Installing Windows Vista with multiple CDs

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Installing Windows Vista with multiple CDs

I am installing Windows Vista Home Premium on my macbook pro using bootcamp. My Vista installation comes with 5 CDs and I cannot eject to insert the next discs during windows installation. how do I install my vista?

thanks for any help

Macbook Pro 15inch, Mac OS X (10.6.3)

Posted on Apr 18, 2010 8:38 PM

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Fortuny

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Apr 19, 2010 8:36 PM in response to zwalk

Hi and welcome to Discussions,

due to the lack of a 'real' eject-button on the optical drive and the fact that the 'software' eject-button is only avaiable after the installation, you are out luck.

BootCamp only supports one-disc installation media for Windows installations.

I don't know if you can get one from Microsoft, but maybe worth trying.

Or have a look here for instructions on how-to put the content of the 5 CDs onto one bootable DVD http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/itprovistadeployment/thread/b12 69447-2a43-48cf-a68f-6d9f043fb9ff/

Hope it helps

Stefan

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