Installing Windows 7 from Ex HD

[marshallbedsaul]

Hello,
I have been going crazy trying to figure this out.
what to figure out- how to install windows 7 on my macbook using external hard drive.

why- superdrive is broke.

I have windows 7 disk image
Parallels 7 installed
I have set up boot camp and set space aside for windows install
and set up virtual machine

Been following this guide
didnt work

http://www.tokyobit.com/2010/01/install-windows-7-in-bootcamp-on-macbook-pro-with-broken-superdrive/


so has anyone done this yet?
this (install windows 7 via extn HD)

thanks guys

 

[Joshuarocks]

Sorry, but no..

Hello,
I have been going crazy trying to figure this out.
what to figure out- how to install windows 7 on my macbook using external hard drive.

why- superdrive is broke.

I have windows 7 disk image
Parallels 7 installed
I have set up boot camp and set space aside for windows install
and set up virtual machine

Been following this guide
didnt work

http://www.tokyobit.com/2010/01/install-windows-7-in-bootcamp-on-macbook-pro-with-broken-superdrive/


so has anyone done this yet?
this (install windows 7 via extn HD)

thanks guys

You CANNOT install windows 7 from an external drive.. Microsoft is to blame for this one as they prefer to have you install it from an internal drive.. I believe there is a way to get it to boot from a USB flash drive, but it requires a whole lot of tweaking to get it to work.. Not worth it, in my opinion.. OS X is a whole different story, however - that can be installed from virtually any external drive or flash drive.

 

[marshallbedsaul]

You CANNOT install windows 7 from an external drive.. Microsoft is to blame for this one as they prefer to have you install it from an internal drive.. I believe there is a way to get it to boot from a USB flash drive, but it requires a whole lot of tweaking to get it to work.. Not worth it, in my opinion.. OS X is a whole different story, however - that can be installed from virtually any external drive or flash drive.

its for my gfs parents they need ie to watch dabdate.com streaming. If I could get it to stream on os x I would do it in a heart beat even bought flip4mac.

 

[balamw]

its for my gfs parents they need ie to watch dabdate.com streaming.

Can't you just do that in Parallels? Why do you need Boot Camp for simple streaming?

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[davegregory]

OS X won't let you boot legacy software without a superdrive. I've tried at least 100 times. It can't be done. Boot Camp will not allow you to install from a USB drive. If you have the ISO of windows 7 just install it in parallels and enjoy.

 

[ddehr026]

OS X won't let you boot legacy software without a superdrive. I've tried at least 100 times. It can't be done. Boot Camp will not allow you to install from a USB drive. If you have the ISO of windows 7 just install it in parallels and enjoy.

What he said Sorry man.

 

[marshallbedsaul]

Can't you just do that in Parallels? Why do you need Boot Camp for simple streaming?

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I am not 100% on how to use parallels

Basically I just need that one stupid site to stream, so I need to find a way to stream and I wont have to worry about windows ever.

 

[Joshuarocks]

I am not 100% on how to use parallels

Basically I just need that one stupid site to stream, so I need to find a way to stream and I wont have to worry about windows ever.

Forget Parallels, VMWARE Fusion is much easier to use and less buggy.

 

[balamw]

Forget Parallels, VMWARE Fusion is much easier to use and less buggy.

The OP claimed Parallels 7 was already installed in the first post.

marshallbedsaul, read the Parallels documentation or find a guide. Installing and using Windows within Parallels will be FAR easier that what you were trying to do in your first post.

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