Downloading Windows 7 to a disk

I'm trying to use Boot Camp 5 in order to run Windows 7 but it needs a disk to install from. I'm an engineering student so I've got access to free Windows 7 downloads (downloads are free, disk copies are not) but I'm having trouble putting the download on a disk. Does anyone have a step-by-step on how to do this?

you need an ISO so make sure whatever you have from your school, it will be an ISO download
if not, look here for a ISO url along with a separate URL for steps on burning it onto a disk
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6071093?tstart=30

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What am I doing wrong or missing?
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arturo0903

The Boot Camp help guides are here: http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
The Boot Camp forum is here: https://discussions.apple.com/community/windows_software/boot_camp

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Try a restart.
If that doesn't fix the problem, shut down the computer and then power it back up. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart by using the application unistaller. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don't do them all at once.
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https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/

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i was trying to download windows 7 on mac book air 10.8.2.seems like i didnt copy my windos disk on the usb properly at the begining,so after the boot camp steps the screen is black and telle me to put the write disk.
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I recommend reading the user manual as it greatly helps getting through the steps, however an intuitive person should pick it up fairly easily.
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I had to register a new help account just to get here.
Your broser has been fucking up like crazy since the last update. I have been having nothing but problems logging into multiple sites. Sites would log me out randomly, then I wouldn';t be able to log back in. I tried to make an account on a new site and had to try 11 damn times before it went through. and just now, when I tried to ask a troubleshooting question, my username and password wouldn't work. So I sent a password reset request. Nothing happened. I sent at least FIVE password reset requests. None of them has gone through. When I tried to enter a different username, thinking maybe that was the problem, as soon as I re-typed it and clicked anywhere outside the name space, it'd revert to the name that was previously there. What the hell!?
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http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-20020513-285/install-win-7-on-macbook-air-fr om-a-usb-drive/
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Your using 10.7.2 on what model/year computer?
As far as not being able to download the files you'll have to do a search in the forums as there are a few that have had your problem, mostly form last fall, but different issues for different models.
Can you use the internet from the Apple Store, Library, friend, neighbor, etc, to try downloading them. You might have to give Apple a shout as this is just a user to user forum.
Can't use wireless mouse/keyboards as Windows doesn't have dirvers for wireless items, at least not Apple compatible. Only WIRED mice/keyboards are supported. As far as using them in Safe Mode, that is curious.
Maybe boot from the Mac's "Repair Partition" and Repair Disk and Repair Permissions in Disk Utility.
Well that's as far as my knowledge goes so good luck....

Hi, I've been trying for days to download Windows support software via Bootcamp assistant, but it always failed with message 'Can't install Windows Support Software because it is not currently available from the Software update server.' Any advice welcome

Hi,
I've been trying for days to download Windows support software via Bootcamp assistant but it always fails with message 'Can't install windows software because it is not currently available from the software update server.'
Anyone else had problems or success with this?
Thanks in advance.

9thdoc wrote:
I'm getting a similar but distinct error message in snow leopard: Download could not continue. "The windows support software is not available" and have no original snow leopard instal disc with me.
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You need the Snow Leopard installation disk or a replacement for it.

Should I download windows 7 or windows 8 release preview using parallels, should I download windows 7 or windows 8 release preview using parallels

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Bnoggle wrote:
I want to know which is better to do because I need it for school next week.
Buy Windows 7 retail disk and use the 64bit disk to install into Parallels. This verison of Windows is well supported an there is lots of software your school is likely using it on.
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http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/03/try-windows-8-consumer-preview-virtualbox/
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How to download windows recovery from HP

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You can no longer can download a Windows 7 ISO as of mid February because Microsoft has pulled the plug on downloads.
If you do not have recovery disks you may order them from HP if available.
If you live in the USA/Canada, call this number... 1-800-334-5144.
If you do not live in the USA/Canada, call the HP business PC support number for the country you live in.
http://h50146.www5.hp.com/lib/doc/manual/desktop/business_desktops/6005us_332630_007.pdf
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Windows 7 installation disk doesn't exist?

Hey guys! I am using bootcamp for the first time on my 2011 macbook pro. I go to the bootcamp assistant, then from there I click continue and check off [Install Windows 7] and [Download the latest Windows support software from apple]. After this, I put a CD in to burn the latest windows software. From there, I then created a partition for windows which I put 100GB for out of my 500GB. I then clicked install but it said that my windows 7 installation disk didn't exist. I looked around for a while but then realized that my laptop never came with a windows 7 installation disk. Am I doing something wrong or do I have to go and buy one? Thanks for any help!

Ah that's what I thought. So, I would buy a windows 7 installation disk, put it in, then click install like I did?

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