Can't re-install Windows 7 and can't get Parallels to open and install

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luhnlaw

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I've been running Windows 7 on my iMac for 3 yrs with few issues. Not sure how it happened by Windows is not on my HD and I can't get Parallels to run and open my installation DVD for Windows 7. HELP!
 
Arun@Parallels said:
Hi @luhnlaw , please follow the steps suggested in the article and check if that works.
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I tried the steps in the article, but it seems I have to upgrade to Win 10. Here's the latest: I have Parallels 14.1.0 installed on my Mac. I'm trying to re-load Windows 7 Home Premium using a usb-connected disc drive. I keep getting a black screen stating that "No boot device is available, press Enter to continue." Then I get "Trying to boot from floppy drive ... Skipped". How do I get Windows to re-install? Any ideas. This is making me nuts! ;(
 
luhnlaw said:
I'm trying to re-load Windows 7 Home Premium using a usb-connected disc drive. I keep getting a black screen stating that "No boot device is available, press Enter to continue." Then I get "Trying to boot from floppy drive ... Skipped". How do I get Windows to re-install?
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Please delete the incomplete Windows installation by following these directions. Then, download a Windows 7 disk image file from https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/ and ensure that the download completes successfully. Finally, follow http://kb.parallels.com/4729 once again to begin installing Windows, using the disk image file downloaded earlier.
 
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