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Installing Windows 7 iso(No disk)

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Jrv

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Aug 17, 2011
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I bought the student version of Windows 7 to dual boot on my macbook pro and instead of a disk, they gave me an .iso file. Now, for whatever reason, Disk Utility absolutely REFUSES to mount the image. No amount of workarounds are effective.

So obviously, since Disk Utility is useless, I need to find another program that will virtually mount this .iso and run it as if it were a CD so I can install Windows 7 via bootcamp. Problem is, from what I can tell, NO FREE PROGRAM exists for Mac that can do this. The only program that can is Roxio's +100$ "Toast" program, and I'd rather not waste my money on such a ripoff.


Please, if anyone has any suggestions, I'd like to here them. Preferably, a free alternative to Toast that allows me to mount an .iso to a virtual drive.
 
I went on their site. They had an add that said something like "Buy Windows 7 for 29.99 college students only"

I went through the steps, verified my title as a student, entered all my debit card information, and they sent me to a download page that prompted me to download an .iso file.
 
I bought the same version, but I didn't see an option to download the ISO. Instead, I downloaded an ISO in an EXE envelope that was a breeze to install.
 
Jrv said:
I bought the student version of Windows 7 to dual boot on my macbook pro and instead of a disk, they gave me an .iso file. Now, for whatever reason, Disk Utility absolutely REFUSES to mount the image. No amount of workarounds are effective.

So obviously, since Disk Utility is useless, I need to find another program that will virtually mount this .iso and run it as if it were a CD so I can install Windows 7 via bootcamp. Problem is, from what I can tell, NO FREE PROGRAM exists for Mac that can do this. The only program that can is Roxio's +100$ "Toast" program, and I'd rather not waste my money on such a ripoff.


Please, if anyone has any suggestions, I'd like to here them. Preferably, a free alternative to Toast that allows me to mount an .iso to a virtual drive.
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Will disk utility let you burn it? Then install Win 7?
 
jenzjen said:
I bought the same version, but I didn't see an option to download the ISO. Instead, I downloaded an ISO in an EXE envelope that was a breeze to install.
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Explain.

Upon further investigation, the download page allows me to either download an iso, or download 3 different .exe files.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't .exe files not compatible with Mac OS?

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jamezr said:
Will disk utility let you burn it? Then install Win 7?
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As we speak, I'm burning the iso to a dvd in the hopes that I can just install it from there after I've burned it. I'll tell you if it works.
 
It's not going to let you install virtually because it's a .ISO. The Windows Installer is a mini-operating system that your Mac has to be booted from in order to install Windows 7.

In other words, burning a DVD is the right move here.
 
Jrv said:
Fine, I'll take a picture of my confirmation email. One second.



Satisfied? 30 dollars is already a steal for Windows 7.
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i suggest editing out that link..having your full name avail. prob. isn't the best idea.

who cares what someone else on a internet forum thinks, there are plenty of other mac forums that can and will help you even if all these guys did think you pirated it, not worth compromising safety. :eek:
 
jayhawk11 said:
It's not going to let you install virtually because it's a .ISO. The Windows Installer is a mini-operating system that your Mac has to be booted from in order to install Windows 7.

In other words, burning a DVD is the right move here.
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I tried doing that, and I got a " medium write error."

I'm going to go out and buy another dvd and see if it's a problem with the dvd.
 
Jrv said:
I tried doing that, and I got a " medium write error."

I'm going to go out and buy another dvd and see if it's a problem with the dvd.
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Also you might have a corrupted download of the ISO. It might worth it to you to try to re download the ISO again. They usually will let you do this because they know corruption happens. It would be worth the effort.....
That might be why Disk Utility would not open the ISO....
 
jamezr said:
Also you might have a corrupted download of the ISO. It might worth it to you to try to re download the ISO again. They usually will let you do this because they know corruption happens. It would be worth the effort.....
That might be why Disk Utility would not open the ISO....
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It'll open the ISO, it just wont mount it.
 
As others have already said, you need to get it on a disc to be able to boot from it to install it in Boot Camp. If you want to use Parallels/VMWare/Virtualbox you mount the ISO in that, not Disk Utility.

EDIT: If you really want to proceed without a disc read this: https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/13166177/ (entire thread).

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