Can I transfer windows 7 from Parallels to Boot Camp?

No. You must create a Boot Camp partition using Boot Camp Assistant then install Windows on the Boot Camp partition. You can copy your data from your parallels installation to your Boot Camp partition. Then uninstall and remove the Parallels installation of Windows.

No. You can install from the same installation Windows 7 disk since you are removing Windows from the Parallels installation and reinstalling using Boot Camp. The license is good for a single installation which you will have after you install in Boot Camp and remove from Parallels..

You did not tell us if you have Lion or Snow Leopard.

Lion Boot Camp Installation http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.7.pdf

Snow Leopard Installation http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.6.pdf

Parallels removal of Windows see the Parallels site for instructions.

You had to have Windows in order to install it in Parallels. If you downloaded an iso and it is on your hard disk you will need to burn that iso to a disk. Use the slowest burn speed available.

Note that OS X Lion 10.7 does not support Windows XP under Boot Camp.

Once you've installed Windows using Boot Camp in the separate partition, Parallels Desktop (version 6 or 7) CAN be installed to use the Boot Camp partition, WITHOUT reinstalling Windows 7 as a separate Parallels virtual machine.

Here's the link to the current version (Parallels 7) manual:

http://download.parallels.com/desktop/v7/ga-locales/documentation/en_US/Parallel s%20Desktop%20User's%20Guide.pdf

Guidance on running Parallels 7 using a boot Camp partition begins on what is marked as Page 34 in the pdf file.

kostby wrote:

Note that OS X Lion 10.7 does not support Windows XP under Boot Camp.

Once you've installed Windows using Boot Camp in the separate partition, Parallels Desktop (version 6 or 7) CAN be installed to use the Boot Camp partition, WITHOUT reinstalling Windows 7 as a separate Parallels virtual machine.

Here's the link to the current version (Parallels 7) manual:

http://download.parallels.com/desktop/v7/ga-locales/documentation/en_US/Parallel s%20Desktop%20User's%20Guide.pdf

Guidance on running Parallels 7 using a boot Camp partition begins on what is marked as Page 34 in the pdf file.

The original poster is running Windows 7 in Parallels. Now wants to run Windows 7 in a Boot Camp partition. So although you are correct that Parallels can run Windows from a Boot Camp partition, this is the opposite to what the original poster is trying to do. When the original poster gets Windows 7 installed in a Boot Camp partition, then s/he can investigate also accessing that installation from Parallels.

webbcww wrote:

Would the ISO file be this file named "X17-58997.iso" that I have on my computer? or do I have to uninstall windows from parallels to access the iso file?

X17-58997.iso appears to be a Windows iso file name but where and how did you get it? If not on a retail disk you must have downloaded and saved it to your hard drive. Did you purchase Windows 7 online or is it a pirated torrent download. I did a short search for that file name and it shows up as being a torrent download. If it is a non-legal copy of Windows I can no longer help you. If it is a legal copy I'm sorry for my suspicion.

Correct.

Search this forum. Burning a Windows iso is discussed frequently. Here is one old link to get you started. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2039118?answerId=9644761022#9644761022

Here are some search results. https://discussions.apple.com/search.jspa?resultTypes=&dateRange=all&peopleEnabl ed=true&q=burn+windows+iso+speed&containerType=&container=&containerName=&userna me=&rankBy=date&numResults=15