Install windows only on mac mini

Can I install windows 8 as the only OS on my mac mini (Late 2012) ?

If you want to, yes.

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Trying to install Windows 7 on Mac Mini Mid2011

Am trying to install Windows 7 on Mac Mini (Mid 2011) OS X Mountian Lion (10.8.2) - 2.3GHz/i5/4GB/500GB with external optical drive attached. Using Windows 7 Ultimate (on USB Flash Drive) and Windows Support Software (on separate USB Flash Drive), as the external optical drive is not recognized when Boot Camp restarts to begin installation process. Here are some issues I am having:
Going through BCA, when selecting the new partition to install on (Disk 0 Partition 4 BOOTCAMP), the warning of "cannot be installed...", so I select Drive Options (advanced)/Format. Drive is reformatted to the NTSF, but loses the BOOTCAMP name. (Reformats to UNTITLED);
Installation of Windows 7 proceeds, until after its third restart and the color bar with the light burst at its center appears at the bottom of the screen with messages stating "Preparing....". The computer then reboots and starts this endless boot loop.
As it never gets to the part where the Windows Support Software is engaged, can I have both the Windows 7 Ultimate installation and the WSS on the same USB?
I have been researching this issue, but with no difinitive solutions (other than snarky "You obviously didn't read the prior post for this issue..." & "Don't people READ previous posts?" responses.), other than one rude reply saying this was a known issues and there is a fix/driver for it, but no reference as to where this fix resides.
Please if anyone has a solution, I would be very grateful for serious and considerate answers. If you feel the need to be rude/snarky/downright unhelpful, don't reply. This is a community help page, not your venting page.
Thank you in advance for all serious replies.
JAMinard

Right now I have 6 different systems installed. Windows XP, 7, and 8 plus Linux Mint, Commodore, and OS X Snow Leopard (for old times sake), all running on Mountain Lion.
I recommend reading the user manual as it greatly helps getting through the steps, however an intuitive person should pick it up fairly easily.
Thanks to BobTheFisherman for the link.
There are other ways to get Windows on a Mac but I'm a big fan of open-source software.
Give it a try. You might like it or it may not be your cup of tea.

How to install windows xp on mac mini without cd rom support

How to install windows xp on mac mini without cd rom support. I have installed Bootcamp on my mac mini. And i was using windows xp on my mac mini before xp crashed due to a system file missing or corrupt.

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How to install windows on 2011 mac mini

how do I install windows 7 onto mac mini? I have read people say to copy windows onto a flashdrive. Then install from that. Question is do I use my iMac to copy windows install DVD to flashdrive, then plug flashdrive into my mac mini and finish install with bootcamp?

If you want, instead of using a USB drive with the Windows installer (and as you have Windows in a DVD and not in a ISO file), I recommend you to buy an external optical drive to use it to install Windows on the Mac mini. Any external optical drive will work.
If you need help installing Windows, print this file > http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.7.pdf

Problems Installing Windows 7 on Mac Mini

Hello everyone! So I am attempting to instal Windows 7 on my Mac Mini and I am very confused. Apples guide isn't as descreptive as I would hope and the options for alternative methods are mixed in with what is necessary and isn't worded well if you as me. I have read other guides but hit a road block. Currently I have a new Mac Mini with Mountain Lion 10.8.3, I have a retail copy of Windows 7 DVD with a new key, I have an Apple SuperDrive and I have a USB flash drive with the Bootcamp 5 support software.
I guess the first and important question is: Is that all I need? Apple's guide lists additonal/alternate things I will need that confused me.
Next: I attempted it with what I had. I only selected Install Windows 7, partioned my harddrive. That went smoothly. It then rebooted and started Windows installation. I selected Custom install, I selected the boot camp partion, format the partion but then received an error message that read "Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition. See the Setup log files for more information" I read a few post regarding that stating to remove all external harddrives which I did. All I have plugged in is the power cord, hdmi cable, and the superdrive and I am still getting the error. Any help getting past this would be greatly appreciated.

Is your Windows 7 Disc a full edition or an upgrade edition of Win7?

Can I install windows on a Mac Mini using a disk copy of my Dell laptop

I am just aquiring a late 2012 Mac mini to replace my aging Dell laptop.
My copy of Windows 7 is an U/G copy from Vista, however my Vista copy is an OEM version
and so will only install on the Dell.
Can I make a disk copy of the Dell HDD and install on the Mac as though I am installing onto a new Windows HD?
Any help will be much appreciated as though I have a Mac Book I'm not a Mac expert by any means

I doubt it. How did you plan to install it?
Using bootcamp?
A virtual machine like VirtualBox?
Those install using a ISO or DVD

How to install window 7 on mac mini ?

how to install window 7 on my mac mini?

Windows on Intel Macs
There are presently several alternatives for running Windows on Intel Macs.
   1. Install the Apple Boot Camp software. Purchase Windows
         XP w/Service Pak2, Vista, or Windows 7. For Boot Camp
         4.0 and above you can only use Windows 7 or later. Follow
         instructions in the Boot Camp documentation on
         installation of Boot Camp, creating Driver CD, and
         installing Windows. Boot Camp enables you to boot the
         computer into OS X or Windows.
     2. Parallels Desktop for Mac and Windows XP, Vista Business,
         Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7. Parallels is software
         virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently
         with OS X.
     3. VM Fusion and Windows XP, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate,
         or Windows 7. VM Fusion is software virtualization that
         enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
     4. CrossOver which enables running many Windows
         applications without having to install Windows. The
         Windows applications can run concurrently with OS X.
     5. VirtualBox is an Open Source freeware virtual machine such
         as VM Fusion and Parallels that was developed by Solaris.
         It is not as fully developed for the Mac as Parallels and VM
         Fusion.
Note that VirtualBox, Parallels, and VM Fusion can also run other operating systems such as Linux, Unix, OS/2, Solaris, etc. There are performance differences between dual-boot systems and virtualization. The latter tend to be a little slower (not much) and do not provide the video performance of the dual-boot system. See MacTech Labs- Virtualization Benchmarks, January 2013 | MacTech for comparisons of Boot Camp, Parallels, and VM Fusion. Benchmarks of all of the above except Crossover can be found in Benchmarking Parallels, Fusion, and VirtualBox Against Boot Camp - The Mac Observer. Boot Camp is only available with Leopard or later. Except for Crossover and a couple of similar alternatives like DarWine you must have a valid installer disc for Windows.
You must also have an internal optical drive for installing Windows. Windows cannot be installed from an external optical drive.

How to install Windows 7 on Mac mini Late 2009

After I upgraded to Mavericks from Lion, I can't edit info.plist file to enable the 'Create Windows bootable USB flash drive' feature in Boot Camp 5.1. Who can help me, please?

I've been trying. I've created a USB bootable drive with Bootcamp, and I am still getting "No Bootable Device."
This is annoying.
I've read so many things. From "If you don't have an Optical Drive, can only do it from USB." to "You need an Optical Drive."
My computer is the newest Mac Mini with zero Optical Drive. So USB is the only option. Still Stuck. Still Sad. Still Wondering.
Best,
Joshua

Installing Windows 7 - New Mac Mini no Optical Drive

Hello,
I would like to install a Windows 7 on a new 2011 no optical disk mini.
I am aware of how to do that, and what do I need to prepare, becouse there is not a optical disk in a mini.
Any ideas on if I can buy (download) a Windows 7 from www.microsoft.com and how to installed a downloaded package of Windows 7?
Anybody has successfully installed Windows 7?
Is there are way to install Windowx XP SP2 from CD (wireless shared cd from other computer)
Thanks

I think your best option is either buy an external dvd drive or if you have access to another Mac that does have a dvd drive, boot it into firewire disc mode (restart holding down the F key until you see a FireWire logo), using the appropriate firewire cable (depends on what kind of firewire connections the Macs have, 400 to 800 or 800 to 800) connect the two Macs together and the Mini will see the drives of the Mac booted into FireWire disc mode. Insert dvd and go about installing Windows...
On another note, I think Lion's version of BootCamp requires Windows 7 to install. If you already have Windows setup on a Mac with SnowLeopard and upgrade then it will work as normal, something to do with installing requires Windows 7.

Installing Windows 7 on Mac mini 2014

Hi,
i stuck trying to install Windows 7 on a Mac mini 2014. It is connected to a monitor using the DP-to-VGA-Adaptor.
I tried both, installing from (original) Windows-DVD and from a USB-Stick (always following the Bootcamp Installation procedure).
But during the required reboot to the windows installation, the monitor will stay black and enter the sleep mode. It seems to be a display driver problem.
Is there anyone, who can help me?

Finally, i was able to solve the problem:
the problem was the DP-to-VGA-Adaptor. I connected the mini to my TV using HDMI and got a picture from the Windows installer !
Thank you for helping me!

How do i install windows on my mac mini

The newer Mac mini's don't have an optical drive. I have a Samsung external dvd drive but i don't know if i need to have the "Superdrive" and will mine work when installing.

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
On a Mac without a built-in optical drive, any external optical drive will work to install Windows. If you have Windows on a DVD, insert the DVD, open Boot Camp Assistant (it's stored in /Applications/Utilities) and follow its steps.
If you want all the steps to install Windows, select the Boot Camp file that belongs to the OS X version you have > http://support.apple.com/manuals/#bootcamp

Can I install Windows XP on Mac mini 2011?

I managed to install Windows XP by other means, but......
Where are the drivers??

Would almost just run the intel chipset identifier from the site if XP is needed. Apparently there are a few chipsets for the Sandy Bridge configuration in this processor. If you ambitious and google alot you can probably break the hardware down to specific drivers. For example:
http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/intelhdgraphics3000_2000/sb/CS-032057.htm
Has the GPU driver and:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProdId=861&DwnldID=18498& ProductFamily=Chipsets&ProductLine=Chipset+Software&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+C hipset+Identification+Utility&lang=eng
Should assist in identifying and applying the chipset drivers. Although this is all user beware, as I have not done it with this particular mini. So expect alot of time to be put in and alot of trial and error (and possibly won't work). May try this on the weekend and will post results if I get the time.

HT5628 Is it possible to format entire hard disk and install windows 8 only in mac mini?

Is it possible to format entire hard disk and install windows 8 only in mac mini?

You can, but it's not recommended. If you are going to use Windows all the time, at least give some GBs to OS X, because you will need it to install firmware updates.
Use Boot Camp Assistant to create a Windows partition. You can find it in /Applications/Utilities. Then, follow Apple's steps to install Windows 8 > http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.8.pdf You must use a 64-bit version, and note that not all Mac minis support Windows 8. Check if yours is supported > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5634?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Boot Camp Assistant will ask you to download the Windows support software onto a USB drive. You will need to install it in Windows, so it's very important to download it. If not, you will have problems in Windows.
If your Mac doesn't support Windows 8, install the Windows version the site gives you

Hello Everyone, I have a MacBook older model with me.I am running 10.7.6 on that, I was trying to use BootCamp to install windows on my mac. Since BootCamp can only work on a single Volume, I partitioned my Hard Disk to one volume. Using BootCamp I

Hello Everyone,
I have a MacBook older model with me.I am running 10.7.6 on that, I was trying to use BootCamp to install windows on my mac. Since BootCamp can only work on a single Volume, I partitioned my Hard Disk to one volume.
Using BootCamp I installed windows and everything worked fine. After installing windows and testing everything, I switched back to OS X and this time I tried to make another partition on my single portioned Mac volume and named it Backup. That too worked. Now I have three Volumes
1)Development2)Backup3)BootCamp.
Next when I switched to Windows, It should the classic error, No Bootable device found, please insert a Bootable CD and press any key. When I tried to enter my Mac OS X install DVD and by pressing option key, it does not show me the proper Mac OS X development volume. It keeps going back to the No bootable device found message.
Any help will be much appreciated
Regards
Mithun

you can't add a partition in between - you put Windows to a new partition number.
GPT (GUID)
EFI
Mac HFS
Lion Recovery
Windows
And now you have two HFS
One partition and one Windows (plus Lion Recovery).
If you were to have more, it can't be before Windows for one thing.

Install win7 32bit on mac mini (server) Later 2012

Hi,
We received few Mac mini machines with this spec:
- Later 2012
- Server Edition
- Processor i7
- 4GB Ram
- 2x1TB Disks
- OSX 10.8.1
I tried applying Windows7 32bit and managed to install it using BootCamp.
When tried installing the drivers, Windows could not recognize them (the drives were created using BootCamp assistant).
I read about it and found out that Windows7 32bit could not be installed on Later 2012 Mac minis.
I have tried to update the Mac OSX version to the latest 10.8.2 (server 2.1.1 ??), after installing the updates I could not even install the Windows 7 32bit,
the system prompts to use only 64bit version.
I am trying to find out if this limitation (of using win7 32bit) is related to hardware or software...
Does anybody know if this is only software related limitations for OSX 10.8.xx ?
If so, is there a way to downgrade the system to 10.7.xx ?

Thank you for the quick reply.
I was hoping this is related to SW issue,
( since only after updating from 10.8.1 to 10.8.2 - the boot camp prompt for 64bit media requirement! )
Unfortunately, we need it for R&D purposes so cannot use VM / Parallels / VB.
Are you certain that this is hardware limitation ???
This is crucial for us to know, since we can try to gap a software issue.
Sagi

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