Windows 7: Install disk not working

Hey everyone, I'm new here and I want to download the Windows 7 RC (I have beta 7000 as of now) and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong exactly. I download the file and burn it on a dvd-r with active iso while the file is still compressed. What am I doing wrong exactly because when I place it in my desktop cd drive it automatically boots to the windows 7 beta and I tried changing the boot drive but I don't even see the disc their. Some help please? Thanks.

Note: Sorry bout the title mess up, meant to type something else but I hit enter by accident.

Hello Don, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Do you have the CD/DVD drive listed first, then the hard drive in the boot priority order list in the BIOS?

After you restart the computer with the DVD in the drive, you will only have 8 seconds to press a key to boot from the DVD when prompted.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Well the option to boot the cd beforehand is not there so that is why I'm actually posting here. Is it because I didn't create the cd correctly?

I know this sounds like a daft question but did you burn the image to the cd or did you just burn the file that you downloaded?

Loco Metal Head,

Following Hammerhead's post, did you use a program like ImgBurn to burn the ISO image file with to the DVD? Copying the ISO as is to the DVD will not work.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

I know this isn't exactly burning, per se'. But DAEMON Tools Lite gets the job done of mounting the .Iso and giving you a direct path to the installation.

I'm a little confused also, shouldn't it be burned to a dvd and not a cd and like was said above you need a burning prog to make the dvd.

Smitty

Yep your're right. Should be dvd and not cd..doh!.....Runs off to hide.

Lol,

All I am doing is taking the Windows 7 RC file I just downloaded which is in iso form and opening Active Iso along with the file and pressing burn. Should I be doing something different?