Windows 8 won't work in Boot Camp, help?

I have a late 2011 MackBook Pro 15" and I have tried multiple ways to get Windows 8 on it via Boot Camp. I don't want to use a Virtual Machine because I need the dual booting ability. When I try to burn the Windows 8 .ISO 32 or 64 Bit onto the DVD Disk Utility says "unable to burn Windows8 consumer preview (not recognized)". The .ISO is from the Microsoft website so I don't understand why Disk Utility won't burn it. I burn the .ISO through Finder and when I put it in my MacBook with Boot Camp up and running, Boot Camp just tells me to insert the Windows disk. So Boot Camp won't read it. Someone please help me, I've been at this for quite a while now and I haven't had any luck.

I decided to give Windows 8 another try this morning and have installed it successfully on my 2009 MacBook Pro. It is fully functional (with audio, keyboard controls) after performing the following steps:
- Burned 64-bit Windows 8 Consumer Preview DVD at 4x
- Opened Boot Camp Assistant and created a support disc (I installed this on an external dos drive)
- Allocated around 35GB to Windows
- Restarted and performed Windows installation
- Important: Installed Windows updates (this makes the OS stable)
- Installed Boot Camp drivers from support disc
For safety, I created some restore points along the way. Before installing the updates, the system hung quite a few times and there was no sound. After the updates and boot camp drivers, everything is now working fine. Good luck with your installation.

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