IMac Bootcamp keeps ejecting Windows 7 installtion disk

Hi,
I have a Macbook Pro which used to have Windows 7 on via Bootcamp but the Windows partition started crashing so in the end I uninstalled windows using Bootcamp reverting my hard drive to just one partition. Now I'm attempting to do the same thing again. I followed the correct procedures but for some reason my mac keeps ejecting the Windows 7 installation disk. It's the same disk I used when I first installed Windows. Any ideas?

This is for UltimateRainbow
On the OSX side, if you put in the Windows DVD, can OSX read the DVD?
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