No leopard install disc. Any way to use Bootcamp with Windows 7?

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So I'm stuck out of the country for what could be a long time and I left my install discs back home. I downloaded Windows 7 but forgot I need the drivers from my original Leopard os to complete it. Does anybody know of any way I can download the necessary drivers to complete this install. I REALLY want to play windows games and I know that Windows 7 expires soon so I wanted to get it running asap. Help?

If it matters, I'm running a New MacBook Pro with 10.5.6
 
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The Boot Camp drivers are available for download on various torrent sites. Since you're only downloading drivers, there's really no legality issues here.
 
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But running Games on a Beta OS? You sure?.
 
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Not good for games, there are a few compatibility issues. I'd read up around the net and see what games you can and can't play on it. However, it does run very smooth.
 
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Thank you all SO much for your valuable input. I don't have any other options to run games, as the XP I have installed for Parallels cannot be used with Boot Camp without the disc (which remained with the original owner of my computer) So Windows 7 it is. I've found the 2.0 drivers which are downloading now. I have the .iso burn of Windows 7. I know i need to download the 2.1 driver as well, but my understanding is I can't do this until I have 2.0. So once I burn 2.0 on a disc, and the Windows 7 iso on another disc... then what? I open Boot Camp and install 7? When do I install 2.1 drivers? After that? And are there any special instructions for burning everything on discs so that they are readable? I can use BURN, Toast, or the regular "burn cd" option from Finder. Does it matter? Sorry for the questions, but I'm relatively new at all this.

FWIW, I have everything backed up via Time Machine in case I hit a button and my computer explodes.
 

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