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    How to make a image file for windows 7 to install on Macbook air?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by lovecd, Mar 11, 2012.

  1. lovecd

    lovecd Notebook Geek

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    I have installed parallels desktop on my macbook air laptop and also downloaded the image windows 7 .iso file online, but when try to upload this iso file to do windows 7 installation, it prompted can not be recognized, it seemed to me that only *.hdd can be read. Can anybody advise how to make this hdd format file?

    Thanks!
     
    lovecd, Mar 11, 2012
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  2. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    the best way to do this is in a windows machine, and the easiest way is to use the tool that microsoft made for this. or you can google the internet for another methods. but basically you wont be having the bootloader file in the usb stick without windows. I think there is a tool for this in OSX, try to take a look at the bootcamp program, since the bootcamp app is different for the mbp and the mba
     
    Karamazovmm, Mar 12, 2012
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  3. lovecd

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    I'm actually talking about installing windows 7 under parallel desk 7 environment, not physically install the windows 7 in a different partition on hard drive.

     
    lovecd, Mar 12, 2012
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    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    When you go to the CD/DVD drive options in Parallels, set it to point directly at the .iso file, and it will use that file as its drive and install fine.

    If this doesn't work your downloaded .iso might be bad. If you double click the .iso in Finder it should mount it like other image files and let you browse inside of it... if that doesn't work, there is something wrong with the file.
     
    doh123, Mar 12, 2012
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    yeah, just point Parallels to your iso file when it asks and it will see it as if it were the install CD. That works for any OS .iso file (like a linux iso or win7 iso, etc) that your creating a vm for using parallels desktop.
     
    ygohome, Mar 12, 2012
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  6. lovecd

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    Thanks for pointing this! Is there any place I can download the correct iso file or I have to make one myself?
     
    lovecd, Mar 12, 2012
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  7. bogatyr

    bogatyr Notebook Evangelist

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    I thought you said in your original post that you downloaded the iso file already?
     
    bogatyr, Mar 12, 2012
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  8. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    A legal .iso download is available from the links in this thread.

    He never said where he downloaded it from. Plenty of corrupt/virus laden files floating around out there. The link I provided is direct from MS and fully legit.
     
    saturnotaku, Mar 12, 2012
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  9. doh123

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    I've only done with with legal Windows iso files I got from Microsoft... so if your getting it from some other source,... it could have problems. I've also used it for several .iso files from many Linux distributions as well and Parallels hasn't had any problems.
     
    doh123, Mar 12, 2012
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  10. lovecd

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    It works this time, thank you all!
     
    lovecd, Mar 12, 2012
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