Is there a way to install Bootcamp without purchasing a Windows disc?

I understand that to install Bootcamp on a MacBook Pro (15"), I need a Windows 7 installer disc. I am happy to purchase this if absolutely necessary, but it seems silly to buy Windows 7 all over again when I have it running on another laptop I own. Is there any way to somehow make my own installer disc from my own version of Windows 7 instead of buying a completely seperate copy just for use on Mac? Thanks

Windows license is an MS issue, not a Bootcamp issue. MS says "one install per license".
To install in Bootcamp, you need a copy of Windows install with *ALL* drivers, be it a full (install as often as you wish) or OEM/"System Builder" (install once, but beg permission to install on another system). Windows disk that came with your old Dell or HP or Gateway only has drivers for that system.

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