Windows 8.1 through boot camp

are there any flaws in installing windows through boot camp and does the system run flawlessly after installation.
i own macbook pro mid 2014
os x yosemite

Hardware is supported by BC Drivers available at System requirements to install Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp - Apple Support.
You should avoid using stock Windows drivers that come from Windows Update.
Please start at How to install Windows using Boot Camp - Apple Support.

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    downloading windows support software through boot camp stuck around 20 percent of the way. tried several times same thing. I don't have original snow leopard disks. MBP mid 2010 8gb ram 15'. is there any other way to get the drivers for Windows? I do have latest LION...

    I personally never had problems with these downloads in Lion but it seems to be flaky for others.
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  • How to get Thunderbolt Display recognized in Windows 8.1 through boot camp 2013 iMac

    Ok so I have got the run-around quite a few times trying to figure this enigma out.  I recently upgraded to the Haswell 2013 iMac from my 2011 iMac.  I had been using my thunderbolt display with my "old" iMac and I was running Windows 8.1 through bootcamp.  My display worked wonderfully and I had no issues.  I just upgraded from windows 8 to windows 8.1, I had no idea that boot camp "does not support windows 8.1." 
    When I got my new machine I migrated my entire operating system from the old computer to the new (which was way way way harder than I had anticipated).  Now it seems that almost everything works besides the thunderbolt monitor, which is not even detected.  The monitor works when running OS X, but not when running Windows 8.1.
    I just wondered if anyone had already had and fixed this issue, or if it is just a waiting game unitl the new boot camp support drivers for windows 8.1 come out.
    Also if anyone could explain why it worked on my old machine and not my new one I would appreciate it, I have some ideas as to why but I would appreciate any input.
    Thank you!
    -Arthur

    FIXED!
    Well I just went to the NVIDIA website, downloaded the latest driver for the graphics card, installed it, and now Both monitors work.
    Seems like a no brainer,but just in case this issue is a problem for other users I hope that this was helpful.
    P.S.  Windows 8.1 may not be supported by boot camp yet, but the boot camp driver package for windows 8 along with the graphics card driver I downloaded made my computer work better than I expected! 

  • Downloading windows support software through boot camp

    When i am in the boot camp assistant, it asks me to "download the windows support software for this Mac," however when I try to download it, i get a message that the windows software in not available. How do I make it avilable because I really need to split my hard drive.

    When You Said "Don't know. Th RC was not a final version so who knows what was included within it. See the first item here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1899." I Just Finised Uninstalling The RC 5 Minutes Ago

  • Hi i am trying to install windows to my macbook through boot camp and i get this message Can't install the software because it is not currently available from the Software Update server.!!!what can i do???please help me!

    Can't install the software because it is not currently available from the Software Update server. this is the message that i get a few days now that i am trying to install windows through boot camp to my macbook!does anybody knows what i can do????

    You keep it on the usb stick for after you boot into Windows. From Windows you install the Windows Support software on the stick. Do you realize that you need to buy and install Windows? The Windows Support software you downloaded is only the Windows drivers for your hardware.
    Read the Boot Camp installation instructions and help guides located here: http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/

  • How do you use a dmg file image to download windows through boot camp?

    after reaching my limits in finding the answer to this problem/question i have, i finally decided to post it for everyone to feel my pain
    so i dont know if i would be spanked or something but i downloaded a windows xp sp3 from the internet through torrent
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    AARRGG
    it would be awesome if someone could help me
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    when you run windows xp on Parallels, is it slower than when you use windows on a PC or through boot camp?
    thanks and hope you have a nice day

    Hi and welcome to Discussions,
    so i dont know if i would be spanked or something but i downloaded a windows xp sp3 from the internet through torrent
    I don't spank you for that but I also don't comment on it as maybe this post will be deleted soon !
    it was originally an iso file so i changed it to a dmg by using disk utility
    now heres the problem:
    after that, i opened the dmg file image and mounted the virtual drive
    then when i started up the boot camp installation and clicked the "Start Installation" after about fifteen seconds it said that it couldn't find any disk installers!
    The BootCamp Assistant requires Windows to be on a bootable CD/DVD and will not work with any kind of images, iso or dmg.
    when you run windows xp on Parallels, is it slower than when you use windows on a PC or through boot camp?
    Yes, since it is not running 'natively' , using the real hardware, but it is running on a virtualized environment.
    How much slower really depends on the kind of programs you use in Windows, with typical Business/Office programs you might not even notice any slower performance, but with programs that depend on having access to the 'real' hardware, you will notice the slowness often right down to be un-useable.
    thanks and hope you have a nice day
    You too
    Stefan

  • Can I use my old Macbook Pro as an external disc drive while installing Windows 7 through boot camp?

    I want to install the Windows 7 CD on the newest version of the 2013 Macbook pro 10.9.2 running OSX Mavericks, through Boot Camp.  It does not have a disc port, nor do I have an external disc drive....but I do have an older macbook that does have a disc drive and I know you can supplement it for an external disc drive.
    My question is can I use my old Macbook pro's as an external disc drive for the installation of Windows 7 in Boot camp? Will this be a problem? Or do I have to buy an external disc drive separately.

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5287

  • Black screen with no cursor after installing Windows 7 through Boot Camp on Retina MBP

    Hey all.
    So, I have a Retina Macbook Pro (15", late 2013). A couple weeks ago I tried to install Windows 7 on it through Boot Camp.
    After some struggles with trying to repair my disk with Disk Utility and having to recover the system etc, I finally managed to actually install Windows 7. However, after the installing was ready, when Windows was supposed to boot, it just gave me a black screen with no cursor. I really had no idea what to do there, I tried to do some research from google but only found answers regarding a black screen with a cursor DURING the installation. However, I managed to launch Windows in safe mode. I deleted graphics drivers that bootcamp assistant had installed, and then it worked and I got to boot Windows succesfully.
    However, as probably all of you know, you can't do much without those drivers. Games, videos, overall performance of the system is kinda horrible.
    After that, I wiped the whole system, Mac and Windows, and reinstalled Mac. During the Windows installation I was running on Mavericks, now I've got Yosemite. I might try installing Windows again next week, does anyone have any clue why the black screen happened? What could I have done wrong? And the most important question in my mind, in case that happens, is there any way to install the graphics drivers manually from somewhere? After I uninstalled 'em earlier, I tried to find them manually, but couldn't find any.
    Thanks!

    Yes, that's exactly what was the problem in the first place, I had a USB3 device. Switched to USB2 device and the installation progress started flawlessly.
    The later part I didn't quite get. What are those installation methods, how could they cause the problem there? I had no problems during the installation, but after installation when launching Windows I had the black screen, and that I suppose was GPU drivers problem if I'm not totally wrong? I could hear the basic Windows system beeps etc when I tried clicking everywhere (had no cursor either, just clicking randomly), so the system was running there, but just didn't draw the picture at all.

  • How can I install Windows 7 through Boot camp?

    I have a MacBook Pro Mid 2009 and I am running OSX Mavericks. How can I install Windows 7 from the install DVD? Thank you for the help in advance. Just as a side note, if I want to run GTA 4 on Windows 7 through Boot Camp, will it be faster than it is on Parallels? Thanks again.

    Games work much better in Boot Camp. Note that a virtual machine does not use all the performance of your MacBook, so they may work worse than in Boot Camp.
    Your Mac supports a 64-bit Windows 7 version, so open Boot Camp Assistant (in /Applications/Utilities), tick the options to download the Windows support software and install Windows, and follow its steps. Apple has got all the steps you need to install Windows > http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1636/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_ 10.8.pdf
    Remember to install the Windows support software after installing Windows

  • Boot Camp Question .... I just bought a 2013 late model Mac Book Pro Retina and am wondering if it is worth installing windows through boot camp. If I install the windows component in order to run an exe file and its component "Declans Korean Flash Cards"

    I just bought a 2013 late model Mac Book Pro Retina and am wondering if it is worth installing windows through boot camp.
    If I install the windows component in order to run an exe file and its component "Declans Korean Flash Cards"... will it make my mac suseptible to viruses overall due to having a windows component? also will it make my mac slower as well

    If you are only going to use one or two window only programs then I wouldn't waste the space.  Try WinonX it allows you to install exe. Files on Mac without installing windows.

  • If I want to install windows 8 in on my mac through boot camp, can I install windows 8 directly from my pendrive? whats the procedure?

    If I want to install windows 8 in on my mac through boot camp, can I install windows 8 directly from my pendrive?
    I do not have bootable CD.
    whats the procedure?

    Hi Rajthumar,
    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
    You can install Windows 7 or Windows 8 ISO using a USB flash drive. Please read over and reference the attached link for information on using Boot Camp to install Windows.
    manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1636/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.8.p df
    http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1636/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_ 10.8.pdf
    Have a great day,
    Joe

  • Leopard with windows through boot camp

    I downloaded windows xp through boot camp today. The installation instructions say I also need to download leopard to the windows side. Do I really need to install mac ox s leopard to the windows side of my mac? And what does leopard do? Will I bee fine without downloading it?

    Need clarification.
    BootCamp makes a partition on the hard drive which can then accomodate a Windows installation. You have to have a genuine retail XP installation disk in order to install after using BootCamp to make the partition. The Leopard disk has the Apple drivers necessary for Windows to function on Apple hardware properly and is installed when booted from Windows.
    Please read throught these links to see if you missed something.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3777
    http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Boot_Camp_Install-Setup.pdf
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1899

  • Just got a new Macbook Pro... I want to install the drivers on the Windows partition I made through Boot Camp

    but can't seen to find the disc. Does it even come with the computer??

    In the OSX BootCamp Assistant did you download the "Windows Support Software" (aka BootCamp Windows Drivers) and installed them after the Windows Installation ?
    The Boot Camp - Installation & Setup Guide (OS X Lion) describes how-to do this.
    OSX 10.7 Lion does not come on a disc.
    Stefan

  • Can't install windows in MBA though boot camp.

    Hi All!
    I am trying installing windows 7 through boot camp but got an error saying it only install 64 bit aftr i choose iso file and click next. while i have iso of 64 as well 32 bit mixed up in file. is it file problem or some thing is wrong?

    you have to have a REAL Win 7 DVD and or ISO with only the 64bit version on/in it. Your Hacked Windows install ISO file won't work.

  • Cannot access Mac OS Partition from windows 8 running in boot camp

    So I installed Windows 8.1 Pro through Boot Camp but I can't access the Mac OS partition from windows even though boot camp partition shows up while I'm on Mac OS. I have installed all the drivers from apple but still it didn't work. Then I downloaded Paragon HFS+ which was free for windows 8 and 8.1 thinking that this would solve my problem. The instructions told me to change the drive letter for mac partition from disk management by right clicking the drive pressing "change drive letter and path" button. But the "change drive letter and path" key in grey color and I can't press it. Can somebody please help?

    Here you go
    1) diskutil list
    /dev/disk0
       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *750.2 GB   disk0
       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
       2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         650.3 GB   disk0s2
       3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
       4:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                99.0 GB    disk0s4
    /dev/disk1
       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
       0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           *645.8 GB   disk1
                                     Logical Volume on disk0s2
                                     AFC82671-CBAA-4338-BAEC-7D272EC755B1
                                     Unencrypted
    2. sudo fdisk /dev/<BootCampDisk> (from 1 of the form disk0)
    i typed this: sudo fdisk /dev/disk0
    Disk: /dev/disk0 geometry: 91201/255/63 [1465149168 sectors]
    Signature: 0xAA55
             Starting       Ending
    #: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]
    1: EE 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [         1 -     409639] <Unknown ID>
    2: AC 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [    409640 - 1270110576] <Unknown ID>
    3: AB 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [1270520216 -    1269536] Darwin Boot
    *4: 07 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [1271791616 -  193355776] HPFS/QNX/AUX
    sudo fdisk /dev/disk1
    /dev/disk1: Resource busy
    3. sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/<BootCampDisk>  (from 1 of the form disk0)
    sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0
    gpt show: /dev/disk0: mediasize=750156374016; sectorsize=512; blocks=1465149168
    gpt show: /dev/disk0: Suspicious MBR at sector 0
    gpt show: /dev/disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1
    gpt show: /dev/disk0: Sec GPT at sector 1465149167
           start        size  index  contents
               0           1         MBR
               1           1         Pri GPT header
               2          32         Pri GPT table
              34           6        
              40      409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
          409640  1270110576      2  GPT part - 53746F72-6167-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
      1270520216     1269536      3  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
      1271789752        1864        
      1271791616   193355776      4  GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
      1465147392        1743        
      1465149135          32         Sec GPT table
      1465149167           1         Sec GPT header
    I didn't quite understand the 4th step. Sorry

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