No Optical Disk - Bootcamp with USB - HOW?

[Qwerty11]

I removed my optical disk and installed a SSD in its place. I am wanting to create a bootcamp partition using USB, but I get the typical error. Is there a work-around?

Thanks!

 

[Gjwilly]

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1836959/

 

[Qwerty11]

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1836959/

THX! One question though, I'm on a late 2009 iMac and I cannot find a link to download the drivers for windows 8. Am I missing something?

 

[Gjwilly]

THX! One question though, I'm on a late 2009 iMac and I cannot find a link to download the drivers for windows 8. Am I missing something?

Well according to this, the 2009 doesn't support Windows 8
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204048

 

[doynton]

Well according to this, the 2009 doesn't support Windows 8
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204048

I am running Windows 10 64 bit on 2006 MBP. I use the 3.2 bootcamp drivers and they work fine. They worked fine with x64 8.1 Pro before also.

 

[poiihy]

Well according to this, the 2009 doesn't support Windows 8
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204048

Apple doesn't let you use bootcamp assistent with anything other than Windows 7 so if you want other versions like xp then you need to manually install it and then download and install the bootcamp software manually.

 

[Gjwilly]

Apple doesn't let you use bootcamp assistent with anything other than Windows 7....

It supports Windows 8 which is what this thread is about.

 

[poiihy]

It supports Windows 8 which is what this thread is about.

Oh on the 2009 Macs I meant.

I don't understand why they only allow you to use Windows 7.

The 2009 can run any version.