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BOOTCAMP 6.1 WIN7 MBPRO 13" Late 11

My question is about installing Windows 7 on a Bootcamppartition on a Macbook Pro 13” (not retina) late 2011.OS 10.12.6-(Sierra)

As it says here

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205016 (Table below) you can install Win7 32bit or 64 bit with a corresponding Boot Camp Support Software which is used for loading on a usb stick


But it also says that it needs bootcamp 4 or 5.1

Is this Version 4 or 5.1 ment to be the version of the “boot camp assistant”?

Unfortunately the OS Sierra has only 6.1 installed.


Here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201456

It says that Bootcamp 5.1 does not support 32 bit versions of windows


So i am afraid that 6.1 does the same or even worse will not support windows7 at all.

-And this macbook pro seems to support only windows7 on the other hand i would prefer Win7 because i btw. my daughter is used to it.


As reading here and “all over the internet” its even not really possible to clone the bootcamp partition to the new disk.

So i would like to know if there are any experiences with this Macbbook pro WIN7 Sierra and bootcamp?

If i can do it with 6.1 or may be download an older version of it?


(the background of all this is that this macbook pro is going to get an new HDD and already has a win7 on a bootcamp-partition , which was installed previous to the system upgrades, so earlier it was possible to install easily; but now with the newer versions of boot camp it seems to be very difficult or impossible; yes and the owner of the macbook wants to have the windows on bootcamp for performance reasons.)

Thank you for any help!

Mac mini, macOS Sierra (10.12.3), 8GBRAM,Monitor HP LP2475W

Posted on Sep 12, 2017 12:44 PM

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User profile for user: Loner T
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Sep 13, 2017 7:59 AM in response to Alfi

Alfi wrote:



1) Will it work with the 32 bit Win7 allthough it says different in the link vor BC 5.1 ?

If you install


W7 64-bit then use Boot Camp Support Software 5.1.5621 .

Post Date: Feb 11, 2014

File Size: 924.9 MB

System Requirements

  • MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Mid 2011)
  • MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Mid 2012)
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, Mid 2010)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, & 15-inch, Early 2011)
  • MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch,15-inch & 17-inch Late 2011)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch & 15-inch, Mid 2012)
  • MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)
  • MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012)
  • MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch and 15-inch, Early 2013)
  • Mac Pro (Early 2009)
  • Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
  • Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
  • Mac mini (Mid 2011)
  • Mac mini (Late 2012)
  • iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
  • iMac (21.5-inch & 27-inch, Mid 2011)
  • iMac (21.5-inch & 27-inch, Late 2012)
  • iMac (21.5-inch) Early 2013
  • Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1, 64 bit


W7 32-bit then use Boot Camp Support Software 4.0.4033 .


Post Date: Mar 14, 2013

File Size: 601.76

System Requirements

  • MacBook (13-inch, Late 2006)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2007)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Late 2007)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Early 2008)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Late 2008)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009 & Mid 2009)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) *
  • MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) *
  • MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2008)
  • MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2008 & Mid 2009)
  • MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Late 2010) *
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, Core 2 Duo)
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, 2.2 & 2.4GHz)
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, Early 2008) *
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) *
  • MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009 & Mid 2009) *
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2009) *
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch and 15-inch, Mid 2009) *
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch,15-inch, and 17-inch, Mid 2010)
  • MacBook Pro (13-in, 15-inch, and 17-inch, Early 2011 & Late 2011)
  • Mac Pro (Mid 2006)
  • Mac Pro (Early 2008) *
  • Mac Pro (Early 2009)
  • Mac Pro (Early 2007)
  • Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
  • Mac Pro (15-inch and 17-inch, 2.2 & 2.4GHz)
  • Mac mini (Mid 2007)
  • Mac mini (Early 2009 & Late 2009)
  • Mac mini (Mid 2010) *
  • iMac (17-inch, Late 2006)
  • iMac (20-inch, Late 2006)
  • iMac (24-inch, Late 2006)
  • iMac (20-inch & 24-inch, Mid 2007)
  • iMac (20-inch & 24-inch, Early 2008)
  • iMac (20-inch, Early 2009 & Mid 2009)
  • iMac (21.5-inch & 27-inch, Late 2009) *
  • iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) *
  • iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) *
  • iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
  • iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011 & Late 2011)
  • iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)

all these drivers support Windows 7, 32 bit

* drivers that support Windows 7, 32 and 64 bit


Alfi wrote:


2) STEP 7: Insert your Windows install disc, or choose your Windows installation ISO, then click Continue. Boot Camp...

When using the Windows installation ISO on this point do i have to mount the iso (DMG) in finder first?

The ISO should be unmounted and should only be of the appropriate 'bit-ness'. It is available from Download Windows 7 Disc Images (ISO Files) .

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Sep 17, 2017 10:11 AM in response to Alfi

IT WORKED AS THE SECOND OPTION in the last post!

"OR i leave the box in the "download latest support software" unchecked?

So i should just keep on without USB Stick? ( and the after "all" installing the .4033 as its said in the instructions of the dowloadlink of .4033"



No Download from within the BC-Assistant necessary.


Going with this: Boot Camp Support Software 4.0.4033


Step 2 "Double-click the Boot Camp disk image" not applicable here, i dropped this step. Works from installation from within windows.



Thank you Loner so much!!!

(P.S.: I wonder why i could not mark your last posting as helpful?, option was grayed from the beginning. IWould have liked to )

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Sep 13, 2017 4:50 AM in response to Loner T

Thank you!


Thats just the opposite as it says in the link you provided (Which is the same as in my first posting)


"

These instructions are for Windows 7 and earlier. Check the tables below to see if these versions of Windows work with your Mac:

Windows 7: Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (Boot Camp 4 or 5.1)



and:

Boot Camp 5.1 supports 64-bit, non-Enterprise versions of Windows 7, Windows 8.0, and Windows 8.1. This version of Boot Camp doesn't support Windows XP, Windows Vista, or any 32-bit version of Windows. Depending on your Mac, you may be able to use an earlier version of Boot Camp to work with other versions of Windows. For details, see the

Boot Camp system requirements for Microsoft Windows.

Are you sure?

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Sep 13, 2017 5:43 AM in response to Loner T

Thank you! Sounds very positive!🙂


Two detailed Questions:


1) Will it work with the 32 bit Win7 allthough it says different in the link for BC 5.1 as 6.1 is not mentioned ?


2) STEP 7: "Insert your Windows install disc, or choose your Windows installation ISO, then click Continue. Boot Camp..."

When using the Windows installation ISO on this point do i have to mount the iso (DMG) in finder first?

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Sep 13, 2017 6:49 AM in response to Loner T

Great!! Many Thanks!!!

So the first lines of the manual https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205016 are a bit misleading to the conclusion that Bootcamp Assistant 6.1 will not work

" Windows 7: Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (Boot Camp 4 or 5.1)"


the "Boot Camp 4 or 5.1" should not be written here on the other hand using the Boot Camp 5.1 assistant in an older OS would mean just to go straight forward without using this manual mentioned above.

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Sep 13, 2017 7:26 AM in response to Alfi

Alfi wrote:


Great!! Many Thanks!!!

So the first lines of the manual https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205016 are a bit misleading to the conclusion that Bootcamp Assistant 6.1 will not work

" Windows 7: Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (Boot Camp 4 or 5.1 Drivers)"


the "Boot Camp 4 or 5.1" should not be written here on the other hand using the Boot Camp 5.1 assistant in an older OS would mean just to go straight forward without using this manual mentioned above.

Corrected. 😉. The distinction between BC Assistant and BC Drivers should be made more emphatically.

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Sep 17, 2017 7:47 AM in response to Loner T

I have an issue with the 32 bitvesion of windows 7 now




Step 7

Open the resulting folder.Locate the following files int thisfolder and drag them to your USB Flashdrive. When prompted if you want to replace the existing items on the flash drive, click Yes:

$WinPEDriver$ (folder)

AutoUnattend.xml

BootCamp (folder)

I have not these Files in the Win 32 bits support software dowloaded from here: Boot Camp Support Software 4.0.4033

So i cannot follow the instructions.😟

Any help would be appreciated!

Bootcamp did not offer me to create an install disk on the startup window, only to download the support software and install win7 or 8.

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