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I have a stable running install of Sierra on my SSD, and I want to have a separate drive with Windows 7 x64 since I was just given a free legit ISO and product key.
It looks like Boot Camp Assistant will only set up a Windows 10 install USB drive from what I'm reading. I decided to try anyway, but even though I have an MS-DOS (FAT) formatted 16GB flash drive plugged into my tower ready to become a Windows 7 Install drive, Boot Camp Assistant is only recognizing one hard drive as a possible destination to load my ISO onto: my time machine drive. Additionally, it gives me an error when I tell it where to find the ISO file, stating that it can only use a Windows 10 ISO file.
Doing some reading, I'm seeing mixed opinions. Some people have apparently succeeded in installing dual boots with Sierra/Win7 on this forum, but elsewhere online I'm seeing that Sierra/Win7 can't coexist on the same computer, even with separate hard drives.
So I guess my questions are:
1. Is this possible?
2. How can I create my Win7 install disk if BCA won't do it?
EDIT: I'm working on finding solutions here in real time as I wait for replies from you guys, so here's the latest.
-I am now attempting to use unetbootin to make my Win7 install drive out of the flash drive. Assuming this works, I will unplug all hard drives other than the one to which I will be installing Windows7, and try to install from the disk.
It looks like Boot Camp Assistant will only set up a Windows 10 install USB drive from what I'm reading. I decided to try anyway, but even though I have an MS-DOS (FAT) formatted 16GB flash drive plugged into my tower ready to become a Windows 7 Install drive, Boot Camp Assistant is only recognizing one hard drive as a possible destination to load my ISO onto: my time machine drive. Additionally, it gives me an error when I tell it where to find the ISO file, stating that it can only use a Windows 10 ISO file.
Doing some reading, I'm seeing mixed opinions. Some people have apparently succeeded in installing dual boots with Sierra/Win7 on this forum, but elsewhere online I'm seeing that Sierra/Win7 can't coexist on the same computer, even with separate hard drives.
So I guess my questions are:
1. Is this possible?
2. How can I create my Win7 install disk if BCA won't do it?
EDIT: I'm working on finding solutions here in real time as I wait for replies from you guys, so here's the latest.
-I am now attempting to use unetbootin to make my Win7 install drive out of the flash drive. Assuming this works, I will unplug all hard drives other than the one to which I will be installing Windows7, and try to install from the disk.
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