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Why am I getting an error code 30 when trying to create a disc image of my Windows 7 install disc for boot camp install?

I am trying to install Windows 7 onto my iMac using Boot Camp. I found these directions on the Apple site with instructions to create a bootable usb drive for installing Windows. However, every time I try to use disc utilities to do this, I get an error operation failed with status 30 or 61. Can anyone offer any help?


Thanks!

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Mar 19, 2016 12:13 PM

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Mar 19, 2016 6:37 PM in response to David Kaff

If you have a Windows ISO, you will need to burn it as a physical DVD. Please see Install Windows 7 and earlier on your Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support and the Bootcamp 5.x help has more details. Click on Help in BC Assistant.


Let me know if you need to find the link.


PS: https://help.apple.com/bootcamp/mac/5.0/help/#/bcmp173b3bf2


Install Windows on your Mac

With Boot Camp, you can use Windows on your Mac.

What you need

  • The keyboard and mouse or trackpad that came with your Mac. (If they aren’t available, use a USB keyboard and mouse.)
  • An external USB drive (a hard drive or a flash drive) that is 8 GB or larger, formatted as MS-DOS (FAT).To format an external USB drive as MS-DOS (FAT), use Disk Utility, located in the Other folder in Launchpad.
  • A Windows ISO image (a disk image that contains the entire contents of a DVD) downloaded from Microsoft, or both a Windows full-install installation disc (not the upgrade version of Windows) and a built-in disc drive or compatible external optical drive.To download Windows ISO images, see Microsoft Software Downloads.To find out which versions of Windows your Mac supports, see the Apple Support article System requirements to install Windows on your Mac using Boot Camp.
  • At least 32 GB of free space on an internal hard drive.

Jun 15, 2016 4:22 AM in response to Loner T

Good morning David.. I am also getting the error when I try to create an .ISO from my windows 7 OEM install DVD. I have reviewed the links you provided and am getting different results. I have BC V.6.0.1 and it is not giving me the option to create the .ISO from the assistant. When I follow the steps to create it on a fat file format thumb drive I get the operation failed status 30. I have a early 2011 13" macbook pro.

Jun 15, 2016 6:25 AM in response to Laxgoly20

BC Assistant does not have the capability to create an ISO from a DVD or vice-a-versa.


Please see Create an ISO image for Boot Camp from Windows installation media - Apple Support in order to create an ISO from a DVD. For a 2011 Mac, you need to use the physical DVD, not the ISO you create from it. An ISO is supported on Macs that support a USB Installer.

Jun 15, 2016 8:01 AM in response to Loner T

Thank you for your reply, however it brings up a second question. I initially did use just the BC assistant and the install DVD. It did load windows and it appeared to work on the surface, but it would not let me run windows update (it would just say searching for updates for HOURS). and when I tried to install MS SQL on it it also got to a certain point and hung. which is why I deleted the partition per instructions and started over going this route.


Any thoughts on the other issues?


Thanks again for your time.

Jun 16, 2016 9:35 AM in response to Loner T

Thanks again for your time, unfortunately that article is way above my head. I did find the latest update files via Microsoft support and downloaded them, however it still gets to a dialogue box that now says searching for updates on this machine. May just have to scrap it and stick with a separate windows machine..


thanks again for all your help.

Why am I getting an error code 30 when trying to create a disc image of my Windows 7 install disc for boot camp install?

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