Bootcamp Error: CDBOOT: Couldn't Find Bootmgr

Hi there:


I'm trying to run bootcamp for Windows 7 on my early 2011 15" Macbook Pro and get to the point where the computer restarts and I get the following prompt:


CDBOOT: Couldn't Find Bootmgr


My computer's internal superdrive doesn't work anymore so I'm using an external drive.

Is there a fix for this? I can't find anything for El Capitan.

Thanks,

Justin



OS X El Capitan (10.11)

Posted on Dec 21, 2015 5:33 PM

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Dec 22, 2015 7:54 AM in response to Loner T

Yes, thank you I am running VMware however for a couple of the more taxing programs I need to run do not work with the virtual machine. The external optical drive is reading during the boot but for some reason it is not finding this file. Just opening the disc I can see 'bootmgr' and 'bootmgr.efi' staring me right in the face so this is a little frustrating.


I have been banging my head up against the bootcamp wall for a couple weeks now and haven't found a solution.

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