How to reinstall bootcamp assistant

Hey!

I used the "sudo codesign -fs --deep - /Applications/Utilities/Boot\ Camp\ Assistant.app" and now my boot camp assistant doesn't crash any more, but when i try to open it it is just jumping in the doc. it says the following when i enter the "sudo":

Last login: Mon Aug 8 15:42:48 on ttys000

Sigurds-MacBook-Pro:~ Sigs$ sudo codesign -fs --deep - /Applications/Utilities/Boot\ Camp\ Assistant.app

Password:

--deep: no identity found

Sigurds-MacBook-Pro:~ Sigs$

do you have any idea what is wrong?

I did and i just replied with this

Last login: Mon Aug 8 16:11:43 on ttys000

Sigurds-MacBook-Pro:~ Sigs$ sudo codesign --deep -fs - /Applications/Utilities/Boot\ Camp\ Assistant.app/

Password:

2016-08-08 16:50:16.384 codesign[1042:177874] There was an error parsing the Info.plist for the bundle at URL Contents/Info.plist -- file:///Applications/Utilities/Boot%20Camp%20Assistant.app/

The operation couldn’t be completed. (Cocoa error 3840.)

<CFBasicHash 0x7f8abbc04040 [0x7fff75742ed0]>{type = immutable dict, count = 2,

entries =>

0 : <CFString 0x7fff7570d660 [0x7fff75742ed0]>{contents = "NSDebugDescription"} = <CFString 0x7f8abbc05480 [0x7fff75742ed0]>{contents = "Unexpected character b at line 1"}

1 : <CFString 0x7fff7571a6c0 [0x7fff75742ed0]>{contents = "kCFPropertyListOldStyleParsingError"} = Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=3840 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (Cocoa error 3840.)" (Conversion of string failed.) UserInfo=0x7f8abbc03fd0 {NSDebugDescription=Conversion of string failed.}

}

/Applications/Utilities/Boot Camp Assistant.app/: replacing existing signature

Sigurds-MacBook-Pro:~ Sigs$

You may need to restore the original Info.plist and then check if BCA works. What is the year/model of your Mac? What specific problem/issue are you trying to solve? I suggest starting a new discussion.

it's a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15", ultimo 2013).

I saw this "trick" in an other discussion and i tried it out but it just messed my boot camp assistant up.

I had the same problem, and found the solution on MacRumours, posted by one "falkas", to whom all credit is due. I tried it, and it worked first time, like a charm.

It is possible to use the Windows 7 ISO with both x86 and x64 on the same install file. Bootcamp 5 will see this as a x86 install file though and won't allow it to continue. To fix this just follow these steps.

1. Open a Finder window.

2. Navigate to Applications>Utilities

3. Control Click or Right Click on Boot Camp Assistant and select "Show Package Contents"

4. Open the Contents folder

5. Drag the file "info.plist" to your desktop (I also recommend saving it in another place as well in case you want to revert to the original)

6. Open info.plist on your desktop with a text editor

7. Find the field labeled as below:

<key>32BitSupportedModels</key>

<array>

<string>MacBook7,1</string>

<string>MacBookAir5,2</string>

<string>MacBookPro10,1</string>

<string>MacPro5,1</string>

<string>Macmini5,3</string>

<string>iMac12,2</string>

</array>

8. Time to find what your Mac is. Click the Apple in the top left hand corner and select About This Mac

-Click More Info...

-Click System Report...

-Under Hardware Overview, look for Model Identifier and copy it

9. With your Mac's Identifier copied, go back to your open info.plist file create a string at the TOP of the entries. So if your Mac identifier was "iMac13,2" then it would look like this:

<key>32BitSupportedModels</key>

<array>

<string>iMac13,2</string>

<string>MacBook7,1</string>

<string>MacBookAir5,2</string>

<string>MacBookPro10,1</string>

<string>MacPro5,1</string>

<string>Macmini5,3</string>

<string>iMac12,2</string>

</array>

10. Save and close info.plist. Drag info.plist back into the Contents folder and select replace. (You may have to authenticate and enter your admin password).

11. Start Bootcamp and it should allow you to use your Disk/USB with both versions. I wouldn't recommend installing the x86 (32 bit) version of Windows 7, but this will allow you to get to the point of the installation to select x64 (64 bit) if you have an ISO file with both 32 bit and 64 bit combined. Hope this helps.

Do you want to install W7 32-bit? If not, then you can use your W7 Product key and download the 64-bit only ISO from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7 and use it to create a USB Installer on the 2013 model.

Exit all programs that you can. Here are some short-cut keys - OS X: Keyboard shortcuts

Please see this screen shot.

Choose Restart.

How do i resolve this issue? I have followed step-by-step guide but this still shows?

Also - the original info.plist file now says it cannot be found? is there anyway i can get an original copy?!

Now what do I do after that?

(I just restarted my computer to start from scratch)

P.S. Bootcamp doesn't open still. and there's no message saying it quit unexpectedly now.

Can you check System requirements to install Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp - Apple Support for your specific Mac model/year to see which versions it can support?

One method to get the original file back is to re-install OSX (which will leave your non-OS files untouched). Use OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support and try Local Recovery first.

A 2015 model does not need a USB. It uses OSXRESERVED instead. Please see https://help.apple.com/bootcamp/assistant/6.0/#/bcmp173b3bf2 .

Do you have Time Machine backup configured for your Mac?

What Mac year/model do you have?

Do you remember what you changed in info.plist? Can you post a link of the youtube video?

shaharyar696 wrote:

But I'am not wording about how to quit that app, I am struggling to open it genuinely..

Can you reboot your Macbook Pro?

Well!! Is there any Option Left other than Rebooting, Cause I Don't want to Lose my Data 😟 I would Do anything regarding this except that least option

Reboot does not lose data. If it does, you have more severe problems than Bootcamp not working. On the Apple menu in top left, click on Restart.