#BOOTCAMP FOR MAC PRO 2010 INSTALL#
#BOOTCAMP FOR MAC PRO 2010 DRIVERS#
#BOOTCAMP FOR MAC PRO 2010 DRIVER#
#BOOTCAMP FOR MAC PRO 2010 WINDOWS 10#
#BOOTCAMP FOR MAC PRO 2010 SOFTWARE#

Having thought that the graphics driver is the most probable culprit, I tried disabling the built-in Intel HD graphis card, hoping it would help, but to no avail. There's always a problem with one of the mountmgr.sys or igdkmd64.sys drivers. Going either way results in blue screen and/or endless restart/repair cycle that can't be fixed by anything I tried.

#BOOTCAMP FOR MAC PRO 2010 DRIVERS#

But things get impossibly complicated the moment I update drivers either via Apple's Bootcamp driver package or Windows Update. I followed these instructions and it got me as far as installing and an initial run of Windows OS.

#BOOTCAMP FOR MAC PRO 2010 WINDOWS 10#

Unfortunately, Bootcamp Assistant insists on this boot media and completely ignores the bootable Windows 10 USB that I have plugged in. The laptop has a broken optical drive which doesn't recognize any media.

#BOOTCAMP FOR MAC PRO 2010 INSTALL#

(Special note: this will not work with Fusion drives because Windows cant recognize Apple CoreStorage technology and no drivers yet exist).As the title says, I'm looking for a way to install Windows 10 on a mid 2010 MacBook that is currently running OS X Yosemite. I did not try with 15' macbook specifically, but I currently have Windows 8.1 installed on Late-2012 iMac, and I have never used BootCamp for that, just Disk Utility and bootable Windows 8.1 USB drive. The only problem that remains is that you have to download drivers for your Mac hardware from Apple website from under OS X, put them onto USB and install from under Windows. Simply creating a partition and installing is exactly how it should work BootCamp is an ugly workaround which only exists because Microsoft wasn't very quick in supporting the newest technologies. The whole point of BootCamp is to fake MBR-partitioning while keeping the actual disk in GPT, because old versions of Windows only supported MBR and did not recognize GPT. Macs come with GPT-partitioned disks by default and Windows 8 in EFI mode now supports GPT disks just create a partition with Disk Utility, boot Windows 8 in EFI mode and it will be able to format that partition, install on it and boot from it. You do not need to use BootCamp for Windows 8 at all. Replace Windows Explorer with File Explorer. The Desktop shown in the third image will be different. Right click on the Start Menu and select 'Command Prompt (Admin)'.ĭisregard the second image. Select 'Start Menu→All Programs→Accessories', then right click on 'Command Prompt' and select 'Run as administrator', as shown in the image below. The first image will be slightly different. Right click on the Start Menu and select 'File Explorer' to open a window containing the devices and drives. You can delete or disable this account later.įrom the Start Menu, select 'Computer' to open a window containing the hard disk drives and devices with removable storage. Select 'Sign in without a Microsoft account', when the window below appears.Įnter a temporary user name, password and password hint, in the window shown below.

When the window below appears, choose 'Create a new account'. Therefore, when the window below appears, I would choose 'Don't set up Windows Update (not recommended)'.

#BOOTCAMP FOR MAC PRO 2010 SOFTWARE#

To be safe, I would not let any updates download or install until after the Boot Camp Support Software (the drivers) is installed. Therefore I would click on 'No' in the window shown below. VirtualBox creates a virtual Public network for your virtual machine. When the window below appears, choose Customize. When the following window appears, enter a name for the computer. (Hint: For a better view, click on the image or open in a new window.)

When asked a second time, you can provide your own answers. Use the provided answers below when the following windows first appear. For most questions, you can use the default answers. The rest the virtual machine installation will be repeated again after booting Windows on the physical machine. Images slightly different, but not worth updating. Updated Procedure for Installing Windows 8.1 Using VirtualBox The procedure depends on what you have in mind. Most who don,'t, want something different than the default such as an extra NTFS or ExFat partition. Installing using the MBR partitioning table will work without any problems. Most people who succeeded usually have a problems with one or more drives not working properly. To install directly using the GPT partitioning table is only recommended if your computer has a UEFI. If you wish, I could update the procedure for Windows 8. This have been done successfully using Windows 7 on a 2010 15' macbook pro (MBP6,1). If you no longer have a DVD drive, you may still be able to install using the Windows 8 iso file. You should install Windows using your DVD drive. Your firmware does not have the ability to boot from a USB flash drive Windows installer. Apple iMac and MacBook Pro models did not have UEFI firmware and the ability to boot Windows installers from USB flash drives until at least the 2012 model year.

Bootcamp for mac pro 2010