Help!Is it possible to boot a windows iso from a usb flash drive (macbook 2009 with superdrive) becasue my super drive won't boot it from the dvd

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Help!Is it possible to boot a windows iso from a usb flash drive (macbook 2009 with superdrive) becasue my super drive won't boot it from the dvd

Question time is it possible to boot a windows 7 installer from a usb on a mac that has a super drive to run dvd's because my mac won't boot it it won't even read the installing files from the dvd but it knows it there when i open bootcamp assistance it'll say 'wait until installer is recognized ' just once more I have a late 2009 macbook stuff about it is

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Model Name: MacBook

Model Identifier: MacBook6,1

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo

Processor Speed: 2.26 GHz

Number of Processors: 1

Total Number of Cores: 2

L2 Cache: 3 MB

Memory: 4 GB

Thanks for your time with helping me ^^

Posted on Apr 29, 2016 1:57 PM

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Rudegar

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Apr 30, 2016 4:37 AM in response to rinny55

when you go to the dvd in finder it does don't just contain the iso file right ?

an iso is a carbon copy of an optical disc so it should be burned as an image not a file

that being said then you can try to search but I recall people saying that macs with optical drives can't install via usb or even via external optical drives, but I could have missunderstod hence the search advice

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Loner T

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May 23, 2016 8:51 PM in response to rinny55

You need to burn the ISO of Windows to a physical DVD. If your Optical drive is dysfunctional, it needs to be repaired. Does it read Audio CDs and play video DVDs?

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rinny55 Author

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May 14, 2016 6:28 PM in response to Loner T

Sorry for the late reply yes my mac and even burn stuff onto dvd's as well but i have a question
can you boot windows 7 from a dvd-r NOT dvd+r i only have a DVD-R because wal-mart was all out of dvd+r's thanks for responding ^^

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rinny55 Author

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May 14, 2016 6:29 PM in response to Rudegar

Thanks for your response but i've found that out the hard way anyways can you boot windows 7 from a dvd-r?

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Loner T

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May 14, 2016 9:05 PM in response to rinny55

Yes a DVD-R SL will work. Please ensure that your ISO is less than 4.75Gb otherwise you may get a burnt coffee coaster.

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rinny55 Author

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May 15, 2016 8:39 PM in response to Loner T

Nope nothing everything i do this hmm maybe it'll be best if i screen shot the problem because like my mac CAN read the dvd and know it's there it's like bootcamp can't install from it see look help ^^ i also only have a DVD-r not RSL