i just recently finished building my pc and need to install my OS
i have win7 on disk but no optical drive so i need to transfer it to usb. however i dont have access to a pc for ~6 months, so i have to use a mac. anyone have any idea what im going to have to do to transfer the dvd to usb on mac or do i just need to buy an optical drive for my new computer? thanks.
i just recently finished building my pc and need to install my OS
i have win7 on disk but no optical drive so i need to transfer it to usb. however i dont have access to a pc for ~6 months, so i have to use a mac. anyone have any idea what im going to have to do to transfer the dvd to usb on mac or do i just need to buy an optical drive for my new computer? thanks.
You can just download the Windows ISO and put it on the USB, no need to copy from the DVD, and then enter your CD key after booting from the USB.
You can just download the Windows ISO and put it on the USB, no need to copy from the DVD, and then enter your CD key after booting from the USB.
Either follow the guide here -> https://kb.iu.edu/d/bciz
Or dual boot windows through bootcamp onto your mac,a nd then just do it normally.
I don't think putting the .iso onto the USB will work, as it's never worked for me, but you might have better luck.
Either follow the guide here -> https://kb.iu.edu/d/bciz
Or dual boot windows through bootcamp onto your mac,a nd then just do it normally.
I don't think putting the .iso onto the USB will work, as it's never worked for me, but you might have better luck.
reillyYou can just download the Windows ISO and put it on the USB, no need to copy from the DVD, and then enter your CD key after booting from the USB.
Yeah, you can get the ISO for whatever version of windows you want to use here. You can use UNetbootin to make your USB bootable from that ISO. Then you just boot into your USB and install as you normally would.
[quote=reilly]You can just download the Windows ISO and put it on the USB, no need to copy from the DVD, and then enter your CD key after booting from the USB.[/quote]
Yeah, you can get the ISO for whatever version of windows you want to use [url=http://www.w7forums.com/threads/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-image-downloads.12325/]here[/url]. You can use [url=http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/]UNetbootin[/url] to make your USB bootable from that ISO. Then you just boot into your USB and install as you normally would.
GTSBYEither follow the guide here -> https://kb.iu.edu/d/bciz
Or dual boot windows through bootcamp onto your mac,a nd then just do it normally.
I don't think putting the .iso onto the USB will work, as it's never worked for me, but you might have better luck.
Putting a disk image file on a USB drive 100% will not work. You need to follow the steps to reformat your drive and make it bootable. Make sure you don't have any files you want on it before you do that, of course.
[quote=GTSBY]Either follow the guide here -> https://kb.iu.edu/d/bciz
Or dual boot windows through bootcamp onto your mac,a nd then just do it normally.
I don't think putting the .iso onto the USB will work, as it's never worked for me, but you might have better luck.[/quote]
Putting a disk image file on a USB drive 100% will not work. You need to follow the steps to reformat your drive and make it bootable. Make sure you don't have any files you want on it before you do that, of course.
MasterKuniGTSBYEither follow the guide here -> https://kb.iu.edu/d/bciz
Or dual boot windows through bootcamp onto your mac,a nd then just do it normally.
I don't think putting the .iso onto the USB will work, as it's never worked for me, but you might have better luck.
Putting a disk image file on a USB drive 100% will not work. You need to follow the steps to reformat your drive and make it bootable. Make sure you don't have any files you want on it before you do that, of course.
I should've clarified I guess, this is what I meant.
[quote=MasterKuni][quote=GTSBY]Either follow the guide here -> https://kb.iu.edu/d/bciz
Or dual boot windows through bootcamp onto your mac,a nd then just do it normally.
I don't think putting the .iso onto the USB will work, as it's never worked for me, but you might have better luck.[/quote]
Putting a disk image file on a USB drive 100% will not work. You need to follow the steps to reformat your drive and make it bootable. Make sure you don't have any files you want on it before you do that, of course.[/quote]
I should've clarified I guess, this is what I meant.