Your MacBook Air restarts and boots from the Windows installation disc.įollow the onscreen instructions to finish your Windows installation, selecting the partition labeled "BOOTCAMP" when asked "Where do you want to install Windows?" Click the "Partition" button.Ĭlick the "Start Installation" button after Boot Camp Assistant finishes partitioning your hard drive. You can also click the "Divide Equally" button to give exactly half your hard drive space to OS X and the other half to Windows.
Click the "Continue" button again when the burning process is complete.Įject the disc to which you burned the drivers and set it aside for later, then insert your Windows installation disc.Ĭlick on the graphic showing the division of your hard drive space between OS X and Windows, then drag to the left or right to increase or decrease the size of your desired Windows partition. Wait until Boot Camp Assistant finishes downloading the drivers, then select the radio button next to "Burn a Copy to CD or DVD."Ĭlick "Continue" to burn the drivers to your blank disc.
The Utilities folder will be near the bottom of your Applications folder.ĭouble click on "Boot Camp Assistant" to launch the application that will help you install Windows.Ĭlick the "Continue" button on the first Boot Camp Assistant window, and then select the radio button next to "Download the Windows support software for this Mac."Ĭlick the "Continue" button at the bottom of your screen, and then enter your username and password to let your MacBook Air download the drivers that will help Windows run smoothly on your laptop. Open the "Utilities" folder in your Applications folder. Use a USB flash drive or other secondary volume to create a bootable installer.Click on the Finder icon on the leftmost side of your Dock, and then click on the "Applications" folder in the left sidebar of the window the Finder window that appears.Use the App Store to download and install the latest macOS or an earlier macOS.You can also use these methods to install macOS, if the macOS is compatible with your Mac: If you've just erased your entire startup disk, you may only be offered the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available.
If the installer offers you the choice between installing on Macintosh HD or Macintosh HD – Data, choose Macintosh HD.If the installer can't see your disk or notifies you that it can't install macOS on your computer or volume, you may need to erase your disk first.If the installer asks to unlock your disk, enter the password you use to log in to your Mac.To start the installation process, select Reinstall macOS from the utilities window in macOS Recovery, then click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions.įollow these guidelines during installation: Reinstalling macOS won't remove data from your Mac.