Installing Win7 from existing WinXP

Hey guys.
Run into a problem. Got an install for windows 7 as an ISO file from my University for free via download. I thought since mac doesn't run ISOs ill install my previous XP I had on my PC (before upgrading to Win7 on it) and then Migrate to Win7..
so
Snow Leopard --Bootcamp--> XP Media Center 2005 (Via DVD) --Mounting ISO--> 64bit Windows 7
But it says "Failed to run, as this is not a valid win32 application" or something similar... Not sure if you guys could help me at this part here... but the real question....
Can boot camp run an ISO or must I need to burn to a DVD first?
Any other info would be appreciated..
Thanks in Advance!

Hi,
Hey guys.
Run into a problem. Got an install for windows 7 as an ISO file from my University for free via download. I thought since mac doesn't run ISOs ill install my previous XP I had on my PC (before upgrading to Win7 on it) and then Migrate to Win7..
Not true. OSX Disk Utility can handle iso-files quite well.
Snow Leopard --Bootcamp--> XP Media Center 2005 (Via DVD) --Mounting ISO--> 64bit Windows 7
But it says "Failed to run, as this is not a valid win32 application" or something similar... Not sure if you guys could help me at this part here... but the real question....
Can boot camp run an ISO or must I need to burn to a DVD first?
No, BootCamp needs an installation CD/DVD to boot from.
Like said OSX Disk Utility can handle and burn iso-files to CD/DVD quite well.
But for best results you should reduce the burn speed to something like 2X or even lower.
Windows 7 discs burned at higher speeds tend to be not useable.
Hope it helps
Stefan

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