Q: Boot Camp can not detect Windows support software
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Mar 27, 2016 1:25 PMby Loner T,What year/model is your Mac? Please see step 11 in Install Windows 7 and earlier on your Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support .
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Mar 27, 2016 2:19 PMby Loner T,Please download Boot Camp Support Software 5.1.5640 to another USB flash drive (let us call this the Driver USB). It supports your 2013 27-inch iMac as highlighted.
Post Date: Feb 11, 2014
File Size: 925.6 MB
- MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Early 2014)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch & 15-inch, Mid 2014)
- MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Mid 2013)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch & 15-inch, Late 2013)
- Mac Pro (Late 2013)
- iMac (21.5-inch & 27-inch, Late 2013)
- Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1, 64 bit
Once you download the this .zip file, open it, and
1. Copy the $WinPEDriver$ folder from the Driver USB to the W7 USB which you will use to install Windows 7.
2. Copy the entire Bootcamp folder from the Driver USB to the W7 USB which you will use to install Windows 7.
3. Copy the AutoUnattend.xml from the Driver USB to the W7 USB which you will use to install Windows 7.
These should be copied to the 'root' of the W7 USB Installer. It should look similar to this in OSX Finder.
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Mar 27, 2016 2:25 PMby Game_Lover,Thank you so much for the answer! I Really appreciate it!!
But, when it comes to this Part: https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/osx/yo semite-bootcamp-assistant.png
Should I have the iso file AND these files from 2013 in the main usb flash?
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Mar 27, 2016 3:07 PMby Game_Lover,I can't get further... I did like u said buy I can't move on... I'm still stuck here:
http://postimg.org/image/eglyrs3yj/
What to do! Please help me.. I beg you.
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Mar 28, 2016 11:18 AMby Loner T,HelpfulGame_Lover wrote:
Should I have the iso file AND these files from 2013 in the main usb flash?
No. Your USB Installer flash drive (it cannot be a USB disk or an SD Card) should be empty and erased/formatted as FAT. The ISO should be on Documents folder. After BCA builds the USB, then you will need to replace the files (as in my steps 1-3), before your check the last installation check box.
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Mar 28, 2016 12:16 PMby Loner T,I do not have access.
1. Get two USB flash drives, 8GB and 2GB.
2. Format both as FAT/MBR using Disk Utility.
3. Use the 8GB and run BCA and click on the first two options and point to the ISO when prompted. This will build a USB Installer. Disconnect this USB.
4. Download the W7 support software to the 2GB USB.
5. Unzip the downloaded support software.
6. Connect the 8GB USB and drag the $WinPEDriver$, AutoUnattend.xml and Bootcamp folder to the 8GB USB, replacing the files that BCA put on the 8GB USB.
7. Run SMC and NVRAM reset.
Reset the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - Apple Support
How to Reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support
8. Run BCA and connect the 8GB USB, choose the last option - Install Windows... and check if the installer starts. Do not interrupt the installation with Alt/Option.
9. If your USB drives are not USB2, you will have problems.
Please post any error messages and the step number where you get an error.
