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Not to worry you can work around this problem in a couple of ways.įirst, you can follow these steps to exit Windows and boot directly to OS X Lion: This means that every time you restart your Mac, it always boots you directly into Windows. That’s because Windows somewhat rudely sets itself up as the default startup volume.

#Did not finish installing windows on mac cant go back install#

Unfortunately, right after you install Windows via Boot Camp, you find that you’re living in a Windows world. In an ideal world, you switch between OS X Lion and Windows by restarting the Mac and then booting into whichever operating system you want to use. Choose the OS X Lion startup volume and press the Return key.

Restart the Mac while holding the Option key down.If yours isn’t, connect a wired keyboard to control the startup process. Some wireless keyboards or mice won’t be recognized during the startup process. Boot Camp lets you know that you need to restart the computer to put the changes into effect.

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Boot Camp installs Apple Software Update for Windows.

Make sure the Apple Software Update for Windows check box is selected, and then click Install.

Run setup.exe and accept the license agreement when prompted.

When the Windows installation is complete, insert the Windows support disk you burned in step 4.

Specify your username, password, time zone, and any other preferences that the setup program asks for.

Don’t press any key when you see this message, or the installation process will start all over again.

The Windows Setup program automatically reboots your Mac a few times during the installation, and each time you’ll see a screen that says Press any key to boot from CD or DVD.

When the Windows setup program asks you where you want to install Windows, be sure to choose the BOOTCAMP partition.

Follow the Windows installation screens as they appear.

During the Windows 7 installation, when you get to the Where Do You Want to Install Windows? dialog box, click the BOOTCAMP partition, click Drive Options, and then click Format.