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Hello, I'm trying to install windows on my SOs mac. I have a windows usb and its formated to GPT partition type. Have started mac with option key as F12 on PC to choose ''start from usb'' but it does not show up. Am I doing something wrong or mac isn't letting me do it because I have windows on the usb. I don't want to use bootcamp as it partitions the drive into two sections and the ssd is too small for piece of crap as OSX is. Any help is appreciated :)

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Which windows?   :)

 

Win7

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You have to use bootcamp. 

 

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Hello, I'm trying to install windows on my SOs mac. I have a windows usb and its formated to GPT partition type. Have started mac with option key as F12 on PC to choose ''start from usb'' but it does not show up. Am I doing something wrong or mac isn't letting me do it because I have windows on the usb. I don't want to use bootcamp as it partitions the drive into two sections and the ssd is too small for piece of crap as OSX is. Any help is appreciated :)

Start with /Applications/Utilities/Bootcamp Assistant.app  

 

It walks you through the partitioning and the start of the Windows installer. 

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