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Can't install Windows on my iMac !

hello everybody!!!

I tried to install Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 on my iMac but every time I started the installation process with the bootcamp it stops in the middle of downloading of Apple's software to support Windows and write me: "Can't download the software because of a network problem." I know my internet workes properly. Is there a solution for that or any other way to install the windows in a new partition in my mac?

I have an Windows 10 ISO and Windows 8.1 ISO downloaded from Microsoft site and I'm using iMac 21.5 (late 2013)

Thanks for answering!!!

Ariel Kalman

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1), iMac 2013 (late 2013)

Posted on Nov 5, 2015 9:51 AM

47 replies

Nov 7, 2015 3:08 AM in response to Loner T

i succeed installing all the software from bootcamp on my usb but after i partition my drive using bootcamp and restarting my mac the process of the installation stopped on a blue screen...

any solution....??

thanks!!!

Loner T

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Nov 7, 2015 4:06 PM in response to arielkalman5799

Please post a screen shot/photo of the BSOD, if possible.

Nov 7, 2015 9:35 PM in response to Loner T

What is bsod?

Loner T

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Nov 8, 2015 5:00 AM in response to arielkalman5799

Blue Screen of Death = BSOD.

Nov 8, 2015 7:43 AM in response to Loner T

Nov 8, 2015 7:45 AM in response to arielkalman5799

my iMac stopped on the blue screen on don't let me to continue the installation...

Loner T

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Nov 8, 2015 8:03 AM in response to arielkalman5799

Your installer does start correctly. How many external storage devices are connected to this when you are on this screen?

Nov 8, 2015 8:23 AM in response to Loner T

Just one, the bootcamp windows installes external device...

Loner T

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Nov 8, 2015 8:51 AM in response to arielkalman5799

Can you verify that it is a USB2 flash drive?

Nov 8, 2015 8:52 AM in response to Loner T

yes

Loner T

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Nov 8, 2015 9:04 AM in response to arielkalman5799

Remove the current windows partition, run SMC and NVRAM reset and try again.

Nov 8, 2015 9:19 AM in response to Loner T

when i run SMC and NVRAM reset, keep the usb in my mac or eject?

Nov 8, 2015 9:44 AM in response to arielkalman5799

i did what you told me to do and it still not working...

Loner T

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Nov 8, 2015 10:19 AM in response to arielkalman5799

If the screen shot you posted is where it hangs, if you used an ISO to create a USB Installer, I suggest you verify the ISO.

Can you check if there are any files in the Bootcamp partition?

Nov 8, 2015 10:20 AM in response to arielkalman5799

Ok. I succeced getting into the installition procces but when the windows installer asks me "where do you want to install windows?" ,

none of the partition cant used for that.

It said "windows cant be installed on drive 0 partition 4. Windows cannt be installed to this hard drive disk space. Windows must be installed to a partition formatted as NFTS."

What am i supposed to do now???

Can't install Windows on my iMac !