Forum, I would like to put OSX 10.12 Sierra onto a MacBook Pro from 2009 that is currently running OSX 10.11 El Capitan. I cannot find it on the Apple web site. I would like to put Boot Camp onto this MacBook so that I can run either Win XP or Win 7. The processor that I have is an Intel Dou Core running at 2.8 GHZ. Any ideas on either one? Thanks
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Cory Cooper
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Hello and welcome.
This article may help:
How to upgrade to macOS Sierra
Let us know if that solves it for you. Also, we strongly suggest following Apple's suggestion of making a backup of your data before upgrading.
C
This article may help:
How to upgrade to macOS Sierra
Let us know if that solves it for you. Also, we strongly suggest following Apple's suggestion of making a backup of your data before upgrading.
C
Unfortunately, the installer would not let the download continue. How can I get a copy of a version of Boot Camp that can run on OS X 10.11 El Capitan? Thanks!
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Hello,
-Not sure what you mean by "the installer would not let the download continue."?
-El Capitan has Boot Camp - the Boot Camp Assistant is in Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities. Have you tried running it to setup Windows? It should setup Boot Camp and should support Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 at least.
-How much free space is left on your drive?
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-Not sure what you mean by "the installer would not let the download continue."?
-El Capitan has Boot Camp - the Boot Camp Assistant is in Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities. Have you tried running it to setup Windows? It should setup Boot Camp and should support Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 at least.
-How much free space is left on your drive?
C
Thanks Cory! I had assumed that El Capitan didn't have Boot Camp. I had tried to upload Boot Camp from the Apple web site and that was the response I got. I want to use Windows XP to run some of my older Windows based games.
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Hi,
-Is it a USB flash drive or a USB hard drive?
-Are you trying to create the installer and Boot Camp drivers disk on the USB drive?
-The USB drive may be FAT, but is the partition type Master Boot Record?
Apple Boot Camp No Longer Requires USB Flash Drive to Install Windows in El Capitan
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-Is it a USB flash drive or a USB hard drive?
-Are you trying to create the installer and Boot Camp drivers disk on the USB drive?
-The USB drive may be FAT, but is the partition type Master Boot Record?
Apple Boot Camp No Longer Requires USB Flash Drive to Install Windows in El Capitan
C
Cory,
The USB drive is a flash drive and I am following the instructions given. How do I set the USB flash drive as a Master Boot Record partition?
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OK...
In Disk Utility:
-Click on the drive in the left pane - the line with the disclosure arrow, not the indented name with the eject icon
-Click Erase
-Change Format: to MS-DOS (FAT)
-Change Scheme: to Master Boot Record
-Click Erase
That should format it properly for use with Boot Camp
C
In Disk Utility:
-Click on the drive in the left pane - the line with the disclosure arrow, not the indented name with the eject icon
-Click Erase
-Change Format: to MS-DOS (FAT)
-Change Scheme: to Master Boot Record
-Click Erase
That should format it properly for use with Boot Camp
C