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USB key/Boot Camp

hamiilton Posted messages 1 Status Member -  
 Anonymous user -
Hello,
I just installed Windows 7 on my .Mac Book Pro Retina from late 2013 using Boot Camp. However, after the Windows installation it does not recognize the USB key containing the drivers to finish the installation.. I have no idea why I used several keys but there is no change and Windows reacts nothing..
Do you have a solution to my problem?

3 answers

  1. Anonymous user
     
    Hello

    perhaps the key is not in MS DOS (FAT32) format? but in Mac OS format?
    Windows cannot read Mac OS format.

    And Mac can read and write on MS DOS format, but needs a utility to write on NTFS format. (even if the Mac part can read in the Boot Camp part, and vice versa, this remains valid for external media)

    https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-37636360-disques-durs-externes-ou-cles-usb-sous-mac-os

    just a lead... but perhaps...

    Best regards

    Have a nice day :-) - Francis
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  2. Hamiilton
     
    First of all, thanks for your response.

    But yes, I had forgotten to specify it, but all the keys I used were in MS-DOS format (FAT 32)..
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  3. Anonymous user
     
    Hello,

    I don’t see the cause of the problem on Windows, but perhaps a workaround in the meantime:

    When Windows 7 was installed on my Mac, I remember I downloaded driver updates for Windows and Boot Camp from the Mac partition. (when the Mac was running Mac OS).
    And when I wanted to perform these updates, I would boot into Windows, then access those files on the Mac partition from Windows to run them under Windows. I don’t know if this trick is still possible. (I have removed Windows from the Mac).

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    Have a good day :-) - Francis
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