Bootcamp with windows 7 from my college website.

Hi, I am a new mac user and I wish to use bootcamp to have windows 7 on my mac as well as macintosh. I am studying in the field of programming and my college allows me to download Windows 7 Pro for free. It is a legit version of windows 7 and is not pirated. I would like to know how I would go about doing this with bootcamp? With bootcamp it says that I need to put in a disc..How do I put in a disc if it is a download from my schools website?

Hi,
most likely the Windows 7 download is in the form of an .exe file which in fact is a self-extracting archive.
Since Mac OSX cannot handle/run .exe files since they require a Windows environment you have to run it on another WIndows computer.
On it you should run the .exe file and should get the possibility to burn a WIndows 7 bootable DVD from it.
Maybe you can ask a friend with a Windows computer to help you.
You should also contact your schools IT-department for how-to make a bootable disc from the download.
Regards
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[Security Check form.]
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[Top half of the App Center form.]
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