This adds on to Django's answer, pointing out how to allow the option for revealing "Create a Windows 7 Installation Disk" in Boot Camp Assistant.
I checked the Bootcamp documentation and it says I may have the option to "create a windows installation disk" but I don't have that option (unsure why?)
Because you cannot see this option, it is most likely because your computer is not supported in Boot Camp Assistant.app's Info.plist. However, that can be quickly changed.
Open a new Terminal window and run sudo nano
/Applications/Utilities/Boot\ Camp\
Assistant.app/Contents/Info.plist
Type in your password.
Move with the arrow keys down to the bottom where it says:
(I meant to start with " (<) key (>) USBBootSupportedModels (<) /key (/>), but I don't know how to ignore HTML markup here. If a moderator or someone who knew how could change this, that would be great.
<array>
<string>IM130</string>
<string>MM50</string>
<string>MP60</string>
<string>MB80</string>
<string>MBP90</string>
<string>MBA40</string>
</array>
Check for your computer model number in > About this Mac... > More
info... > System Report... in Hardware Overview under Model
Identifier. It should be something like
Model Identifier: iMac10,1
iMac = IM, Mac mini = MM...and your MacBook Air would be MBA.
Now, simply take MBA and add it to the numbers after (MacBook Air3,2 to MBA32) without the comma.
Go back to your Terminal prompt and remove the current string part with MBA (you may want to make a note of this somewhere, in case you decide to revert later). Replace it with an identical one that says:
... <string>MBA32</string> ...
(Without the ellipses)
Now save the file by typing Control-O and confirming the WriteOut by pressing the return key (make sure Wrote xx lines appears). Quit and re-open Boot Camp Assistant, and the option should be available!
At this point, you can select your .iso image, as usual (given that you've already converted the .img)
Best Answer
i hade this problem a few times it's because os x somehow can't set the axtive flag which is needed by the bios/efi tho know at which disk thy should overgive the bootloader.
so you need to set the partition as active by hand via Terminal
diskutil list
locate the name of your usb device. In my case it was rdisk2. Depending on your OS version it could differ.
diskutil unmountDisk /dev/rdisk2
Make the partition active and unmount the disk
sudo fdisk -e /dev/rdisk2 print f 1 write print exit diskutil unmountDisk /dev/rdisk2
have a look here for a colorful howto: http://tech.anoj.net/2013/01/fixing-unetbootin-on-mac-os-x-to-create.html?m=1