I then proceeded to google for ideas over and over, there is all kinds of “fixes” for this type of issue, none seemed to quite fit my problem, and none seemed to fix my issue. I then did the standard windows thing, tried restarting the install process, but had no luck. After getting a few clicks in, the install starts, but after sitting at 0% for quite some time, it errors out with the following message: My computer then reboots, and opens up into the windows installer. Downloading these files went well, then I popped open bootcamp and went through all the steps including making a partition. So my journey started, by downloading a Windows 7 ISO I had purchased from the Microsoft Store. It has been a while since I had a machine powerful enough to run PC games, and while the game selection on steam has improved on the OS X side, it has a way to go. Finally tonight 3 weeks after I originally set out with this goal I am writing this blog post from chrome on a fresh copy of Windows 7.īefore anyone asks (and I know you want to) I wanted to install Windows for games.

I have gone through that process on various MacBooks in the past, so I thought nothing much of it.

I recently endeavored to install windows on my families relatively new 27″ iMac.

How to install windows 7 on imac