Installing Windows 7 (from a download) using Parallels?

Hi, first post.
Ok so I've downloaded and installed Parallels to be able to run Windows 7. I then downloaded windows 7 from the Microsoft website. I now have a windows7.exe and two setup.box files on my desktop.
To be able to install Windows 7 using parallel do I need the windows install file to be an image file or is there a way around it?

Where did you download Windows 7 from the MS website? It should be an ISO (disc image). I'm pretty sure you need a disc image (or an actual disc).

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I am trying to install windows 7 on my iMac using Parallels 8 desktop for mac so i can use microsoft office 2010. i know there is a mac version that is the same, but my college professor wants me to use the windows version becaus they have diferrent xml coding.
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There are many other utilities that can do the same, including Office 2011 itself. I prefer Pages because it supports modern OS X technologies and is much faster and easier to use than Word, but Pages only exports to DOC, not DOCX. Word is better if you are doing really sophisticated document, but it costs a fair amount money.
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Haven't used Parallels, but have VMWare and VirtualBox on the Mac and must be similar. First off, by "download", it must be in an .iso format file, that represents the contents of a physical disk.
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Hello-
I'm trying to install Windows 7 with the boot camp assistant. I bought my version of Windows from the Microsoft website as a downloaded version with the full disk coming by ups at the end of the week. When I run the assistant, it is looking for the disk only, not the ISO version or the files that I've downloaded. Does anyone know how I can use the downloaded version to get windows 7 running on my new iMac?
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I have Lion 10.7. To install Windows 7 can I just use MozyHome 6.2.1.515, or do I really need a separate CD or DVD disc? Do I have to purchase anything (licensed) Windows from Microsoft?
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