I'm trying to install Windows 7 Professional From Authentic Discs.

I'm trying to install Windows 7 Professional From Authentic Discs. I'm using BootCamp 3.0 on my Mac. I see there is a BootCamp 3.2 for Windows 64-bit, but it downloads an .exe that doesn't run on my Mac. Question - will Bootcamp 3.0 install Windows 7 Professional or do I need to upgrade to 3.2? It seems like the 3.2 download is for a Windows based machine. How do I get it so that Bootcamp on my Mac (Macbook Pro 17" 2009) recognizes and lets me install Windows 64 Pro?

Only one small thing I can think of, so let me run this by you:
You have genuine discs, but does any of these have the word "UPGRADE" block-printed on them?
If so, BCA might be balking at this alone. These discs also have a different internal label than "full packaged product" copies. As such, Apple does not endorse their use unless upgrading a live installation.
Nevertheless, you should still be able to boot from an upgrade medium as from a full product; the difference being that the upgrade will face an additional test on the Product Key to verify that it was used on a machine that had Windows already. For now, the test cares nothing about whether the upgrade was over Vista or the same/lower tier of 7, so you can install your upgrade once without a key, and then once more entering the key you received.
That said, hold the C key with the disc inserted in your SuperDrive. snd continue holding C until you get flashed by a black screen in the act of starting Windows. Let go of said key, and press on through the install. You may also need the Mac boot menu, accessible with the Option key at startup, to get back to Windows after rebooting each of 3 times.
When Windows asks for the Product Key, don't enter it yet. Also, do not allow Windows to activate online automatically. Do nothing but set up your user account(s) at this time.
Run Setup once more, this time from within the installed Windows, and choose to upgrade. It'll take quite a bit longer, but on this run, you can enter your key. Set up the Boot Camp software next; and finally, complete activation.
Good luck,
Nate

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