Boot camp partition wont install

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Mac ox 1.6.8. Intel 64 bit,
19" late 2009 macbook
250gb hard drive
i have done this 3 times
i have updated my computer, i partitioned bootcamp 200 gb and 50 for mac. i inserted windows 7 ultimate sp1 64x disc when i get to the "install how" it only gives me the option to upgrade or custom.
upgrade says log into my windows. which i dont have and custom says that that windows cannot be installed on the "partition 3 :Bootcamp"
when i click on " view details" it says it must be in NTFS format"
i have wiped entire Mac hard drive then reinstalled mac os X
So i definitely don't already have windows installed
So please help me install windows.

 

[lampliter]

Are you using an upgrade version, if so that won`t work. If you are using a full copy of windows then maybe you should look at this. Not all macs can install windows 7 without some persuation.http://www.gopulls.com/blog/2009.08...a-mac-beat-the-select-cd-rom-boot-type-error/

 

[johnhurley]

Mac ox 1.6.8. Intel 64 bit,
19" late 2009 macbook
250gb hard drive
i have done this 3 times
i have updated my computer, i partitioned bootcamp 200 gb and 50 for mac. i inserted windows 7 ultimate sp1 64x disc when i get to the "install how" it only gives me the option to upgrade or custom.
upgrade says log into my windows. which i dont have and custom says that that windows cannot be installed on the "partition 3 :Bootcamp"
when i click on " view details" it says it must be in NTFS format"
i have wiped entire Mac hard drive then reinstalled mac os X
So i definitely don't already have windows installed
So please help me install windows.

There is an "advanced" box ( or link ) on the screen where you select the bootcamp partition as where win 7 is to get installed at ... go into that option and it will allow you to force a reformat into NTFS.

Make really sure after that point that you then select the bootcamp partition for the win 7 install.

 

[PC Chopath]

By default Bootcamp partition the disk as FAT32 (BOOTCAMP). While Windows needs the disk as NTFS for the installation.
The solution, I have to reformat the disk named "Bootcamp" manually via the Ubuntu LiveCD as NTFS. and attempt to install again win 7 64-bit, It works well for me.

 

[johnhurley]

By default Bootcamp partition the disk as FAT32 (BOOTCAMP). While Windows needs the disk as NTFS for the installation.
The solution, I have to reformat the disk named "Bootcamp" manually via the Ubuntu LiveCD as NTFS. and attempt to install again win 7 64-bit, It works well for me.

The windows installer allows you to reformat it as ntfs ... you just have to do it via another choice or two and it does not appear as the default.

 

[PC Chopath]

The windows installer allows you to reformat it as ntfs ... you just have to do it via another choice or two and it does not appear as the default.

I got it!
btw, what program can I use to format the disk as NTFS on Lion without having to go into the windows environment?
Thanks