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1. #Os x mavericks boot disc to usb on windows install#
2. #Os x mavericks boot disc to usb on windows iso#

#Os x mavericks boot disc to usb on windows install#

The only reason I stopped is it would not allow me to fully reformat the target disk or install Windows on it so I started OS X back up again by exiting the installer and using alt/option (which worked this time) to start in OS X.

Next I hard shut down again leaving the bootable USB drive plugged in then when restarted I attempted to use alt/option to select a partition to start from which did not work, but much to my pleasant surprise, the Windows 7 installer appeared. I put in my bootable USB drive and pressed a key but nothing happened. When I started it again, it said there was no boot media and to insert one then hit any button. THIS IS WHERE IT GOT SCARY! I did a hard shut down because my computer appeared to freeze. At this point my computer tried to restart and stayed on a blue screen. Follow the prompts in Boot Camp Assistant selecting only to Install/Remove Windows.

#Os x mavericks boot disc to usb on windows iso#

iso is an inserted Windows 7 install disk. Boot Camp Assistant will now think that the. Then use DAEMON Tools to mount your downloaded or created. Before completing this step make sure the drive you wish to put Windows 7 on is properly formated (what I am trying to determine now, I believe using Disk Utility select Partition, Options, Choose Master Boot Record, and Format: Free Space). Download and install DAEMON Tools (free for 20 days, ). Both files were required for this to work. iso file some created for me (would probably work to download one online as well). In addition to having the bootable Windows 7 USB drive, I also had an. Make my Mac running OS X 10.9 dual boot Windows 7 * Also did not work: Modifying the ist file in the Boot Camp Assistant app to make the above work (tried various methods and terminal commands to authenicate file, but never worked, assuming a Mavericks issue) * Using the Boot Camp Assistant to create a bootable USB drive with a downloaded or created. * Using Disc Utility to create a bootable USB drive with a downloaded or created. iso file and using the Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool (on Windows 7) I used my Windows 7 disc and a freeware Windows application (WiNToBootic, ) to create the bootable USB drive. Giving in and borrowing a Windows 7 laptop with an optical drive. Procede with caution, some of this got scary for me.Ĭreate a bootable USB drive for Windows 7 I am currently completing this process so I will post a reply or revision with further instructions. It is my hope that by posting what did and did not work for me it will save someone else some time. * Create a bootable USB drive with Windows 7 I've spent much of the day trying to find out how it is possible to do the following on my MacBookPro without an optical drive with OS X 10.9 installed: