Cannot install Windows 10 using El Capitan Bootcamp. Help!

[jaybar]

Hi

I am trying to install Windows 10 using El Capitan Bootcamp Assistsnt. I get as far as a list of partitions. One of the partitions is BOOTCAMP. When I highlight it and choose the format option, I get a message something like cannot locate partition. I then exit restore to a single portion and start over and get the same thing again. What is causing this. How can I get past this? What do I need to do?

Thanks

 

[hoggis]

Hi

I am trying to install Windows 10 using El Capitan Bootcamp Assistsnt. I get as far as a list of partitions. One of the partitions is BOOTCAMP. When I highlight it and choose the format option, I get a message something like cannot locate partition. I then exit restore to a single portion and start over and get the same thing again. What is causing this. How can I get past this? What do I need to do?

Thanks

Am getting the same problem. Fortunatly my mac is new and am going to wipe it and reinstall OS X to see if that fixes the problem.

 

[jaybar]

Am getting the same problem. Fortunatly my mac is new and am going to wipe it and reinstall OS X to see if that fixes the problem.

My hunch is that won't fix it. My problem went away when I disconnected all my external drives other then the the usb which Bootcamp assistant loaded the ISO and drivers on to. You need to disconnect the drives and restart your Mac and then access Bootcamp again. Uncheck all but the bottom option and proceed.

 

[hoggis]

Thanks, will give it a try

 

[techguy9]

My hunch is that won't fix it. My problem went away when I disconnected all my external drives other then the the usb which Bootcamp assistant loaded the ISO and drivers on to. You need to disconnect the drives and restart your Mac and then access Bootcamp again. Uncheck all but the bottom option and proceed.

I can confirm that this fix works! Just bought a 5K iMac and wanted to install Windows 10, but I encountered this issue. I had a USB that was not part of the installation, so I disconnected it, restarted, and it installed without a hitch! Thanks @jaybar!

 

[hoggis]

I can confirm that this fix works! Just bought a 5K iMac and wanted to install Windows 10, but I encountered this issue. I had a USB that was not part of the installation, so I disconnected it, restarted, and it installed without a hitch! Thanks @jaybar!

This works for me as well, unplugged my external usb drive reboot and it installs fine.
Thanks everyone

 

[ItchyRat2160]

I'm having this exact problem, but your fix doesn't work for me as Bootcamp is not giving me an option to create a USB install disk. The version of Bootcamp on my iMac installs windows without a usb by creating a temporary partition.

Anyone know how to force bootcamp to make a usb instead?