Bootcamp won't read windows installer disk

hey guys, I have a macbook pro, I just downloaded windows 7 from microsoft, I burned a dvd with the files and I partitioned my disk, but i can't install the windows because bootcamp won't read the disk. I get the following message: the installer disk cannot be found. Insert your windows installer disk and wait a few minutes ti be recognized...
What is wrong?

If it's an .iso, you need to open it in Disk Utility, then burn it from there. If you just put a bunch of files onto optical media, then it won't boot. You need to use something like Roxio Toast to burn a bootable disk from files. It knows what needs to be added and how the files should be arranged.
I've found that with Windows stuff, I'm better off using a Windows utilitiy that understands Windows booting. I use CDBurner XP. It works great and is free.

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Hi,
first: put your XP 64-bit CD as far away from your Mac as you can. Apples BootCamp does not support it
Second: I assume corectly that these are Retail or SystemBuilder XP discs, not some Recovery CDs or manufacturere-branded ones, right ?
Third: insert the 32-bit XP CD while in OSX and check with the Finder if it can be read there (checking for the 'usual' folders on it: i386, Support, etc and files: winip51.sp2 etc.).
Fourth: some people round here have successfully used a 'standard' DVD/CD-cleaner disc with their Macs.
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if you insert the XP CD while in OSX, is it recognized and accessable ?
If so, you can try to make a full bootable copy of the XP CD onto a CD-RW and then try this copy for installation.
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On the offensive, eh? For the record, I wasn't trying to bash you, I simply read your posts and they all gave off the same "hate" for Boot Camp, so I thought I would inquire a little further into the matter.
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Is this an insult? I'm not sure... Yeah, I've helped people with their problems on here... man, I must be a real ****.
"I may appear to be a fanboy of PC's too you, but at least we PC users can get help somewhere on the internet, that other users can relate with and point us in the right direction..."
http://discussions.apple.com
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When did I bash any Windows/PC hardware or software? If I wanted to bash Windows, why would I have it installed on my Mac? I'm sure there are a few buttholes on this forum that are, "omg y wud u install Windoz on Mac, u'll ruin ittuhh!1!!!one!", however, the majority of the people on the forum are rather kind and will attempt to help with whatever problem you/someone may have. Again, a big part of Macs are aesthetics.
"if we happen to spend our dollars on a mac, the least you guys can do is APPRECIATE that we are trying to gravitate to the mac, but are having problems UNDERSTANDING decades of your culture...instead of finding fault in every little question on the mac's difficult usage and expecting us to humble ourselves for a little insight to our problem!"
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Hey guys,
I haven't fixed the specific problem but I found a work around. Sorry if these instructions are hard to read any questions please let me know,
I wanted to make this post just out of courtesy of chscag being the only one the has helped me across many forums.
So hopefully I can edit and paste this fix into my 1st post and maybe get the tittle change to the thread because this is actually a windows 8.1 process and I'm not sure if it will work for other versions of windows.
NOTE: I'm not sure how good I am at explaining things here I just thought I would get this info down as I found it really tough and took me some time to get windows on my machine. So if you have any question please feel free to ask.
To start off forget everything in this thread!! Also remember I have a Imac 27" mid 2010 with a super drive that doesn't seem to work.
So here is what you need according to the way I managed to do this...
1. Windows 8.1 (either a downloaded iso or a install disk)
2. USB over 4gb
3. Another windows computer with access to the internet
I think these are the basic things you will need off the top of my head right now.
So step 1
This step is if you have a windows 8.1 disk.
If you find that when you run the bootcamp your superdrive doesn't accept your windows 8.1 disk then you need to do the following.
Get your windows disk and go to another windows computer (I'm sure you could do this on a mac os as well but I'm not mac savvy so I prefer to do this on a windows computer).
Now we are trying to get the iso image and burn it on to our windows computer. So we are going to need some software for this, I used Download | BurnAware
1. Install this software which I think is pretty simple.
2. Once installed run the software, click on copy to image.
3. You need to set where you are going to copy this iso file from. So put your windows disk in and then from source please select your optical disk drive. (The disk may auto run, So just let it do it's thing and the 1st chance you get to cancel the installation do it and quit out of the application)
4. Now under destination select browse, Navigate to to where you want to save this iso file, (I made a folder on my desktop for easier finding) then name it something like windows8 and then click save.
5. Now click copy
6. Wait until this process is done, once it's done you can close the application and your iso image should be where you selected to save it when doing step number 4.
Feel free to remove the software after you have done this if you want.
Now that we have a iso image we need to get to this onto a bootable usb drive.
Lets prepare our USB 1st...
1. Plug your USB into your windows computer.
2 .Important!!! Back up everything on this USB if you have files you wish to keep on this USB, After the next step all your files will be deleted that are on this USB.
3. Now go to my computer and you should see your USB stick. right click and go to format
4. I'm pretty sure you can leave everything as it is and please make sure quick format is selected. Then hit start. This shouldn't take long.
That's our USB prepared.
Now it's time to get our ISO image to our USB stick. For this we will need some software.
I used this, get the free trial and install it. ISO CD DVD image creator, editor and ISZ DMG DAA UIF to ISO converter - UltraISO can extract/create/edit/convert CD and DVD image files directly, make bootable CDs and convert ISZ DMG DAA UIF to ISO.
Now make sure you your USB is inserted.
1. Go to the ISO file that you burned to your windows, Double click it this should bring up a dialogue box from the software we just downloaded.
2. Click continue to try.
3. Now you should see your ISO loaded into this software, if it looks confusing don't worry just do as I say and you should be fine.
4. Up the top you should see, File, Actions and Bootable.
5. Click Bootable.
6. Go down to the 4th option and click "Write Disk Image"
7. A write disk image box should pop up.
8. Under disk drive make sure your USB is selected. (Don't need to click the verify box)
9. Double check next to image file it should your image path. (CUsers\yourcomputer\desktop\windows8.iso)
10. Go to write method and make sure it says USB-HDD+
11. Then hit write, this will bring up a box saying warning all your on this drive will be lost click yes.
Now it will burn the iso image this make take some time. Wait Until it says Burn Successful.
If that confused you please watch this video on how to use the software. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApRK8av2IOI
Now you can remove the software if you wish. Also safely remove your USB stick and you also can take out your windows disk. (We won't need to the windows computer again)
Now boot up your mac.
1. Go to disk utility
2. Go to your mac os on the left hand side and make sure it is selected.
3. Go to partition hit the plus( +) button, this should make another partion maybe named like MAC OS 2 or something similar.
4. Make this partition the size you want your windows HDD to be, do this by dragging the partition.
5. hit partition
6. Now go to the partition tab again, make sure you have the MAC OS 2 partition selected and hit the Minus(-) button. Now you should see that your MAC OS 2 is deleted and it just free space.
7.Hit partition
Wait until this is done.
Now everything is prepared we can begin the windows install.
You need to reboot your computer and when you hear the chimes or see a white screen you need to press and hold your option key on your keyboard until you see your boot menu.
Should be like 3 disc. Your mac OS and a EFI disk and a recovery disk.
Select your EFI disk and Windows should start to install as normal.
And that is it. Again I'm not sure how good I am at explaining things here I just thought I would get this info down as I found it really tough and took me some time to get windows on my machine. So if you have any question please feel free to ask.

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