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Unable to install Windows on new MacBook retina 12-inch
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The fact that it's a trial is probably the problem. There's probably something preventing that trial OS from being installed on a clean partion for reasons such as, when the trial expires you have a partition that you can't change on the drive or if it was a windows machine, an operating system that no longer works on the drive. You cannot reclaim the space you allocate to your windows partition based on the format needed for Windows.
Why would you do that ?
With a full new version you can normally skip registration and continue to install, but you end up with an un-activated copy that gives nags and won't update until activated, but at least you can see it all works ok then buy your key.
I agree it's most likely but the other option would certainly explain some of the problems OP is having
I ran across this post. It may be related to your black screen!
Try unplugging your RMB when booting into Windows. Just an off chance.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7172545?start=0&tstart=0
Try unplugging your RMB when booting into Windows. Just an off chance.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7172545?start=0&tstart=0
I think you'll need a valid Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 key. You should install Windows 10 directly. You can then activate it with the Windows 8.1 key after the installation completes.
I do believe this to be the case. Boot Camp is extremely finicky, so many small things can go wrong leading to a blown install. The moment he said "trial copy" I went, "oh no".
Any kids out there in internet-land reading this, do yourself a favor, download a fully-paid version of Windows 10 straight from Microsoft, follow the published instructions for Boot Camp and your particular Mac, and 30 minutes later you'll be happy. Trying to cut corners with old OS versions and trials to save a buck won't cut it when you want to run Windows on a foreign machine.
BJ
It doesn't matter, both the trial and the bought version share the same Iso file, you'll only get a key.
I wish this was true but I have personally encounter problems where a friend MBP would not install Win10 yet the one I had from previous installation worked
This is especially true as the 90 day trial version is an enterprise edition which is capable for dual boot windows editions not OSX and Windows 10 amongst other things
The easiest way is to download using the media creation tool IMO and then copy the win 10 bootcamp drivers directory to the USB drive created using the media tool, restart your rMB and boot from the USB to start windows install.
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I had the same experience. In fact, I originally wanted to purchase a copy of 8.1 and stay on 8.1 because the Boot Camp driver back in May had working Bluetooth which was my #1 priority considering the lack of a suitable port for a USB mouse, and Boot Camp had no Bluetooth with Windows 10 back then. But after trying an 8.1 install over and over and failing for a week I gave in as Windows 10 installed smoothly and easily the first time through. Fortunately, after a few months, Bluetooth worked with a Boot Camp update and its been paradise ever since.
BJ
I had all sorts of problems installing W10 in BootCamp just as the OP did with only OS X and EFI showing. What ended up solving my problem was using a new USB stick. Not sure why one would work over the other but I tried like 5 times with the old one and it installed first try with my new one.
i tried every thing every day nothing work ? even LonerT from discussions apple can't help me ..
BootCamp 6.0.6133
then
BootCamp 6.0.6136 before few days nothing work !
i went to Computers stories here in kuwait all said we can not install windows via bootcamp on this new macbook because windows os does not have usb-c driver !!!
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BootCamp 6.0.6133
then
BootCamp 6.0.6136 before few days nothing work !
i went to Computers stories here in kuwait all said we can not install windows via bootcamp on this new macbook because windows os does not have usb-c driver !!!
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man i used may be 10 usb flash drive no one work ? what is the mark of that one work with you? can you capture that plzzazz
I ended up using a Sandisk 64gb drive and the official Apple Adapter to plug this in. I remember on the old one it would show OS X and EFI only when I booted using option. When I used the SanDisk it gave me three options. I don't remember what the third was called but it was whatever the USB was labeled like WIN10ISO or WIN10INSTALL or something. I clicked on that and it began to install windows.
Once I finally got it installed I had other issues getting all the drivers installed. It would hang on the Realtek Audio installation for hours. So if you ever get to this point let me know as I can try to help with that too.
Windows 10 can be installed in BootCamp on this machine, it is just a bit touchy.
Well ignore your store in Kuwait sounds as good as the ones here in UAE as my ME rMB worked fine
As we have noted before
1) Buy 2 good USB sticks and one Apple USB dongle
2) Download the official W10 (not the trial version etc etc or windows 8/8.1 etc you seem to be mucking about with) using MS utility to write to the 1st USB with the ISO file automatically, you may need to use a friends windows PC to do this or from OSX you can save the ISO to your desktop and let OSX mount it along with the bootcamp drivers
3) Download the bootcamp drivers to 2nd USB stick and copy to 1st USB unless you used OSX method above
4) Make sure your rMB only has the partitions that it came out of the box with any others delete and merge using disk utilities and run the other disk utils to make sure your drive is okay
5) Start the bootcamp utility and follow the instructions for partitioning, when your rMB goes black and re boots wait a good amount of time for the W10 install routine to start
If your rMB re-boots back into OSX then restart and hold the command key to boot from the USB drive and install windows from there to the bootcamp partition you created and finally run the bootcamp windows drivers after installing windows, if you used skip option on typing in activation key, once W10 is working, buy a key and activate.
Don't have a rMB on me but I hope you understood that you need Windows 10.
If not, DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF WINDOWS 10 FROM THE MS SITE, the link is right there: https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10 You will need a PC computer, but I'm sure you have one or at least someone around you has. Then just burn the install to a DVD (will require external DVD reader though) or USB with at least 8GB of space. Follow the instructions in the tool and it won't be a problem. Make sure you pick x64 and pick the version (Home or Pro) that you paid for or will pay for.
Don't download any "Windows 8/8.1 Trial" ********, use the official install, and probably buy it, FROM MICROSOFT. Legitimacy is probably an important point here, if you just install random crap then it's no wonder it won't work. If your country/ISP has some sort of weird ban or regulation of websites (which I doubt is the case), just use a VPN.
Try all of this first and then we'll continue examining the problem.
If not, DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF WINDOWS 10 FROM THE MS SITE, the link is right there: https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10 You will need a PC computer, but I'm sure you have one or at least someone around you has. Then just burn the install to a DVD (will require external DVD reader though) or USB with at least 8GB of space. Follow the instructions in the tool and it won't be a problem. Make sure you pick x64 and pick the version (Home or Pro) that you paid for or will pay for.
Don't download any "Windows 8/8.1 Trial" ********, use the official install, and probably buy it, FROM MICROSOFT. Legitimacy is probably an important point here, if you just install random crap then it's no wonder it won't work. If your country/ISP has some sort of weird ban or regulation of websites (which I doubt is the case), just use a VPN.
Try all of this first and then we'll continue examining the problem.
