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Q: I Can't Install Windows 7 on Late 2013 MacBook Pro El Capitan

I have been having trouble installing Windows 7 x64 on my MacBook Pro Retina (Late 2013) though Boot Camp 6.0.0.

 

Boot Camp informed me that I need to download Boot Camp support drivers from Apple's Boot Camp link, so I proceeded to do so. I followed the instructions by downloading the appropriate one for my MacBook and uncompressing and moving the entire content to the root level of the USB drive formatted for Windows. I tried moving it to the Windows 7 Install USB, and it did not work. I then made a new Windows 7 Install USB and put the downloaded BC support drivers in a separate USB. It still didn't work. I keep getting the error that Windows 7 installer cannot locate the drivers.

 

I looked online for methods to install Windows 7 because the aforementioned methods did not work. I keep seeing the solution being look at the Apple's Boot Camp link for help, which is not helping me out at all. I'm really frustrated and I need the Windows 7 on my laptop so I can use Microsoft Visio for my assignments.

 

Can someone please help out?

 

Thank you :-)

MacBook Pro with Retina display

Posted on Nov 13, 2015 2:52 PM

by Loner T,Apple recommended
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Download the W7 driver package appropriate for your Mac from Install Windows 7 and earlier on your Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support to your OSX Desktop or Documents using BC Assistant. Once the package has been unzipped in to a directory of your choice, copy the $WinPEDriver$ from the BC 7 driver set and replace the one on the USB Installer. Repeat the same thing for the Bootcamp folder. 

 

Run a SMC/NVRAM Reset

 

Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - Apple Support

How to Reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support

 

Now retry your BC/Windows installation.

Posted on Nov 14, 2015 1:07 PM

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  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Nov 15, 2015 12:03 PM in response to ITrobert
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    Nov 15, 2015 12:03 PM in response to ITrobert

    Do you see any unknown devices in Display Adapters?

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    ITrobert ITrobert Nov 15, 2015 12:12 PM in response to Loner T
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    Nov 15, 2015 12:12 PM in response to Loner T

    Nope

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    Loner T Loner T Nov 15, 2015 1:38 PM in response to ITrobert
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    Nov 15, 2015 1:38 PM in response to ITrobert

    And you have only the Generic adapter? Can you scan for hardware changes?

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    ITrobert ITrobert Nov 16, 2015 6:14 AM in response to Loner T
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    Nov 16, 2015 6:14 AM in response to Loner T

    When I downloaded the BC support drivers from Apple's support page, I uncompressed and opened the drivers from the Boot Camp folder. I noticed "nVidia" folder sitting right there. I'm not sure why when I ran the BC Drivers setup, it did not include the nVidia driver.

     

    I double-clicked on the setup file in the nVidia driver and it ran the setup and installed the driver. I'm not sure if this is something that I am supposed to do, or is the Boot Camp Support Software supposed to include that in the installation while running?

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    Loner T Loner T Nov 16, 2015 8:59 AM in response to ITrobert
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    Nov 16, 2015 8:59 AM in response to ITrobert

    BC should have installed the nVidia driver automatically. Is the nVidia card now working properly?

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    ITrobert ITrobert Nov 17, 2015 8:28 AM in response to Loner T
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    Nov 17, 2015 8:28 AM in response to Loner T

    Sorry for the late reply, I had a really busy day yesterday - work and school from 8a - 9:30p

     

    the nVidia card is working now. I just have one more problem. I'm trying to figure out why when I close my laptop, the Windows 7 goes to hibernate but my MacBook shuts itself down afterwards. I noticed this when I open raise the lid and hit the shift key a couple of times. When I do so, nothing happens. I try again after 10 seconds of waiting, and still nothing happens. I hit the power key and the MacBook starts powering up and boots into Mac OSX.

     

    When I'm booted into Mac OSX (El capitan) and logged in, I close the lid and it just hibernates; it doe snot shut down afterwards like it does when I'm in Windows.

     

    I've tried resetting the SMC and NVRAM, and no luck.

     

    Thoughts?

     

    I hope after getting over this hurdle, this progress will be at end

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Nov 17, 2015 5:21 PM in response to ITrobert
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    Nov 17, 2015 5:21 PM in response to ITrobert

    Can you look at the Power Options settings in Windows and check the settings of what the lid close does? Also, check in Device Manager if ACPI drivers are installed.

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    ITrobert ITrobert Nov 18, 2015 8:43 AM in response to Loner T
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    Nov 18, 2015 8:43 AM in response to Loner T

    Closing the lid is set to "Hibernate."

    The Windows 7 ACPI driver version is 6.1.7600.16385.

     

    It looks like Windows is not the only troublemaker for this one. The El Capitan OS is the second thorn. I started having issues with restarting the computer from Mac OS while holding the option key, it shuts down instead. I waited for a minute and nothing boots up, so I ended up having to press the power button several times before it boots up again. Today, I looked online to find out if this is a known issue, and it turns out that it is. According to this thread in the Apple Support Communities, a number of users are having similar if not same issues.

     

    I am starting to feel that El Capitan is the queen of the bugs in this one.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Nov 18, 2015 9:20 AM in response to ITrobert
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    Nov 18, 2015 9:20 AM in response to ITrobert

    For the Windows side, can you disable Sleep/Hibernate and test?

  • by ITrobert,

    ITrobert ITrobert Nov 18, 2015 9:46 AM in response to Loner T
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    Nov 18, 2015 9:46 AM in response to Loner T

    I disabled hibernate through powercfg.exe and turned sleep option to "Never" on the current power plan. I also changed the option for "When I close the lid:" to "Do Nothing." I closed the lid, and the Apple icon turned off, so I'm guessing that means the Boot Camp was put to sleep. When I opened the lid without hitting any key, Windows popped back up without requiring me to unlock the session or log back in.

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    Loner T Loner T Nov 18, 2015 10:06 AM in response to ITrobert
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    Nov 18, 2015 10:06 AM in response to ITrobert

    Is that a reasonable work around?

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    ITrobert ITrobert Nov 18, 2015 10:20 AM in response to Loner T
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    Nov 18, 2015 10:20 AM in response to Loner T

    I guess it will help me get by. I am not sure if this will drain the battery over time, but I can test it for a while.

     

    I'm going to try rolling back from El Cápitan to Yosemite and see if that helps remedy the problem.

     

    Thank you so much for helping me get this far :-)

     

    Note to self: Don't upgrade to Windows 10 for a long while.

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