Install Windows 7 64-bit on El Capitan

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Install Windows 7 64-bit on El Capitan

I am attempting to make a bootable DVD of Windows 7 (64 bit) so that I can install it on my late 2011 Mac. I have searched everywhere and nothing seems to work so far. I have the iso on my desktop but every time I burn it to a dvd Bootcamp says there is no installer disk. I have tried to burn using both Finder and Disk Utility(couldnt figure that out because it is useless in El Capitan) and both on 2X speed. It burns correctly as far as I can see, but when I start up bootcamp it still will not recognize the disk as an installer disk.

I'm running Os x 10.11 (El Capitan) on a late 2011 Macbook Pro so I dont know of any workarounds to just use a USB to boot from but if anybody knows of any I am more than willing to try!

In all honesty I do not know much about any of this, I'm kind of learning as I go, but I am at a loss of how to do this because nothing seems to work. Thanks for any help!

Posted on Nov 2, 2015 7:57 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 2, 2015 7:58 PM in response to coal03

http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/

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coal03 Author

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Nov 2, 2015 8:08 PM in response to BobTheFisherman

I have read through that page thoroughly and followed all instructions already, but to no avail.

I have a copy of windows as an iso on my desktop now, and have tried burning it to make a bootable disk but bootcamp will not even recognize the burned disk.

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Nov 2, 2015 8:14 PM in response to coal03

Did you search this community for similar posts and solutions?

https://discussions.apple.com/search.jspa?facet=content&type=discussion&sort=rel evanceDesc&showAnsweredFirst=true&q=burn…

Does the iso contain both 32 and 64 bit Windows? If so you need only the 64 bit version. Boot Camp can not use the hybrid iso.

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coal03 Author

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Nov 2, 2015 8:33 PM in response to BobTheFisherman

I did search but found no answers to my specific problem, I didnt want to start a new thread until I made sure nobody else had the exact problem. Others have of course, but none that I found using the 10.11 update that makes disk utility useless..

It is strictly a 64 bit iso, and an legit file from microsoft not a pirated version.

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Loner T

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Nov 3, 2015 3:55 AM in response to coal03

Does the burned disk show files in OS X Finder? As a test, if you shutdown your Mac with the DVD inserted, power it back up and hold the Alt/Option key, do you see a DVD icon as a selection?

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0pi8

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Feb 5, 2016 12:21 PM in response to coal03

Did you ever find a fix for this?... I'm experiencing the same problem and finding no work arounds... any help would be much appreciated.

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