#Windows 8 for mac book how to#
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#Windows 8 for mac book install#

This will install the bootcamp drivers and support for your trackpad and function keys and a few other features.

Now right click on the 'BootCamp.msi' and run it as Administrator and it will go through.

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Create your own or download from the link (I simply downloaded it) and install it. This is where you'll need the registry file from specified the original post.

Go to folder: Bootcamp->Drivers->Apple and run the Bootcamp.msi.

NOTE: you do not need to install the 4.xx drivers mentioned in the discussion I referred above. You'll still be missing the tap-to-click feature for trackpad as well as the function keys like volume, display brightness, etc.

Finally, you'll find yourself staring at the shiny new tiles of Win8.1.

Create your account and choose your settings when asked.

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Let Windows do its bits, restart a couple of time and so on.This time formatting the partition will let you pass through.You'll again find the partition screen, which will show the same error (unless you have formatted the partition when you reached this screen with your USB installation).After bootcamp assistant is done partitioning, simply remove the USB and insert your DVD.And this is where you'll need your DVD (Win8 or Win8.1).What does not having EFI cost to us? Nothing much except for a little longish booting time.Google to read more about UEFI vs CSM / Legacy / BIOS boot So whats the alternative? the other option is to install in CSM mode.

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Why? Apparently, the USB installer only supports Windows 8.1 or for that matter Win8 in EFI mode something that will not go hand-in-hand with this bootcamp created partition. You'll not be able to move any bit forward from here.

You'll read in the linked discussion about 'cannot install to the partition' error and the workaround of formatting the partition to use NTFS, etc.

but will get stuck on the screen for choosing partition.

With USB installer, you'll be able to start the installation process.

Once you are done partitioning, your system will restart and boot using the USB (if you have left it plugged in).

if you are planning to install Visual Studio (10GB+) after that. Give Windows (takes about 15-20GB) at least 40GB esp.

The next time you launch Bootcamp Assitant, you'll see an option to burn USB disk.

Note: replace the value with your model number.

In this case, delete the line MacbookPro5,5 which you'll find somewhere below this.

Alternately, in some machines you may find the following key Win7OnlyModels .

Find the line which says - USBBootSupportedModels and add your model to the list of supported models by adding the line: MacbookPro5,5.

You may be required to add yourself to users with edit permission.

Open ist using Xcode, TextEdit or from terminal using vi, etc.

Go to Applications->Utilities, Right click on Bootcamp and select 'Show Package Content'.

The trick is to fool bootcamp to believe that the current device can burn a USB. So relax if you don't have one! But then, how do you partition the disk? (I think you can use Win8 DVD, but since I was initially trying to use USB install mode, I did not check it)

Once again, they are largely derived from the discussion I linked above and I'm going to refer mainly the changes Else you'll have to click / select either using your keyboard or by pressing your trackpad at bottom left because tap-to-click won't work. Note: having a USB mouse during installation could be handy. The process should apply for Windows 8, if you have a compelling reason to install that, though I'd say 8.1 is better, esp. core2duo, 2.26GHz, 160GB HDD, 4GB RAM with NVIDIA 9400MĪnd I installed Windows8.1 64bit edition - partitioned OSX using USB installer, but installation needs a DVD - USB install will not work if you are planning to install using bootcamp support. I'm running Mountain Lion 10.8.5 on a mid-2009 13' macbook pro. So let me lay down my machine specs and will then go through the to-do's and not to-do's for installation process. A big thanks to 'projectRelentless' and others on this thread, your comments were extremely helpful!

#Windows 8 for mac book how to#

And as I soon found out, I was not the only one looking to get this done and found this amazing link on Apple support communities page: How to install Windows 8 on Mid 09 Macbook Pro (10.8.3). when you see a lot of machines in the market with much lower specs are running Win8. Why this tutorial?īecause as it stands today, the latest version () of Bootcamp does not support mid-2009 macbooks, which in my opinion is a shame esp.