Bootcamp Install Windows 7 Expanding Windows Files

Running High Sierra (APFS, unencrypted) with up-to-date Boot Camp Assistant (6.1.0) — clean OS install a couple days ago. Running into trouble at every step of the process, with both Windows 10 64-bit and Windows 8.1 64-bit (clean ISOs downloaded directly from Microsoft). Use Boot Camp Assistant to create partition (122GB on 1TB SSD).

It downloads Windows Support files, but 9 times out of 10 the laptop crashes at the step of “Saving Windows Support files” – but force restarting allows me to alt/option-boot into the Windows installer anyway: great. Boot into Windows 10 installer, format Boot Camp partition, select Windows version (have tried both Pro and Home) — it gets through copying, expanding, installing Windows files but then I get an error every time at 'Installing Updates” – error code 0x80070002, can't find drivers compatible with this hardware — Windows will restart (doesn't restart, just goes to a black backlit screen and stays there until I force restart). Delete the partition, download the Windows Support Drivers to a FAT-formatted USB drive, then repeat all the above. Same exact thing. Delete, repeat, but once booted into the Windows installer, first click 'Load drivers' and select the OSXRESERVED partition: shows up all the driver folders, but shows no actual driver files when you navigate to any of the folders. Un-check 'Hide drivers that aren't compatible with this hardware”, and a few drivers show up for each piece of hardware — install them all.

Proceed to Windows install – no dice, same error at “Installing updates” stage. Delete, repeat, “Load drivers” but check the USB instead of OSXRESERVED — same thing, folders are there but drivers don't show up unless I un-check the ‘Hide non-compatible drivers’ option. Try again with Windows 8.1 instead of Windows 10, and older version of the support software (Boot Camp Support 5.1.5722) on the USB. This time Boot Camp Assistant actually completes the “Saving support files” portion of the automatic driver download, and asks for admin password for restart, instead of crashing. Boot into Windows 8.1 installer – it requires a license key instead of having the “I don't have a license key” option, but find one online to get me to the next step. This time it hangs indefinitely at 24% of copying Windows files.

May 13, 2009 - SOLVED! Was trying to install Win 7 pro from XP. Each time, the installation hung at expanding files at 27%. Tried installing directly from HDD,. Again though. Stuck on expanding files. The exact copy of Win 7 I had installed on there still existed I had no idea. Yeah got a license for Win 7 but that's no worries I'll just use that to install in Bootcamp on my Macbook.

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Your title mentions no signed drivers, but the the word signed is missing from the body of question. How to you intend to active Windows?