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How do I install Windows 7 on an old iMac?

Posted on by Arif Clayton

How do I install Windows 7 on an old iMac?

Installation Instructions

  1. Check your Mac for updates.
  2. You will now download the Windows support software (drivers).
  3. Open Boot Camp Assistant.
  4. Insert your Windows 7 installation disc.
  5. Boot Camp will now partition your hard drive to make space for Windows 7.
  6. Click Install.

Can I install Windows without a CD drive?

You can use a alternative like USB drive to install software on your laptop computer if it doesn’t have a CD drive. All you’ll need is a flash disc or thumb drive, as well as another computer with a CD drive. Then copy and paste the installer from the computer to your laptop.

Can you install Windows on Mac without a USB?

Apple Boot Camp No Longer Requires USB Flash Drive to Install Windows in El Capitan. Just select the ISO and how much space you want from Boot Camp, and then you click Install. After Boot Camp Assistantd completes, OS X restarts to the Windows installer, and you follow the normal Windows installation.

How do I install Windows 7 on a Mac?

1. Open Finder and navigate to Applications -> Utilities and double-click Boot Camp Assistant. 2. Click Continue on the initial introduction window. 3. Set the partition size for the Windows installation. To change the amount of space to dedicate to Windows 7, click the small divider between Mac OS X and Windows, and drag it to the left.

Can you install Windows from an external drive on a Mac?

You can only install Windows from an external disk if you have a Mac that didn’t come with a SuperDrive: the MacBook Pro with Retina display, the MacBook Air, the Mac mini and the Late 2012 iMac. If you haven’t got one of these computers, you can’t install Windows from an external drive.

Can you install Windows on a boot camp iMac?

Firmware doesn’t allow it, so you will get a no bootable device message if you try to install Windows. The only thing you can do to install Windows in Boot Camp is to get a SuperDrive. thank you for your help ! so i won’t be able to use the USB drive on my iMac to install windows.

Can you install Windows on boot camp without an optical drive?

With an external optical drive, you can’t install Windows in Boot Camp, but you can install it in VMware Fusion. It will ask you for the source you want to use to install Windows, so insert a DVD with Windows and choose it to install it