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I'm in deep trouble - I can't boot any DVD/CD

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jdidgi

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Hi,

I am trying to install Windows 7 or XP on MacBook Pro and I formated it hard disk. All bootable DVDs and CDs I have are not working. I just see gray screen and then black one (just _ is blinking). Please help me, how can I install windows on it? I have tried to press "C" on start up still, it cannot boot.


Thanks a lot.
 
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When you're on the boot manager screen do you see a CD icon? There should be no reason it can't see the installation CD/DVD if it's in the drive (you may have to start over). The only time I know of when a bootable CD/DVD doesn't show up in the boot manager is when either the optical drive is bad or the hard drive is.
 
when I hold on option, I can only see hard disk icon .... I can't see any cd/dvd icon.
 
jdidgi said:
when I hold on option, I can only see hard disk icon .... I can't see any cd/dvd icon.
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I assume the installation disk is good since it sounds like you've already run it.

It should look like this (from Tuaw):

windows7wtnumber11.jpg
 
Another option, install from USB flash drive. The only caveat is that it seems you have to create it in Bootcamp which requires you to install OS X first. It's a round-a-bout way since you'll just nuke the hard drive from the Windows Installer but at least it would get you up and running.
 
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