This is all true, except for that for 2014 machines and before, you have to partition the drive yourself, and and boot into that drive, then select the I installer drive yourself, then do everything as stated. Only thing is it keeps giving me the same error message about not being able to find windows images. Probably will just wait until I get 2018 macmini
> On Feb 4, 2019, at 3:29 AM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: > > When setting up a boot camp system you, > > Format a USB flash drive as fat32 > You also need a windows image (ISO ) file from which the bootcamp assistant > gets the windows installation files / data. > > Bootcamp assistant walks you through the first parts of the setup / config, > > Including dividing your harddrive in to the mac os and bootcamp partitions. > > Once you do this the installation will go through and as part of the windows > installation you get asked to setup the partitions on the windows side of the > HDD > It should by default be a GUID partition which is setup by the boot camp > assistant... > > > Select the partition you want to install windows to in the windows setup, > You need to check the partition sizes and then once selected you format the > drive which will by default be NTFS if windows 10, > > Then follow the prompts. > > Going back to the USB Flash drive, > > If fat32 the bootcamp assistant will write all the installation related data > to that including all files required from the windows ISO file. > > Hope that helps.-----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> On > Behalf Of KliphnShari Miller > Sent: Sunday, 3 February 2019 11:36 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Bootcamp question > > So, I know with 2015 and later Macs this process is completed for you, all > you do is select a couple check boxes, sit back and let it do its thing. But > with 2014 and before, you create the installer, and partition your drive. > What format should this drive be, and how do you launch the installer once > you are in that partition? > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
