I bought Windows 8.1 Pro Retail, but my MacBook Pro doesn't have a DVD drive, and on Microsoft's website I could only find a download section for users who are already on Windows and want to upgrade. I got a valid key, I just need the iso for Bootcamp.
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), OS X Mavericks (10.9.1), 2.8 GHz i7, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD
Assuming you actually have the disc, make the ISO yourself. Downloading one would be against the EULA.
I see, I didn't know that. I was hoping they'd have some official download place provided you have a key. Guess I have to wait till I can access a PC with an optical drive so I can make the iso myself then. Thanks
Leatherhide,
according to the first reply in this Microsoft Community question, Microsoft is not making an .iso of Windows 8.1 available to the general public. You’ll need to borrow or buy a DVD drive to make an .iso from your Windows 8.1 DVD.
I was in the same boat, Leatherhide. I disagree with what others are saying as you and I both navigated to the Windows Store and purchased full versions of Windows 8.1. We are not trying to do anything illegal here, we simply want to install the product we paid for!
Bootcamp assistant won't recognize the link that we download from Microsoft, since it is only executable on a PC, hence our dillema. Again, we are people who bought this software directly from Microsoft, and Microsoft won't give us the ISO!
Anyway, sign up for this trial program and you will get the ISO download. After you install it via Bootcamp you can register your own unique product key to activate it.
What I did, was install the trial version just so I could use my legit Microsoft download to create the ISO for my personal copy of Windows, then wiped everything an installed from my own ISO.
I hope this helps as I had to comb the internet for hours to figure this out.
Link:
Where can I download a Windows 8.1 iso for Bootcamp?
