Hi guys,
First, I want to know why when we boot up bootcamp, it says install windows 7 or later and when you finish the process it boots you up in windows 8. Second is why it boots us up in windows 8 and not windows 8.1 ? will the installation work with a windows 8.1 product key ? and if i setup my computer with windows 8, when I do the windows 8.1 update on the windows store, will it has all the new drivers already for windows 8.1? thanks !
This depends on the Windows version you have chosen to install. If you have a W8.1 upgrade and license, you should be able to upgrade to W8.1.
Hey Loner, thanks for the answer, how do we choose which windows version we want to install it only gives you the choice to select windoews 7 or later and when you select that it boots you up into windows 8. i want to have windows 8.1 drivers from apple
Your version of and BC Assistant only support W7 and W8+. Older versions of Windows require an older version of OS X and BC Assistant. When you run BCA, it will ask you for the location of the Windows Installation media. The media that you point to is what BCA will use to install Windows.
that i know but how do you select the option that you want to install windows 8.1 straight up ? i dont see this option
BCA does not provide a selection list of Windows OSes to choose from. It is implicitly select based on the media you use. IT will reject media whose signatures do not match what it can support.
So the bootcamp assistant will randomly select between windows 7, 8 and 8,1 depending on the usb drive i am using !? please help x)
When you start BCA assistant, one Macs that support a USB Installer,
1. BCA erases and formats the USB to FAT32.
2. Downloads the BC Drivers and creates a WinPE (Preboot folder with drivers needed to support the Windows installer). This environment is specific to the hardware, not the specific version of Windows. BCA 5.1 will support W7 32-bit and 64-bit, W8 and W8.1 64-bit.
3. BCA then prompts you for the location of the Windows Installer media ISO.
4. The contents of the ISO, after signature verification by BCA, determines the version of Windows that the user chooses to install. This is a user selection, not a random version determined by BCA.
5. BCA sets the NVRAM and reboots and hands control over to the Windows Installer.
On Macs which support only DVD,
3. Uses the inserted DVD to determine which version, based the catalog files, it will install.
4. BCA boots from the physical media in the Optical drive as chosen by the user after setting appropriate NVRAM variables.
Oh , gotcha I'm sorry i'm stupid sometimes.. So yeah I have to download the Windows 8.1 iso. that was the thing. Thanks for the clarification
No worries. 😉 It is better to understand the process.
Windows 8.1 bootcamp
