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Sveddy

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Sep 16, 2019
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Hi guys!
I tried to install windows 7/8/10 on my mac mini mid 2011 with high sierra os via bootcamp, but i am getting an error every time "The installer disk could not be found".
I tried different builds of windows 7,8 and 10. I downloaded windows support software, repaired all the permissions, created boot usb with bootcamp assistant, but no success. When i am trying to boot from usb after the start with option key it shows something like "no bootable device found, please insert a bootable disk". So i guess i tried everything, do you have any ideas how to fix it? Help me pls guys!
 
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So guys FYI i solved this issue. All the problem was about non-original images of windows. As i downloaded original one, the system has rebooted, but the next issue occured. Mac tried too boot from "windows" disk, but you should choose "efi boot". After that installation process has started.
 
Lol, also probably you will face an error that you can not install windows in partition created by bootcamp assistant, because it contains MBR but must be GPT. GPT fdisk didn't help me, just errors of reading etc.
Only modifying of HD to hybrid MBR/GPT by hard drive manager by paragon software solved this issue.
Hopefully this info will help to somebody. At the moment i am trying to make my wi-fi adapter work, because windows doesn't see it at all. I want believe that the latest windows support software which i am downloading now will solve this issue.

UPD: windows support software fixed hardware issues and now windows works properly. 1st time in my life i was installing windows during one week. I hope this story will help somebody to install it faster, LOL.
 
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