Installing Windows 7 2011 MBP?

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Installing Windows 7 2011 MBP?

I have exhausted every option...

I am extremely frustrated with Apple and their need to hinder the support of Windows products. As much as I have been a loyal Apple user and defender, I may be starting to skew towards the Windows side of things.

I have tried multiple times in multiple ways to install Windows 7 Professional on to my MBP 2011 via USB, but everything I have found has failed. The addition of Mavericks means that the task is even harder, with many 'loopholes' being covered.

Is there any way of doing this and has anybody been succesful in doing so?

Thanks in advance,

Harrie

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1), Frustration Level: 100

Posted on Dec 27, 2013 5:22 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 28, 2013 3:46 PM in response to Wheatleyy

Thousands have succeeded in installing Windows using either Boot Camp Assistant or using a virtual machine like Parallels, Fusion, or VirtualBox.

If you want to install Windows in a Boot Camp partition run Boot Camp Assistant, print out and follow the instructions. If you want to install Windows in a virtual machine, go to the virtual machine of choice site and follow their instructions.

Installing Windows is relatively easy if you follow the instructions.

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Answer 2

Dec 29, 2013 7:04 PM in response to Wheatleyy

IIRC, the 2011 MacBook Pro models all shipped with optical drives. This would be why teh Apple Boot Camp Assistant wants you to use that optical drive to install your Windows. The support for installing Windows from a USB media was not added until the 2012 MacBook Pro with Retina was released. Of course, the older MacBook Air models without an optical drive did have support for installing from USB, but that is because Apple did not ship them with optical drives installed. Why do you refuse to use the optical drive that Apple shipped in your MacBook Pro to install windows, and why are you upset at Apple for your not using your machine as it was shipped form Apple?

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