Windows 7 disk not recognised in boot camp

Hi everyone, New to this so bare with as I am a novice when it comes to techie stuff.
I have been trying to partition my iMac for windows using Boot Camp but when I get to install page I insert my windows disk ( legit ) it says disk cannot be found????

I have tried both 32 bit and 64 bit but to no avail.

PLEASE HELP !!!

Any suggestions would be gratefully received

Many thanks

Is this a full retail version of Windows 7?

When exactly do you get the message? After you reboot following the partitioning?

Which version of OSX?

mrplow said:

Is this a full retail version of Windows 7?

When exactly do you get the message? After you reboot following the partitioning?

Which version of OSX?

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It is a full retail version

OS X 10.8.1

After the partitioning..

So is that before the reboot then?

If you put the windows disc into your Mac is it mounted? Can you view the contents in Finder?

Before the reboot

The disk will not even read , it is not mounted and optical drive just kinda whirs and then ejects disk??

Then I'd suggest you have a faulty disc or a faulty drive.

Do you have other discs (anything will do)? Do they mount ok?

The disk worked perfectly when I installed it on my Vaio a while ago.The drive is working fine. Excuse the ignorance but when you say " mount ok " do you mean they appear on the desktop or do the have to be a Dmg file? sorry not too techie!!

You should see it in the Left Sidebar in Finder (with an eject symbol next to it).
You may also see a disc icon on your desktop depending on your settings.

Didn't turn up in finder and all it does is eject the disk. Do you have to have windows disk for mac because I bought it for my Vaio laptop which was running vista and it installed perfectly on a windows machine.

Didn't show on desktop either and I have mac set up for these to show.

No. It's just a standard windows DVD.

Does it still work in the VAIO?

Im afraid I don't have the VAIO anymore.;(

Its really baffling because by all accounts it should work perfectly well.

Maybe it is the DVD? I can't get another copy just yet though.

It's likely the disc, microsoft will replace damaged disc for a small handling fee

Ok thanks for your help...

Regards

Did the disc come with the Vaio?
If so, then that particular disc probably only works with that particular laptop.

SM

No the disk was bought from a retail outlet as per normal.

Ive gone to microsoft and they have given me iso file but it still doesnt work so I am going to ask them to send replacement disk..

What did you do with the ISO?

I burnt it to a DVD?

And did that do exactly the same thing as the other disc?
If so it's likely the drive itself at fault.....

Yes it did but the drive works fine with other discs..

Puzzled ;&

So the blank burned ok, but won't read.......

You could try another brand of disc and burn the image at the slowest speed