how do you install windows 7 on imac witth usb

Only thing is that i had to open the iMac etc. I ended up installing W7 圆4 MBR via a software that was shared in this forum : WintoHDD. I was never able to run from a CD (W7: asks me to select CDRom Boot type, Win XP CD stops turning and therefore installing just after HDD is formated and files are not found since CD doesnt turn anymore). I was never able to run an install of W7 or Win10 via USB (USB MBR was never visible, USB GPT freezes as soon as I select to boot from it). Would it work if I plug the HD on a PC, install Win7 on it, then plug it back on the iMac and then install the bootcamp drivers ?Īlso, what other options do I have ? I am really struggling to find more info online.Įven sometimes I read that actually my iMac would not work with the bootcamp drivers ? Why cant i pass the black screen when booting from the CD ? Why does the iMac freezes when selecting the USB key when in GPT ? Why does the iMac not see the USB key when in MBR ? So overall, I really struggling to install Windows 7 here.

Note: already trying resetting the NVRAM, and tried using the ' Hrutkay Mods' premade Windows 10 64bit (edited boot efi) (search on this forum for info) as well as doing my own modified iso.didnt work. The CAPS does work, but again, nothing happens when I press the '1'

I tried something I read online: press the '1' as soon as I select to boot from the CD, keep pressing, then screen will go black, keep pressing the 1, and press Enter, then black again, kep pressing the 1, and press Enter again and it should work, but it did not in my case (one possible reason : I have an AZERTY keyboard, the keypad keys are broken, and the numbers might need to be pressed with the CAPS, which I can't activate in this 'DOS' screen, could it be the reason ?)Įdit: I found another keyboard, but the numpad would not turn on (the LED) on the iMac (whereas it does on another computer).

How do you install windows 7 on imac witth usb