BootCamp problems

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  1. liamgodfrey, Jan 8, 2014

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    Hello everybody.
    Right, straight to the point.
    I am trying to run a pirated (I'm sure Bill Gates already has enough money) Windows 7 installation disk onto my Late 2013 rMBP (rest of specs in signature) through BootCamp Assistant, but every time I try to do it, it comes up saying that 'The installer disc could not be found.'
    The disk does include an .iso file.
    I am using a Samsung Bluray disk drive.
    Does anybody have any ideas?

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  2. Gav Mack, Jan 8, 2014

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    That looks like a Windows ISO file on a DVD-R. You need to copy off the ISO onto the mac then burn that ISO in disk utility.
     
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  3. liamgodfrey, Jan 8, 2014

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    Thanks for your reply. I'll give that a try. Could you possibly give me an idea of how to burn the ISO in disk utility?
     
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  4. Gav Mack, Jan 8, 2014

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    Right click or control click the ISO select open with disk utility. When disk utility opens click the burn tab at the top!
     
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  5. liamgodfrey, Jan 8, 2014

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    Do I burn it straight back to the disc it's from? And if so, do I delete the file already on the disc?
     
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  6. Gav Mack, Jan 8, 2014

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    Onto a fresh disc ideally, I wouldn't use rw media myself for OS install discs. if it's the only disc you have you can use disk utility to make a disk image of the original, erase the disc in disc utility then burn the ISO image onto it.
     
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  7. liamgodfrey, Jan 8, 2014

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    Despite the fact that I have erased the disc, this has popped up:

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  8. Gav Mack, Jan 8, 2014

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    Appending implies you have only done a partial erase, you need to do a full erase to completely wipe the disk to burn the windows ISO on it,
     
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  9. liamgodfrey, Jan 9, 2014

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    It's now not allowing me to re-erase my disk?
    Thanks for all your help by the way!

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  10. Gav Mack, Jan 9, 2014

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    Then you've used a single shot DVD disk in append mode which I haven't seen someone do in years lol. You will need another blank disk to burn the image!
     
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  11. liamgodfrey, Jan 9, 2014

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    Rookie mistake on my part! I will have to purchase some more and then I'll try again. I'll get back to you!
     
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