How to install Windows 7 on Macbook Pro without a CD

I tried installing Windows 7 64 bit through boot camp, after I created a bootable disk drive through it on a usb and set it to install on 150gb of hard drive space it rebooted and said "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key" I read I should try different USB keys and tried 3 different ones (A lexar 16gb, a Kingston DT101 G2 8gb, and a Kingston Datatraveller 16gb) none of them have worked so far. CD drive is broken so I'm looking for a way to do it without having to use a CD. Thanks.

When running Windows in a virtual environment Windows and OSx share your computer's resources such as RAM. Therefore your games can not use all your computer's resources when running.
If you install Windows natively then Windows and your games can and do use all your computer's resource such as RAM.
But as already said, older operating systems are not supported and will not run natively using Boot Camp Assistant. You must use Windows 7 if installing natively in Lion or Moubtain Lion.

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