Cant Install OSX on partition created in windows 7

[james h]

Hi All,

 

I’m having a bit of trouble trying to get os x installed on a partition I created in windows 7.

 

Firstly I’ll give you the low down i have a hp g61 laptop which already has win 7 on so i want to make a dual boot system. I create a new partition in win7 disk management and set the partition to active.

 

Then i restart and boot into [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] change to snow lep disc and start the installation process. I then use the disk utility to format the partition to mac extended (journaled) and verify it. The problem is when i then go to install on that partition it won’t let me it has an x across it and tell me i need to repartition it or something along those lines. I don’t understand what’s going on ive tried creating the partition in win 7 over and over again meaning i have to repair windows boot loader every time. Its driving me nuts.

 

I know i could try and install OS X first instead of win 7 but I want to keep my win 7 installation as it is already set up how i want it.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance

[grafixidea]

Use GParted ( http://gparted.sourceforge.net ) to re-partition it. Google it.

[chucks719]

i myself used the eusus partition manager