Bootcamp Disk Utility Question

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  1. owlbabu, Jul 31, 2010

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    Hey guys,

    I had a question. I have a .ISO file of Windows 7 Pro x64 (obtained legally). Why do I need to burn it to a DVD using disk utility? Why can't I use a DVD with just the .ISO file on it? If I use disk utility, is that what makes it a "bootable" disk? I am asking because someone gave me a DVD with just the .ISO file on it, and bootcamp did not recognize it. Maybe I'll use disk utility, and it'll recognize it?

    Make sense?

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  2. balamw, Aug 1, 2010

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    It'll only be bootable if the ISO is bootable to begin with. Some ISOs, e.g. Upgrades may not be bootable by themselves and may require a running OS. But when you burn with Disk Utility as an image, you'll see lots of files on the disk when you mount it instead if just the iso.

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