Q: Trying to BC Windows on my MBP 13" e2011.

Been lurking on google and probably about 10 forums for the past 3 days trying to figure this out.

i'm trying to bootcamp windows 7 to my macbook. I've read enough to know I can't use a USB to do this and I'm not going to W10, I'm on El Capitan. I have the ISO file on my desktop, but i don't know what to do with it because I feel like the apple instructions are more geared towards a USB install. I was considering downgrading back to yosemite if possible. help?

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5), (13", Early 2011)

Posted on Jul 18, 2016 12:41 AM

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Esquared Jul 18, 2016 12:47 AM in response to pirecks
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Jul 18, 2016 12:47 AM in response to pirecks

Doing this in El Capitan shouldn't be a problem: Install Windows 7 and earlier on your Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support
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dwb Jul 18, 2016 7:22 AM in response to pirecks
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Jul 18, 2016 7:22 AM in response to pirecks

You cannot install Windows with BootCamp from a disk image mounted on the Mac desktop. You’ll need to create a bootable installer on either a DVD or 4GB flash drive. See this site for instructions, scroll down for the Win7 instructions and then keep scrolling down until you see the instructions for doing this on a Mac.
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