WaldMeister Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Hi, Currently i have only OS X running. Figured i would install Windows 8 again, so i can use my nVidia card for gaming. Did a lot of research on creating a Windows installer on USB from OS X, i do not feel like wasting a DVD on though, sorry. Most fora give the advice to get behind a Windows PC, or do it through a virtual machine. It's to much of a hassle for me, i wish to do it without. So, i tried the program Unetbootin. All went fine, but when i tried to boot from the USB, i got the error, that the Windows installation is damaged. I'm booting through UEFI, and moved the /efi/microsoft/boot folder, 1 folder up, to /efi/boot. Any suggestions? Thank you. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287299-creating-a-windows-setup-usb-in-os-x/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebus Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 It's to much of a hassle for me, i wish to do it without How can it be hassle if you want to install Windows in first place? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287299-creating-a-windows-setup-usb-in-os-x/#findComment-1899852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaldMeister Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 I'm not spending money on a program i will only use once (VM), and as i said, i only have OS X at the moment to work on. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287299-creating-a-windows-setup-usb-in-os-x/#findComment-1899855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iFIRE Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Create A Bootable Windows 7 USB Drive From Linux (Tested On Ubuntu) ~ Web Upd8: Ubuntu / Linux blog 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287299-creating-a-windows-setup-usb-in-os-x/#findComment-1899868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaldMeister Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 Thank you, will try it from live, and report back. Just for the record, from within OS X is no option at all? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287299-creating-a-windows-setup-usb-in-os-x/#findComment-1899869 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iFIRE Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 you can Format and make bootable your USB in Linux, then you can return for MAC and extract the iso from MAC OS and copy for your USB 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287299-creating-a-windows-setup-usb-in-os-x/#findComment-1899875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaldMeister Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 Yeah ok, same as in Windows, create the bootable device and copy the contents. So from OS X only, it's just not possible. New developer challenge lol. Thanks for the replies. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287299-creating-a-windows-setup-usb-in-os-x/#findComment-1899878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iFIRE Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I not sure if this can work, but you can format in MAC OS your USB and try if is possible install this boot loader: Chameleon Install 2.1 Rev 1806 for Windows - New Releases and Updates - InsanelyMac Forum Edit: you can use boot cd Hirens Boot 15.1.v2 and use Mini Win7 for this Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287299-creating-a-windows-setup-usb-in-os-x/#findComment-1899881 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaldMeister Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 That will work, since you do not have the System Reserver partition, which is, as far as i know essential for Windows 8, not the setup though. But i'm trying to boot the Windows setup using UEFI, the error i got, was that Windows was damaged, the blue screen and such. I'll try the linux method tomorrow Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287299-creating-a-windows-setup-usb-in-os-x/#findComment-1899883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.14r2 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Sems that the BootCamp 4 has this function! http://www.codez4mac.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=212&t=61921 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287299-creating-a-windows-setup-usb-in-os-x/#findComment-1899921 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaldMeister Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Look at my sig Dell Inpiron 7720. Thanks anyway Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287299-creating-a-windows-setup-usb-in-os-x/#findComment-1899923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.14r2 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Oops! Yea, that's a bad news for Hackintosh users 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287299-creating-a-windows-setup-usb-in-os-x/#findComment-1899933 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRush Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 If you are using UEFI booting, things are very simple. 1. Format your USB-drive to FAT32 using Disk Utility. 2. Copy your Windows 8 DVD/ISO contents to this USB-drive. 3. Reboot and select UEFI:ThisUSBDrive for booting. That is all. For Windows 7 UEFI setup, that must be some preparations of /efi/boot first, but for Windows 8 they aren't needed anymore. 4 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287299-creating-a-windows-setup-usb-in-os-x/#findComment-1899974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebus Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I'm not spending money on a program i will only use once (VM), and as i said, i only have OS X at the moment to work on. Virtualbox = FREE 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287299-creating-a-windows-setup-usb-in-os-x/#findComment-1900019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaldMeister Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 The solution provided by CodeRush did the trick. My mistake was, i moved the microsoft/boot folder 1 folder up, which generated a bsod. Will try virtualbox next time Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287299-creating-a-windows-setup-usb-in-os-x/#findComment-1900486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaldMeister Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Worked for Linux also: /dev/disk1 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme *750.2 GB disk1 1: Microsoft Basic Data 104.9 GB disk1s1 2: Microsoft Reserved 134.2 MB disk1s2 3: Microsoft Basic Data 249.6 MB disk1s3 4: Microsoft Basic Data 15.0 GB disk1s4 5: Microsoft Basic Data 50.0 GB disk1s5 6: Linux Swap 4.0 GB disk1s6 7: Apple_HFS Opslag 575.9 GB disk1s7 Thanks again. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287299-creating-a-windows-setup-usb-in-os-x/#findComment-1900523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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