Getting iso file for boot camp?

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Getting iso file for boot camp?

I'm trying to install windows on my computer (2014 MacBook Air). I bought the license for Windows 8.1 Pro but downloading it results in an .exe file that I can't do anything with. I know you can download it to a PC and store it on a flash drive which you can then use with your Mac, but no one in my household owns a PC and it might be sometime before I can get to one for this purpose. Anyway I can get this done on my own?

MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on May 5, 2015 1:20 PM

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Loner T

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May 5, 2015 1:33 PM in response to kaddy48

Do you want to consider http://sourceforge.net/projects/darwine/ ?

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May 5, 2015 1:44 PM in response to Loner T

Tempting, but I already bought the 8.1 license and I need windows to run certain applications for my coursework

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May 5, 2015 1:47 PM in response to kaddy48

My suggestion was to use Wine to run your download .exe and get the ISO/DVD and then use Bootcamp to install this downloaded Windows installer. 😉

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May 6, 2015 12:17 PM in response to Loner T

It took me a bit but I figured out what you meant by that, lol. I wasn't able to run the .exe through wine for some reason so I tried it through virtualbox which seemed to work, but the .iso file I got from it was only 32-bit (apparently boot camp needs 64). The license I bought has both 32 and 64 included, any idea how I can make sure I'm getting the 64-bit out of it?

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May 6, 2015 12:49 PM in response to kaddy48

Do you get a choice of files to download? If yes, look for an ISO with X64 in the name.

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