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Windows 7 Download error - CDBOOT: Couldn't Find BOOTMGR

I'm downloading Windows 7 Professional from a disc. I downloaded the support software to a USB flash drive using bootcamp, and that all went fine. Then I chose the partition size, put in my Windows 7 disc, it partitioned & rebooted, and I thought it was supposed to boot up to the Windows installation. But it comes up with a black screen with a flashing prompt up in the upper left corner. So then I read on further in the bootcamp instructions & it said if I had problems restart the computer holing the option key, which I did. The screen comes up with the choice to pic MacHD or the Windows CD. I click on the Windows CD & it goes to another black screen, but now up in the upper left hand corner it says CDBOOT: Couldn't find BOOTMGR. So then I talked to an Apple Senior Tech & he told me the Windows disc had to be damaged or no good. So I went to the place I bought it & they gave me another copy. I came home & restarted my computer again holding the option key, selected the Windows CD & the same error comes up! I can't imagine having 2 bad copies of Windows 7. So what could the problem be? PLEASE HELP!!! Thanks!

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on Apr 9, 2013 12:45 PM

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Apr 10, 2013 8:02 AM in response to Bokie75

Do you have any USB drives inserted into the machine at the time of restart? If you have the flash drive that contains the Bootcap drivers plugged in while trying to boot to cd it could cause problems. I know I have run into this exact problem before. I know logically Windows should be able to tell that if a drive doesn't have an OS it shouldn't try to boot to it but Windows is stupid so it doesn't think like a Mac. Just uplug all USB devices except mouse keyboard and External CD Drive if there is one. Makes it easier for Windows. If this doesn't help let us know and we will try to think of somethign else.

Windows 7 Download error - CDBOOT: Couldn't Find BOOTMGR

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