Is it possible to boot Bootcamp's Windows through another Mac's Superdrive?

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Is it possible to boot Bootcamp's Windows through another Mac's Superdrive?

Hello

I have a 2011 Imac with a broken Superdrive ( like many Imacs before this one since this known problem keeps being unadressed ), and I was wondering if I could connect my Imac to my Macbook Pro that has a working superdrive, through remote device to be able to boot my Windows CD through that Superdrive. I know I can connect the Macbook's Superdrive through wireless network to this Imac, I'm just not sure if I it stays connected when I start up my computer and use it to boot.

Since my Imac doesn't let me use a USB bootable drive with Windows on it because it has an optical drive ( which I find extremely stupid ), and since my Imac's optical drive has the infamous malfunction of suddenly not being able to read DVD's, I am sadly left with apparentely no other option to install Windows 7 on my IMac.

Thank you very much !

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Mar 25, 2014 10:19 PM

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mende1

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Mar 25, 2014 11:30 PM in response to Kicchicz

Welcome to Apple Support Communities

To install Windows through Boot Camp, you have to use your Mac's disc drive or a USB drive if your Mac didn't come with a disc drive. You have two options:

1. Replace your Mac's disc drive, or;

2. Get Windows as an ISO file and install it in a virtual machine through VMware Fusion, Parallels or VirtualBox.

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