So, I have a PC that does not have an optical drive, but I do have a Windows 7 DVD and my Macbook Pro. How do I go about creating a bootable Windows 7 USB stick in Mac OS X?!

I've tried a ton of things so far including: Making an.iso of the DVD using Disk Utility, then using Bootcamp Assistant to create a bootable USB. I boot from the USB on my PC and get a black screen with the 'No Operating System Found' error. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

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Any one else successfully made a bootable USB windows 7 disk in OS X? I have a bootable ISO image of Windows 7 Professional. I am seeking the commands to create a bootable USB drive using the ISO and my mac. I know this can be done since this functionality is inherent to Bootcamp. I have tried the followingh commands in Terminal with no success: sudo dd if=/dev/path to iso of=path to USB drive bs=2m I have executed this command using a USB drive formatted as FAT32 and I have also used the commands with a drive formatted as free space. Neither booted my Windows PC. I have also partitioned, ran fdisk to select an active partition then formatted the active partition.

I then ran the command above, selecting the active partition as the destination. Also, I have also tried the root level of the USB drive. Nothing has worked. I know OS X can do this, what am I missing? I have a bootable ISO image of Windows 7 Professional.

I am seeking the commands to create a bootable USB drive using the ISO and my mac. Genetec video player windows 10. I know this can be done since this functionality is inherent to Bootcamp.

I have tried the followingh commands in Terminal with no success: sudo dd if=/dev/path to iso of=path to USB drive bs=2m I have executed this command using a USB drive formatted as FAT32 and I have also used the commands with a drive formatted as free space. Neither booted my Windows PC. I have also partitioned, ran fdisk to select an active partition then formatted the active partition. I then ran the command above, selecting the active partition as the destination. Also, I have also tried the root level of the USB drive.

Nothing has worked. I know OS X can do this, what am I missing?

In order to boot Windows setup the ThumbDrive has to have a Windows MBR and VBR (Master Boot Record/Volume Boot Record). The easiest way to do this is to Re-Partition and then Re-Format the drive on Windows. In order to boot Windows setup the ThumbDrive has to have a Windows MBR and VBR (Master Boot Record/Volume Boot Record).

The easiest way to do this is to Re-Partition and then Re-Format the drive on Windows. So, I have a PC that does not have an optical drive, but I do have a Windows 7 DVD and my Macbook Pro.

How do I go about creating a bootable Windows 7 USB stick in Mac OS X?! I've tried a ton of things so far including: Making an.iso of the DVD using Disk Utility, then using Bootcamp Assistant to create a bootable USB. I boot from the USB on my PC and get a black screen with the 'No Operating System Found' error.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Any one else successfully made a bootable USB windows 7 disk in OS X? In order to boot Windows setup the ThumbDrive has to have a Windows MBR and VBR (Master Boot Record/Volume Boot Record). The easiest way to do this is to Re-Partition and then Re-Format the drive on Windows. Click to expand. Very old thread. Deleting ei.cfg only removes the SKU configuration from Windows Setup.

If you remove ei.cfg, it will prompt you what edition you want to install if there are multiple editions on the DVD. On retail media, there are usually editions from Windows 7 Starter to Windows 7 Ultimate.

They will all be the same bitness. If you do not delete this, the installer will still work fine. Keep in mind that many Macintoshes do not boot Windows from a USB Flash Drive unless they are relatively current. If they have that capability, Boot Camp Assistant usually will create this drive for you, without the need for you to do the above steps. There are also some extraneous steps listed above, but it should still work.