Need help with Windows 7 download for Boot Camp

[CinciSS07]

Hey all,

I just downloaded the student version of Windows 7 Professional 64 bit and it downloaded a .exe file. Obviously I can't do anything with this and somehow need to get it on to a DVD as an .iso file so that I can install it with Boot Camp.

How can I do this? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[techfreak85]

Downloaded?

 

[r.j.s]

Downloaded?

Yes, you can legally download Win7, but it should download as an .iso file, not .exe.

OP, try downloading it again.

 

[techfreak85]

Yes, you can legally download Win7, but it should download as an .iso file, not .exe.

OP, try downloading it again.

Really? Cool. Is there any price difference?

 

[r.j.s]

Really? Cool. Is there any price difference?

With the student version, it's $10 cheaper to download, IIRC.

 

[Cboss]

Actually, with this upgrade you do just run the .exe. There should be instructions from where you downloaded it. It's weird, but that's how it worked for me.

 

[CinciSS07]

After about a day and a half of fiddling with it, I was FINALLY able to get Windows 7 Professional 64 bit to run with Boot Camp. It was the biggest PITA ever and if I knew it would have been this much of a hassle I probably wouldn't have done it. Plus, the $30.00 download didn't make anything easier either. Stay away from this route haha