Installing Windows Using Parallels

I just got a new 27" iMac and I bought Parallels 6 and Windows 7 Pro for it. I downloaded both programs. Since I downloaded Windows, I obviously don't have an installation disk (yet) and it also gives a disk image as a possible source for the installation files. I'm only installing Windows because I intend on using this computer for work. I'm having the same issue with Boot Camp Assistant. Does anybody have any ideas on how to fix this problem? Would it help to burn those files to a DVD and then putting the DVD in? The names of the Windows installation files are Win7-P-Retail-en-us-x86.exe, setup1.box, and setup2.box.
I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this question, but I've always had good help in the past. Thanks for any help that might be available!
Aaron

Hello,
Since Parallels is not an Apple product, please post questions regarding it on the Parallels forums as Apple Discussions only provide support for Apple products.
http://forums.parallels.com
Good luck..

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I'd really rather not spend $100 on an external drive JUST for this purpose.
Can I make a disk image of the windows disk?
Or connect to the imac in target disk mode (or something?!) to use THAT drive?
Or... can I somehow just copy my "virtual machine" from the imac to the MBA? Not sure if that will cause windows serial number police to freak, though...
Glancing through a quick search here, it seems it's possible to migrate the virtual machine. But what files, exactly, do I need to migrate? Just the .hdd file?
I'd prefer to do a nice clean install from the CD, but I don't know if that's possible.
Any help is appreciated!
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Ok, I may have answered my own question.
I am copying my Virtual Machine from my imac, but it will take a long time to copy, and takes 10gb of space, so trying that is a last resort.
in the meantime I found this on the parallels site. Looks like you CAN use a disk image. I'm going to try it now- fingers crossed!
http://kb.parallels.com/en/4826
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Unfortunately Macbook Air CD/DVD drive “borrowing” feature doesn’t support direct media streaming and thus cannot be used to install Windows (or any other Guest OS ) to Parallels Virtual Machine. To install a Windows VM on Macbook Air you can either create an .iso image of Windows installation disk on some other computer with CD/DVD drive and copy it to Mac or use an external CD/DVD drive that Apple offers for Macbook Air.
Please refer to this article for the instructions on how to create an .iso image for Parallels VM on Mac - http://kb.parallels.com/entry/32/458/

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You can use a USB thumbdrive to do this, assuming you have access to a windows machine to format the usb stick.
I installed Win7 on my MB Air (2011), which of course lacks a DVD drive altogether, using this technique.
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http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-20020513-285/install-win-7-on-macbook-air-fr om-a-usb-drive/
Tech-Recipes has some similar instructions here:
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/9136/macbook-air-install-windows-7-with-boot-camp -without-an-external-dvd-drive/
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Now that i have a macbook without a disk drive, and need to install windows so i can run it on parallels, i was wondering if anyone can tell me the best way(s) to go about doing this.
I'm going to have to buy a new copy of windows, so i can get it on disk and load it via an older iMac on my network with a functioning disk drive ... if that's the best way to go about it.
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