Windows 7 partition using boot camp assistant not starting up. What do I do?

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Windows 7 partition using boot camp assistant not starting up. What do I do?

I have installed a windows 7 partition using boot camp assistant but whenever it actually starts up I get a "windows error recovery" screen. No matter what I do from that point I then get the "windows boot manager" screen. From this point I am ultimately unable to get Windows to actually start up in any way. The screen says my status is "0xc0000428" and it says "windows cannot verify the digital signature for this file." What do I do or what have I done wrong?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Aug 16, 2015 4:13 PM

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Loner T

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Aug 16, 2015 4:28 PM in response to MettenFam

Can you boot in Windows Safe Mode?

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Loner T

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Aug 16, 2015 7:18 PM in response to MettenFam

You have not done anything wrong. The problem is related to an Apple-supplied river called AppleSSD>sys which is unsigned. IN the USB installer, remove the directory called AppleSSD under $WinPEDriver$ folder, and re-insert your USB, power down/up you Mac and hold the Alt/Option key and choose the USB Windows and install Windows.

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Aug 16, 2015 9:49 PM in response to Loner T

Nope

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Aug 16, 2015 9:50 PM in response to Loner T

Trying that now. Hopefully that solves my issue

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Aug 17, 2015 3:18 PM in response to Loner T

Still not working. Ive done some other stuff, downloaded the recomended boot files from the apple support page, which got me further. I now get fully into windows, through the setup and actually into the desktop. However the computer doesnt recognize I have the flashdrive plugged in and so it cant download the support software leading to a whole host of issues. Any ideas on that?

Your other help has been much appreciated by the way. Thank you so much.

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Aug 17, 2015 3:24 PM in response to MettenFam

1. Check that your USB drive is a USB2 flash drive. USB3 disk do not work. These should be directly connected to the Mac.

2. Are you still trying to upgrade in-place from W7 to W10?

3. Is your USB built using BCA and W10 ISO?

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Aug 17, 2015 3:49 PM in response to Loner T

It is a USB2. And im not trying to upgrade to windows 10, I'm simply trying to create a windows 7 partition on my macbook pro, using boot camp of course.

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Loner T

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Aug 17, 2015 4:16 PM in response to MettenFam

Does your USB file structure look similar to the following? You problem is most likely related to AppleSSD.sys.

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Aug 17, 2015 10:10 PM in response to Loner T

So the main difference I see here is that my AppleSSD64 folder is in a completely different spot. Do I just delete it or move it or what?

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Loner T

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Aug 18, 2015 8:17 AM in response to MettenFam

Move the AppleSSD folder the way I did it on my USB.

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Aug 18, 2015 9:19 AM in response to Loner T

I did and am met with the same result. It doesn't recognize anything plugged into the usb ports, cannot connect to the internet, and there is a red light coming out of the head phone jack (if those facts make any difference).

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Aug 23, 2015 11:15 AM in response to Loner T

I Was having the exact same problem. I've moved that file on the usb as you stated above which seems to have worked as windows 7 is now installed. The problem now is that the drivers don't seem to I've installed. The wifi, USB ports etc don't work. I don't suppose you have a solution to resolve this as well?

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Aug 23, 2015 11:35 AM in response to Stevo_87

If no peripheral devices work, you can download Paragon NTFS for Mac trial version and get read-write access to the NTFS partition and put the drivers as appropriate for your Mac from System requirements to install Windows 7 and earlier on your Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support . My example shows the 5.1.5621 which is appropriate for my specific Mac, your may be different.

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Aug 23, 2015 12:38 PM in response to Loner T

Thanks, all seems to be working fine now.

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Loner T

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Aug 23, 2015 12:57 PM in response to Stevo_87

Do you have any unknown devices in Device Manager? Also, please remove Paragon NTFS if no longer in use, otherwise it interferes with System Preferences -> Startup Disk.

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