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I cant download bootcamp or drivers. How do i remove vista from Mac?

Hey Guys....(Sigh)

I have a iMac with Yosemite. I recently installed windows vista with a half/half partition, but the Bluetooth, Ethernet, and Broadcom drivers were missing. Before having a chance to fix this, My wallet was stolen, which contained the flash drive with my partition setup. I've tried downloading the drivers to another flash drive, but windows cant "extract the files." and Broadcom wont turn on. I'm so angry and frustrated, all i want to do is GET RID OF THIS CRAPPY WINDOWS VISTA AND GET MY MAC BACK TO YOSEMITE. I've also tried downloading several versions of boot camp, which keep "installing" but still wont open I've even tried downloading these drivers, which "installation was complete" but they still had the yellow triangle in device manager. So I'm basically stuck with a mac that wont connect to the internet nor remove the partition. I'm so frustrated at this point. This is my 1st (and probably last) apple computer, I'm trying not to smash this thing. Please, I've literally tried everything. Can someone please provide me with a real, working link for boot camp compatible with vista and Yosemite, 32 bit, or provide steps for a factory reset or something. The next step is out to the curb for garbage.

iMac, Windows Vista, Yosemite basic

Posted on Nov 27, 2015 8:29 AM

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Nov 27, 2015 5:42 PM in response to Loner T

I just did that and screen disappeared. every time i press enter the screen disappears. This is entirely too complicated! This is no use. you're going to think im crazy but i think i'd feel much better just smashing this thing to pieces. I'm stuck in vista with no internet. Apple is a billion dollar corperation and there's no way i can just "download bootcamp and get rid of vista"? This is bull. I will never buy a Mac again. Thank you however, for all your time. My neighbor is here to take it for scrap. Lol

Nov 27, 2015 6:00 PM in response to KeeWho

If you look at the screen shot I posted, it says in the bar at the top (on the yellow line - Administrator: Command Prompt: - gdisk64.exe 0: ).


If you are in the directory where the Gdisk is located, then type


gdisk32.exe 0:


and press Return/Enter.


You can also use gdisk64.exe instead of gdisk32.exe . Both will provide the same information.

Nov 27, 2015 6:28 PM in response to KeeWho

KeeWho wrote:


Im sorry, this isn't working either. i typed the command, hit enter and the screen closed.

This is strange indeed. It may be due to Vista.

Do you know how to factory wipe the system? i don't care about losing my stuff...

What to do before selling or giving away your Mac - Apple Support


What year/model is your Mac (you have mentioned 2011)? Can you boot into Internet Recovery - OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support ?


You can also boot from an external disk using How to install OS X on an external drive connected to your Mac - Apple Support .

I cant download bootcamp or drivers. How do i remove vista from Mac?

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