Question Create Bootable USB for windows using Mac OS, but installation destintation has no OS

[Gavin Michaels]

Hello, I recently built a PC for myself and am trying to finally get an OS on it. It currently has standard MSI bios. It does not have an optical drive, but I have heard you do not need one to install windows with the DVD I have, with the option of making a bootable USB drive. However the only computer I have to create such a bootable drive is a MacBook Pro. I have been through hundred of Youtube tutorials and google searches, but nothing will show me what I'm trying to do. the majority think I want to install windows on my Mac, which is not the case. Does anyone have a legitimate tutorial or can tell me how to do this from my mac? I have a USB drive that hasn't been formated yet, and a physical DVD copy of windows.

 

[scout_03]

that dvd copy is a genuine one .

 

[Gavin Michaels]

that dvd copy is a genuine one .

Yes, it is one I bought.

 

[scout_03]

than you will need a windows pc and this http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool copy the iso on the usb pen using this .

 

[Gavin Michaels]

than you will need a windows pc and this http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool copy the iso on the usb pen using this .

That tutorial is for windows 7, and Im sorry I was not clear but am installing windows 8. Also, I do not have access to a windows PC, and my friends will not let me borrow theirs.

 

[scout_03]

same here for win 8 http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2227-create-bootable-usb-dvd-windows-8-iso.html

 

[Gavin Michaels]

same here for win 8 http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2227-create-bootable-usb-dvd-windows-8-iso.html

I have the ISO files. I do not know how to proceed furthur because I am using Mac OSX 10.9.4

 

[scout_03]

that the way i know let see if some mac user could give you more clue .

 

[amylu11]

I'm a mac user and just made a bootable usb of yosemite to downgrade from el capitan. i keep both OS's on my mamba -- is that helpful>? i do everything on the mac thru recovery mode your recovery media is probably somewhere on an external drive if you have one, or lurking somewhere -- you can use your time machine as backup/restore as well. all i can say is my destination volume was hidden-- the usb was fine after i downloaded apple's recovery disk assistant. it wouldn't work until i noticed the missing files were on an external 2tb passport usb drive next to it. let me see if i can send you a screenshot of where the files are.https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202294

 

[amylu11]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372

 

[McHenryB]

Use Boot Camp Assistant. It's meant to help you install Windows on a MAc, but will work just as well to produce a bootable drive for a normal PC.

http://travisred.github.io/create-windows-8-bootable-usb-with-mac-os/