

To find out, you will have to try using the instructions found at " Using Boot Camp Support Software to install 64 bit Windows 7 or 8".

However, you may be able to run Windows 8.1 64-bit on your iMac. The web site also shows the only Windows operating system supported is Window 7 32-bit. I'd appreciate any suggestions or advices.Īccording to the Apple Web site " System requirements to install Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp", your need " Boot Camp Support Software ". Ultimately, I like to know which version of Windows (7 or 8, 32 or 64 bit) can I successful install using which version of Boot Camp Assistant? Is my version (5.1.3) of Boot Camp Assistant the wrong one to use and that's why it failed to install the Windows 8.1 64 bit version? However, on the, it stated that some users reported success in running the 64 bit version with the correct drivers.Ģ. I did see that on the Apple's Boot Camp Support site, my iMac model can only run 32 bit Windows 7. With Boot Camp Assistant 5.1.3, I tried and kept getting an error message that my Boot Camp only support Windows 7. I need to setup my Boot Camp and have done a lot of research, learned a lot but still unsure on a couple of points.īased on my iMac's hardware, Microsoft tech support recommended the 64 bit version of Windows 8.1 Pro. I have an iMac 24", early 2009 model with 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and 4 GB RAM running OS X Yosemite.
