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Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause..

I successfully installed Windows 7 on BootCamp a couple days ago, but the size of my disk happened to be too small to fit much of anything. I deleted the bootcamp partition, and resized to 80GB and started reinstalling the same way I had done before using a USB flash drive and .ISO image to create a Windows 7 install disk (MacBook Pro Late-2013 without a CD drive). After a couple restarts into the installation, Windows 7 fails to boot and I get the problem as depicted. Disk Utility on Mac side does not recognize the partition and therefore has it labeled as 'UNTITLED' rather than 'BOOTCAMP'.

I tried erasing the USB, and deleting the BootCamp partition many times with no success, so something happened from my first installation to the second that is not changing with each 'new' installation.

I tried searching and haven't been able to find any Mac-specific solutions.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4), null

Posted on Aug 13, 2015 10:46 AM

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Loner T

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Oct 20, 2015 11:55 AM in response to leozy

Can you edit the file using Textedit and find lines similar to the following in your Bootcamp.xml file?

<ProductManufacturer>Apple Inc.</ProductManufacturer>

<ProductVersion>6.0.6237</ProductVersion>

<ProductCode>{FCFFE6B6-BAE8-490E-88D0-097A9DA1C43D}</ProductCode>

leozy

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Oct 26, 2015 3:30 PM in response to Loner T

Thank you for your kind patience, Loner. It turns out my usb stick can be read as a 3.0 device and was causing the problem. I switched to an old portable harddisk which I was sure was using usb 2.0, and everything ran smoothly.

Aug 13, 2015 1:06 PM in response to hiimjosu

How did you delete the Boot Camp partition?

Aug 13, 2015 1:19 PM in response to hiimjosu

Several people are having the same problem. Apple says it is a Microsoft problem. Don't see how because, like you, it worked for me yesterday and then doesn't work today. Hope we all find an answer!

Loner T

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Aug 26, 2015 3:10 PM in response to db49er

If your internal Optical drive is functional, you do not need the external SuperDrive and the external SuperDrive will not work for Windows installation.

Loner T

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Aug 27, 2015 5:27 AM in response to db49er

Do you want to start a new discussion in which your specific issues can be tackled?

Loner T

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Aug 27, 2015 7:06 AM in response to femfrankie

Please start a new discussion and post some details. ASC can provide guidance and help.

Aug 30, 2015 5:13 PM in response to db49er

After messing around all day trying to fix this problem I finally found your post. I can confirm the manually downloaded files worked for me on my late 2012 iMac. Thanks!

Sep 29, 2015 8:04 AM in response to db49er

Hey I'm facing the same problem as OP. Could you help me? I can't find the files on the bootcamp Help Assistant Link. Could you tell me specifically where to look? Thanks! 🙂

Sep 29, 2015 8:49 AM in response to justmike2013

I tried that and got the 'No bootable disc, please insert disc and press any key' Error as well :/

Loner T

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Sep 29, 2015 11:03 AM in response to sourdonuts

Can you check Bootcamp.xml and post the content of the Product Version entry?

Loner T

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Oct 20, 2015 10:20 AM in response to leozy

1. What is the year/model of your Mac?

2. What is the OSX Version?

3. Does your Mac have a built-in Optical drive?

leozy

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Oct 20, 2015 10:25 AM in response to Loner T

1. What is the year/model of your Mac?

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)

2. What is the OSX Version?

OSX 10.10.5

3. Does your Mac have a built-in Optical drive?

Unfortunately, nope.

Loner T

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Oct 26, 2015 3:34 PM in response to leozy

Please back up OS X and Windows.

mfreriks

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Oct 8, 2016 3:41 AM in response to leozy

I had the same problem, just switched to another USB (2.0) and it worked like a charm. I was thinking it had something to do with the SSD I put in my MacBook, but it was just the USB-stick. Thanks!

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