MacBook – Install Windows 10 or 8.1 on MacBook 4,1

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I need some help getting Windows up and running on my Early 2008 Macbook.

It does have a weird set up, but I think it's possible. All I have is a 16gb SanDisk USB drive. So, here goes.

I was trying to use bootcamp to install Windows but I partitioned the disk wrong and deleted my partition for OS X. I tried all the shortcuts, but nothing worked.

I finally used Startup Disk Creator on a Dell laptop running Ubuntu and got Ubuntu 17.10 running on it using the SanDisk. All is well, but I don't necessarily like Ubuntu, and I didn't really like OS X that much.

I want to use the Sandisk and get either Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 running. You have to remember that while the computer is 64-bit, it has a 32-bit EFI.

Here are my specs: MacBook, 4GB Ram, 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo, 160GB HDD, Ubuntu 17.10 LTS

I hope you guys can help me do this. Also, please don't hate or say "Upgrade" because, simply put, I can't as of now.

Best Answer

I don't have personal experience with this but here's my best guess at the process

  1. Get a 32-bit Windows 10 .iso. You can download straight from MS.
  2. Use unetbootin or similar to create a bootable installer. Format for FAT32 under MBR (Master Boot Record)
  3. You should now be able to boot to the Windows installer and install from there.

It should be mentioned that while macOS and Ubuntu are free software, Windows is not and you'll have to figure out a license.

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