 PM in response to Loner T
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    Jul 13, 2015 3:08 PM in response to Loner T

    So do I not have to format either partition? Or do I still format the Primary one.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jul 13, 2015 3:52 PM in response to Gaybel
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    Jul 13, 2015 3:52 PM in response to Gaybel

    You will need to format the MS Data (non-MSR) partition if requested. Are you instilling Windows using EFI Boot in a Free Space partition?

  • by Gaybel,

    Gaybel Gaybel Jul 13, 2015 8:50 PM in response to Loner T
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    Jul 13, 2015 8:50 PM in response to Loner T

    Yes. I am following Skips intructions.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jul 14, 2015 4:12 AM in response to Gaybel
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    Jul 14, 2015 4:12 AM in response to Gaybel

    The Free Space will be split and converted to MSR FAT and MSD NTFS by the Windows Installer.

  • by sooksook,

    sooksook sooksook Jul 15, 2015 1:07 PM in response to skipsizemore
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    Jul 15, 2015 1:07 PM in response to skipsizemore

    Thank you, skipsizemore! I've been trying to Boot Camp since late last night, and your suggestions got me over the last hurdle. The partition BC created was mucking up my install.

  • by Godiex,

    Godiex Godiex Aug 3, 2015 10:52 AM in response to skipsizemore
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    Aug 3, 2015 10:52 AM in response to skipsizemore

    Thank YOU!

  • by Johannes Peter,

    Johannes Peter Johannes Peter Sep 15, 2015 11:03 PM in response to skipsizemore
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    Sep 15, 2015 11:03 PM in response to skipsizemore

    After much searching I wanted to share what worked for me.

     

    • Late 2011 15" MacBook Pro
    • OSX 10.10.5
    • DVD drive replaced with second HardDrive (now have 2 2.5" SSD's)
    • Bootcamp 'patched' to allow me to create a bootable USB drive (as discussed here Enable Bootcamp to install from usb for OSX 10.9**WORKS**)
    • Windows installer and drivers installed onto a USB Flash Drive (USB 3.0, 32GB) from 8.1 ISO, using Bootcamp.

     

    I found this blog post: http://macriot.com/mcrt/?p=2362 - which discusses how the bootcamp partitioner will modify your partition table to be a hybrid of both GPT (which is what shows up when you inspect the drive in disk utility) and MBR (which is what the windows installation sees.

     

    It goes on to suggest using fdisk to re-build a clean GPT instead of the hybrid:

     

    1. On your mac partition, download and install GPT fdisk Utility: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gptfdisk/
    2. Launch Disk Utility (/Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app).
    3. In the left pane select the Hard Drive (not Volume) which contains the OS X and BOOTCAMP partitions that BCA has created for you and click on the Disk Utility Info button (CMD+I) In the Info window, note down the Disk Identifier value of your hard drive, e.g. in the example below the Disk Identifier is “disk0
    4. Launch Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app).
    5. Launch gdisk in terminal by copying and pasting the following text into Terminal without the quotes, “sudo gdisk /dev/disk0”, enter your system admin password when prompted.
    6. Type “p” to view the partition table to confirm it is the correct hard drive you want to work on, if not type “q” to quit gdisk without making any changes and try again with another disk.
    7. Assuming you have the correct disk (i.e. entered the correct Disk Identifier to launch gdisk), type “x” to enter the experts menu.
    8. Type “n” to create a fresh protective MBR; note upon completion gdisk will not confirm a change or display any indication anything has been done, it will just show you another experts menu prompt.
    9. Type “w” to save the changes you have made, confirm this action when prompted to do so
    10. Quit Terminal.
    11. Shutdown your Mac and unplug ALL other hard drives other than the hard drive you intend to install Windows 8/8.1 on. Also unplug all SSD cards or USB drives attached to your Mac.
    12. Reboot your Mac whilst holding down the Option key and Boot into the “EFI Boot” disk to continue Windows 8/8.1 installation.
    13. You will need to hit the Format button in the Windows Setup window to reformat the BOOTCAMP partition but this time no GPT error should result.

     

    For me this fixed the problem, and I was able to install windows .

     

    IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT STEP 11: when installing Windows 8/8.1, the drive you want to install on should be the only one connected. In my case, since I had replaced the built-in DVD drive with another SSD, I had to disconnect the other one to make sure that windows was able to install. This is because, for anti-piracy reasons, Windows 8/8.1 won't install on any drive that it doesn't consider the 'main' drive.

     

     

    I hope this helps anyone else that's been having issues here.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Sep 16, 2015 4:51 AM in response to Johannes Peter
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    Sep 16, 2015 4:51 AM in response to Johannes Peter

    Does your Audio driver work?

  • by faroukmob,

    faroukmob faroukmob Dec 30, 2015 3:03 AM in response to skipsizemore
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    Dec 30, 2015 3:03 AM in response to skipsizemore

    Wow Thanks  it helps me to solve the same problem yesterday,

  • by aaronever,

    aaronever aaronever Jan 14, 2016 2:50 PM in response to overmac
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    Jan 14, 2016 2:50 PM in response to overmac

    Solution

     

    I had exactly this problem running elCapitan and windows 10. the problem was solved by unplugging additional usb drives I had connected to the system.

     

    Once i removed the extra drives, and followed Bootcamp assistant, it worked perfectly.

     

    Why? who knows,

  • by davejskim,

    davejskim davejskim Apr 20, 2016 9:07 AM in response to skipsizemore
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    Apr 20, 2016 9:07 AM in response to skipsizemore

    I had the same problem, followed the answer above, but still suffered from the same problem.

     

    I was able to solve it through method described below:

     

     

     

     

    1. Go to Utilities > Disk Utility and create Windows partition as Mac OS Extended (Journaling)

    2. Enter into Windows Installation process

    3. When MBR-GPT error message occurs, remove the windows partition (You can do this with Advanced Option)

    4. press Shift + F10

    5. When command prompt appears, do the following (hit enter when a line breaks)

     

    diskpart

    list disk

    select disk 1   (replace 1 with the number of disk you would use for Windows installation)

     

    if you do not have the windows partition yet, or chose to remove the ones that did not work (due to the one being formatted as Mac OS Extended)

     

    cre par pri     (meaning create partition (primary))

    list par

    sel par 1       (replace 1 with the number of partition you created; we will install Windows there)

    active

    format fs=ntfs quick

    assign

     

    6. close the command prompt

     

    After the following step, I was able to install Windows.

     

    (Source = http://blog.daum.net/_blog/BlogTypeView.do?blogid=0anqi&articleno=94)

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