Why can't I install boot camp on yosemite 10.10.2 os

Why can't I install boot camp on yosemite 10.10.2 os so I can run windows 7

Howdy dlindbloom,
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.
If you'd like to install a Boot Camp partition on your Mac, then please follow the directions in the article below.
How to install Windows using Boot Camp - Apple Support
Take care,
Alex H.

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  • Parallel/Windows XP installed b4 Boot Camp.  Can I still install Boot Camp?

    Hi, I'm new to Mac and I installed the parallel program and windows xp on the mac before installing the boot camp. Is there a way to install the boot camp software and not uninstall microsoft xp and it's programs and the parallel program?

    Hi and welcome to Discussions,
    sure thing you can, but you can't use the Windows license you use with Parallels with BootCamp too.
    You have to buy a second one.
    And you can't use the Parallels Windows Virtual Machine for install with BootCamp as it needs to be installed from a Windows CD/DVD.
    The other way round, using a BootCamp Windows for a Parallels Virtual Machine is possible.
    Check with the Parallels manual on how-to achieve this.
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  • Why can't I find Boot Camp 3.0 download?

    Has anyone seen a download of Boot Camp 3.0?  Not 2.2 or 3.1 just 3.0.
    Thanks!

    I keep everything in folders and on DMG. I have Windows drive with any installers and updates.
    I copied the Windows Boot Camp volume to a folder (950MB I think for Boot Camp 3.0) so I would have it, and have it backed up.
    Laptops I can see not having huge multiple hard drives and limited smaller drives and drive space.
    No PC vendor would ever do it this way. They include a CD like Apple with any new motherboard with Windows support software.
    A mac will run w/o Apple's to some extent, it isn't like you can't. Windows 7 has a wide range of hardware it supports.
    You wouldn't have the Apple TimeServices to keep Mac and Windows using different time servers, the data/time are always off.... seems like something is wrong to me there.
    No OS Switcher in Windows.
    Trouble with internet and wireless is perhaps the hardest.
    Getting video graphic device enabled, a bummer.

  • Cannot install boot camp with yosemite

    I get an error about needing a single partition for the iMac HD

    That is your Recovery Partition most likely. You can check by enabling the Debug menu in Disk Utility.
    Disk Utility Debug Menu

  • Can't Install Boot Camp 3.0 on 64-bit Windows 7 system

    I have 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate running on HD#2 on a Mac Pro 2,1 system (2006). I've installed the Boot Camp 2.0 drivers after I installed Windows, I forget why I needed them, maybe for an old Apple keyboard.
    Anyway, I can't install Boot Camp 3.0 from the Snow Leopard DVD - the installation runs to completion, but generates various error messages, one of which says that Boot Camp 3.0 64-bit can't be installed on this system.
    I really need 3.1 now because my Magic Mouse won't work, and I can't sync Mobile Me.
    Is there a fix or a workaround to upgrade Boot Camp on this system? Should I use Windows Uninstall to get rid of Boot Camp 2.0 first?
    If it matters, Windows 7 is the upgrade version from Vista Ultimate.

    http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
    Click on "Downloads", (underneath the big hard drive icon), scroll down a bit and there is a link for "Boot Camp:Upgrading to Windows 7" and another link for Version 3.1 which you need for 64 bit to work right after 10.6.4(?). I would just try downloading the Boot Camp 64bit 3.1 file and try that first if you already have Window's 64 bit installed.
    Don't forget you need a WIRED keyboard AND mouse if you need to reinstall Window's.
    Here's another link that is all over the place on which machines and which Windows works and what doesn't...
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1846
    Hope that helped.....

  • Can't install boot camp(Am in desperate need of help!!!)

    Ok, the story, I will try to make it short:
    -Got my Imac a month ago. Installed Boot Camp Vista Home Premium 64 Bit. No problem. Ran smooth.
    -Later I got VMWare fusion and decided to check it out. Didn't like to to much, but now I can't install Boot Camp.
    -When using Boot Camp assistent, it creates my partition(which 200 GB) Fat32! The problem is, when it wants to boot to install. It ejects the Vista installation DVD! No matter what I do.
    -*If I hold down the ALT key(option button) during start up*, it will show a grey screen with two options(The Macintosh HD and the Windows Partition). Selecting the Windows partition gives a black screen with an error; *"non-system disk press any key to reboot"* Only problem is that the keyboard was dead or frozen so had to crash the machine.
    -Pressing D on start up to enable the *Apple Hardware Test* showed no problems.
    -Pressing Alt + Cmd(command) + P + R to *delete the NVRam and PRAM*, did not have any effect. I think I did it right though, because there came a second start up sound.
    -Pressing S + Cmd(command) on start up to run *User Single Mode*, with the command; "/sbin/fsck -fy" did not reveal any problems either, except for a weird long messege that kept coming up, and which interupted the line I was writing on several times. The messege was as follows: +":/root# AppleUSBEHCI[0x6e8t000]:: Found a Transaction Past the completion deadline on bus Oxfd, timing out!(Addr: 6EP:4)"+
    *Ran a program called Partition Inspector;*
    * Report for internal hard disk *
    +Current GPT partition table:+
    +# Start LBA End LBA Type+
    +1 40 409639 EFI System (FAT)+
    +2 409640 1531068455 Mac OS X HFS++
    +3 1531330600 1953525127 Basic Data+
    +Current MBR partition table:+
    +# A Start LBA End LBA Type+
    +1 1 409639 ee EFI Protective+
    +2 409640 1531068455 af Mac OS X HFS++
    +3 * 1531330600 1953525127 0c FAT32 (LBA)+
    +MBR contents:+
    +Boot Code: Unknown, but bootable+
    +Partition at LBA 40:+
    +Boot Code: None (Non-system disk message)+
    +File System: FAT32+
    +Listed in GPT as partition 1, type EFI System (FAT)+
    +Partition at LBA 409640:+
    +Boot Code: None+
    +File System: HFS Extended (HFS)
    +Listed in GPT as partition 2, type Mac OS X HFS++
    +Listed in MBR as partition 2, type af Mac OS X HFS++
    +Partition at LBA 1531330600:+
    +Boot Code: None (Non-system disk message)+
    +File System: FAT32+
    +Listed in GPT as partition 3, type Basic Data+
    +Listed in MBR as partition 3, type 0c FAT32 (LBA), active+
    I don't know what any of this means, but I suspect the Boot Camp partition is the last one. I wonder what "Boot Code: None(Non-system disk message" means!?
    *When running diskutil:*
    *diskutil list*
    /dev/disk0
    #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
    0: GUIDpartitionscheme *931.5 Gi disk0
    1: EFI 200.0 Mi disk0s1
    2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 729.9 Gi disk0s2
    3: Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP 201.3 Gi disk0s3
    /dev/disk1
    #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
    0: FDiskpartitionscheme *931.5 Gi disk1
    1: WindowsFAT32 My Book 931.3 Gi disk1s1
    /dev/disk2
    #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
    0: FRMCxFREDADVD *3.5 Gi disk2
    *And when I searched on the boot camp disc specificaly:*
    Device Identifier: disk0s3
    Device Node: /dev/disk0s3
    Part Of Whole: disk0
    Device / Media Name: Untitled
    Volume Name: BOOTCAMP
    Mount Point: /Volumes/BOOTCAMP
    File System: MS-DOS FAT32
    Partition Type: Microsoft Basic Data
    Bootable: Is bootable
    Media Type: Generic
    Protocol: SATA
    SMART Status: Verified
    Total Size: 201.3 Gi (216110792704 B) (422091392 512-byte blocks)
    Free Space: 201.3 Gi (216109285376 B) (422088448 512-byte blocks)
    Read Only: No
    Ejectable: No
    Whole: No
    Internal: Yes
    Other things I tried:
    -Tried going into Startup disk, to force Vista to install from boot up, but it ejected upon startup anyway.
    -Tried rebooting while holding down "C" to force a startup from a CD/DVD. Vista installation DVD still ejected.
    -Tried reinstalling Leopard with the Leopard Installation Disc 01, but it also ejecred upon rebooting to install! < This lead me to believe that it's my Superdrive that is messed up, but it plays DVD Movies just fine, and I even just now just burned the Vista installation DVD to my desktop in a .dmg file. So I am not sure if that is it!
    -I tried taking a different Windows Vista DVD(Windows Vista 32 Bit Home Premium) to see if it could install from that. It could not, and ejected upon startup like the Leopard and 64 Bit Home Premium Vista Installation DVD!
    I am new to Mac, but I am desperate after getting boot camp to work again. I have litterly been trying to figure this out for days, and I can't get it to work. I tried to call Apple but they couldn't help me.:( I could really use your help. I just want it to work.
    And speaking of working, I haven't been to work for two days, because I have been home trying to figure this out. It's critical that I get boot camp working. So please, mates, can't you help me.
    I simply don't know what to do:(
    Cry
    -Oil Pedestal

    Does [this firmware update|http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/firmware_hardware/imacefifir mwareupdate13.html] apply to your machine? If so, putting it on may fix the boot from DVD problem.

  • Can't boot into OSX or Windows after installing boot camp

    I used boot camp assistant
    Clickced on the "32 gig" parititon size button... It did its magic, then asked for a Windows XP Disc.
    I put the disc in, and the system rebooted.
    Upon reboot, XP install began
    Got to the hard drive part, and it said "install on C: 130 gig unpartitioned space" (my drive is 1 terabyte). I thought it was a little odd since I clicked "32gb" on boot camp assistant, but I went ahead.
    XP Went through install, and rebooted. Upon reboot, it simply booted to the XP Install Disc again and wanted to go back through same install. I ejected XP Disc, rebooted, and nothing starts up now.
    I put the Leopard install disc in... Booted. It says there are no places to install Leopard to. I open disk utility, and all I have right now are:
    disk0s1 (811gb) (which should be my mac disc!)
    disk0s2 (259.4gb) - ??? This doesn't make sense, the drive is only 1tb, so the 2 partitions combined shouldn't equal more then 1tb!) This could be my WD Passport drive, but this still shows even with that unplugged.
    It says that it is not mounted, if I try to mount it i just get an error saying "Mount failed - try running disk first aid and then retry mounting".
    Disk first AID won't let me run, the repair disk button is greyed out.
    I don't know what to do at this point, does anyone have anything that might be of help?

    I've just escaped Boot Camp ****. Went to Boot Camp and it didn't start up as it has for a year.
    It jumped to checking the XP hard drive and would not recognize the keyboard. No input possible. Finally got to XP and it restarted all over again before I could select starting up with OS X. Went through this a dozen times or so before I was lucky enough to get out of it and start in OS X using an OS X install disk.
    What keystrokes are used to bail out of Boot Camp when it fails and start up in OS X?
    I'm afraid to try to fix XP in Boot Camp unless I know for sure, as I'm visiting my folks and haven't brought all my software disks with me.
    If all else fails, can I wipe the Boot Camp partition and reload XP?
    Or must I wipe the whole drive and reload everything?
    Thanks be I have a new fireWire 1 TB coming, but am also waiting on an ordered FireWire cable to arrive.
    Thanks

  • Can I install boot camp on new startup drive?

    I find I have to use Windows to administer a Network Solutions
    hosted and built website. They claim to support Mac OS but
    there are issues and they tell me that Internet Explorer is the
    more reliable browser to use. So I'm wondering if I should
    replace my primary drive with a new one and install Boot
    Camp. Is this a workable solution? Should I consider one
    of the virtualization programs?
    Tom

    I would suggest trying a VM first, and I would suggest using VirtualBox (as it is free), it will work but with a slight performance hit. If the hit is more than you can stand go the Boot Camp route.

  • I don't have my Windows XP disc how can I install Boot Camp?  I do have Windows Millennium disc.

    I would like to install Boot Camp on my MacBook.  I can't find any XP discs in my files although I have legal XP on my old PC.  I do have a copy of Windows Millennium.  What to do?

    Windows 7 is more stable.  OEM Windows 7 Home is $100.

  • HT5628 When I install Windows 8 on my MacBook Pro(13-inch,Early2011),the Super DVD Drive doesn't appear in Windows 8 and installing Boot Camp 5 drivers doesn't solve my problem,what can I do?

    When I install Windows 8 on my MacBook Pro(13-inch,Early2011),the Super DVD Drive doesn't appear in Windows 8 and installing Boot Camp 5 drivers doesn't solve my problem,what can I do?

    Go into your system preferences and click the startup disk icon then select your Mac HD. 

  • Can I dual boot snow leopard and mountain lion if I've installed boot camp on my drive

    Can I dual boot snow leopard and mountain lion if I've installed boot camp on my drive

    Yes as I said before. If your model Mac came with Snow Leopard and you are now running Mt Lion and have Windows installed in a Boot Camp Partition all you have to do is make the Mt Lion partition smaller, take the free space and make it another Mac partition and you should be able to install Snow Leopard into that partition.
    I have Snow Leopard, Lion and Mt Lion installed on my MBP. No Windows in a Boot Camp partition because I run Windows XP in a Virtual Machine on both Lion and Mt Lion.

  • Can I install Boot Camp 5 from Win 8?

    I have a late 2011 Mac Pro tower running Windows 8 and Boot Camp 4. I have had Windows 8 ever since it came out, that means that I upgraded to Windows 8 with the last version of Boot Camp 4 (with no issues BTW). Now there is Boot Camp 5,  and I want to upgrade my Mac Pro to Boot Camp 5, but the installer of version 5 tells me that I need Windows 7 to install Boot Camp 5. I already have installed Windows 8.
    How can I upgrade to Boot Camp 5 from Windows 8 in my Mac Pro without going back to Win 7 or by formatting my drive?
    Any help would be appreciated.
    Thanks!!!

    Thank youn for the reply...
    This is what I get when I try to install from the USB drive...

  • Can I install boot camp on a machine with a Software Raid-0?

    I have a machine with a software Raid-0 running Snow Leopard. I'd like to install Boot Camp but I only have 2 SATA hard drives. Windows does not need to run in a RAID on this machine and I'm fine partitioning both drives so that I have a 30GB Windows 7 partition. Both drives are 500GB each.
    Can I partition each drive with -30GB run a software raid and still use bootcamp?
    Please let me know.

    No, and 30GB is too small for Windows 7 64-bit Pro for your Mac.
    Get a 3rd drive. Assuming this is a Mac Pro you have 4 internal drive bays.

  • Can I install Boot Camp on an external disk?

    I have a MacBook Air ( version 3,2) and I am running out of space to install Boot Camp. I use Windows 7 by the way.
    Can I install Boot Camp on an external disk? How do I go about doing this? I have an Apple external super drive and I have two USB ports on my computer.
    Can I install the mac operating system on the external disk including the Applications and then install Boot Camp as per usual? How would I get the Windows 7 program to install on the external disk using the superdrive that I have?

    BootCamp will only install on an internal disk.
    If you are wiling to do some work,  do some Google searches, use third party tools, and make your own custom Windows install disc, then you might be able to get what you want, but there is no guarantee that it will work on your specific hardware.
    I researched this topic a year or two ago and found people claiming that using rEFIt and custom built Windows install discs, that they were able to do what you seek.  After reading through all the instructions, I found it much easier to upgrade the HD in my MacBookPro to a 500GB drive and just installed my BootCamp on the spare 180GB space from the upgrade.  That took me a little over an afternoon, and it was fully supported...

  • Can I install boot camp on my computer, but install all my PC games for it on an external hardrive?

    I have a new Mac, but I want to install boot camp on it. However, I would only really be using it for gaming.
    On another post, someone said that you could not install boot camp entirely onto an external hardrive. As boot camp would only be for gaming, then could I install all my games (when I'm given the option to chose the file of where to install) onto an external drive which is correctly formatted? (what is the format too?)
    Thank you

    Thunderbolt storage is a great idea. OS X can run off one and yes you can create an NTFS drive or partition.
    One person I thought said Tb was possible but may have taken a system image restore to get there, only one, and not 'documented' to say how to.

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