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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 jimmy_C78,

    jimmy_C78 jimmy_C78 Aug 10, 2016 10:52 PM in response to skipsizemore
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    Aug 10, 2016 10:52 PM in response to skipsizemore

    Finally after two months, I have this fixed.

     

    I was trying to install Windows 10 using boot camp on a late 2011 MacBook Pro 15 inch, bypassed so many Apple "restrictions" on older Macs, but got the MBR GPT error and ended up wiping the hard drive.

     

    Now I recovered all files and started from the beginning, I successfully installed Windows using Skip's method AND also resetting PRAM after creating empty space.

     

    Have to say, Apple really just gave up on developing boot camp for older Macs.

     

    Recently got a newer Mac, and boot camp was much easier, only took about 1 hour. Which means...

     

    If you are running El Capitan AND have a newer(2012 and later) Mac, there shouldn't be any issues with boot camp because Apple has officially fixed almost all errors in this thread.

     

    But if you are like me(have an older Mac), you would probably be spending weeks on the internet looking for how to fix the countless errors in boot camp.

     

    Regards,

    Jimmy

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