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User profile for user: reneeovo
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Windows cannot locate the disk and partition specified in the unattend answer file's setting.

Recently I've bought a new iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) mac os high sierra 10.13.1 and I tried to install windows 10 using an ISO image and bootcamp.User uploaded file
I try many method such as delete mac os and install again , but it still not work.I know that Editing the XML file for the answer system can solve the problem, but how? As you know in this version of iMac no USB stick is used to install Windows and I cannot find where macOS stores the files created by bootcamp for installing windows.Please help me fix this issue.

iMac with Retina 5K display, macOS High Sierra (10.13.1), windows

Posted on Nov 25, 2017 9:01 AM

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User profile for user: Loner T
Loner T
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Posted on Nov 25, 2017 2:40 PM

Can you disconnect all external storage and hubs and run


How to reset the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - Apple Support

How to reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support


and then retry BC Assistant?

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User profile for user: reneeovo
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Nov 25, 2017 1:09 PM in response to Loner T

/dev/disk0 (internal):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: GUID_partition_scheme 121.3 GB
disk0

1: EFI EFI 314.6 MB
disk0s1

2: Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD 120.9 GB
disk0s2

3: Apple_Boot Boot OS X 134.2 MB
disk0s3


/dev/disk1 (internal, physical):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: GUID_partition_scheme *2.0 TB disk1

1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB
disk1s1

2: Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD 2.0 TB disk1s2

3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB
disk1s4


/dev/disk2 (internal, virtual):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD +2.1 TB disk2

Logical Volume on disk0s2, disk1s2

2A8A2104-5B41-423B-AA57-7A77ACE4D57A

Unencrypted Fusion Drive


this one？

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Windows cannot locate the disk and partition specified in the unattend answer file's setting.

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