How To Set Up A New Laptop With Windows 7

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Posted 26 March 2022 - 09:59 AM

My other computers are running Windows seven. I got a new laptop with Windows 10 with an SSD. How do I format the bulldoze and load a new Windows 7 Os on the laptop? I take created a bootable flash bulldoze with the new 7 Bone. Can the format be done from the BIOS using the control line? Or how?

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Posted 26 March 2022 - ten:41 AM

To answer your question: I assume you have a new, retail version of Windows vii. So when you commencement the install process, you volition be given the selection of deleting your existing main partitioning (thus nuking everything), create a new partition and format. That will do information technology.

You may not like what I am about to say, just here goes anyhow: I suggest yous re-call up your plan of installing Windows seven. In less than a year W7 will reach Stop Of Life and no longer exist supported. If you are a general Windows user you lot actually do not want to be running an unsupported system. In addition, you volition accept to buy a retail version of Windows 7; of course, if you become through Ebay y'all can get them for a few bucks, only what then? You still will notwithstanding end upwardly with an unsupported system.

If you lot are adamant well-nigh this, so I suggest that you lot make a full image fill-in of Windows 8 (including the System Reserved partition) onto an exterior bulldoze earlier y'all nuke it off your drive. At least in the future you lot have the option to re-epitome it back on if you make up one's mind that W7 is not working for yous and you volition take a legal W10 system with yourself equally verified owner. Otherwise you will have to buy a retail version of Windows 10.

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Posted 26 March 2022 - ten:51 AM

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First...I call back this is a bad idea...actually bad idea. Y'all should of bought a automobile with Windows 7 installed.

If you lot definitely are going to attempt this....

Check if the manufacturer has native Windows vii hardware drivers available; depending on the

model arrangement, it is not a guarantee they practise. You volition need important drivers such every bit Chipset, Video, Network, Sound, and Storage to have a working system.

Edited by buddy215, 27 March 2022 - 07:17 AM.

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Posted 26 March 2022 - 11:10 AM

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Making routine fill-in images of your partitions/drives...using 3d-party software...is probably the most important activity that any user can engage in.

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Posted 26 March 2022 - 11:21 AM

Otherwise you will have to purchase a retail version of Windows 10.

I concur with everything you lot, and at present others, have said with regard to it being a error to install Windows seven at this juncture. I'd be far more inclined to advise upgrading the other Windows seven machines to Windows 10 while it can nonetheless be done for gratuitous.

The in a higher place being said, the sentence I quoted is inaccurate. If the motorcar came with Windows ten so the digital license linked to that machine is on Microsoft's servers "in perpetuity." You tin elect to reinstall Windows 10 on any machine where it was previously installed and activated at will, without having to purchase a thing.

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Posted 27 March 2022 - 07:29 AM

Post the Exact Model of laptop delight.

1. Was the Laptop actually NEW, or New Used. Did it come with Windows 10 from manufacturing plant?

If it is indeed new you may accept a real issue installing Windows seven.

2. Where did yous get the Windows seven Install Media?

3. Just boot the Install Media and when you come up to "Which type of installation yous want" Cull Custom. Then Delete all the Partitions and Click Adjacent. This is bold the laptop meets all the criteria to install Windows 7. And the BIOS Settings would need to reflect that also.

If I don't reply right away information technology's because I'thou waiting for Windows x to Update.

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Posted 27 March 2022 - 08:46 AM

First check with the hardware manufacturers Www site to run across if they have Windows 7 drivers or else the rest of the idea is not worth pursuing (although sometimes Vista drivers piece of work).

Before undertaking these kinds of operations it would behoove you lot to have a plan for how you are going to undo things should something get haywire along the way.

Should yous wish to proceed, utilize one of the many free softwares (like Macrium Reflect) to brand an prototype of your Windows 10 (and test the viability of recovery) of your system as it is now - just in instance the upgrade effort fails miserably or if yous want to "undo" this performance.

Having a working image is also expert if yous want to "start over" - you volition always take a mode to start over should you need to.

With this Windows seven ISO do y'all also have a new/unused Windows 7 Product Key (you would have to buy that to be legal) in club to activate this Windows 7 - your Windows 10 activation volition non work to authenticate and brand 18-carat your Windows 7.

And so if yous go Windows 7 running and activated and when the support ends for it or you get tired of it yous will ever accept your Windows 10 image to put things back to the day you started.

Edited by joseibarra, 27 March 2022 - 09:14 AM.

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Suggestions that begin with the word "endeavor" are often wild goose chases. Endeavour not. Practise or do not. There is no try.

Does a suggestion that says "it'due south worth a try" and "permit us know how it goes" instill confidence?

Reinstalling Windows should not count as a "solution".

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Posted 27 March 2022 - 09:45 AM

Postal service the Exact Model of laptop please.

1. Was the Laptop really NEW, or New Used. Did it come with Windows 10 from mill?

If it is indeed new you may have a real issue installing Windows 7.

two. Where did you get the Windows 7 Install Media?

3. Just boot the Install Media and when you lot come to "Which type of installation you want" Choose Custom. So Delete all the Partitions and Click Next. This is bold the laptop meets all the criteria to install Windows 7. And the BIOS Settings would need to reflect that besides.

pcpunk, first cheers for your reply: Model: Dell VOSTRO 5581; 1: The laptop is new and came with Windows installed. There are no files on the device that would demand to be backed up. 2: The Windows 7 was a new, unused license downloaded from MyChoiceSoftware.com .; three: I did choose the custom installation. When I attempted, during the installation, to delete the root (C:) sectionalisation in Windows 10, the operating system prevented the partition from being deleted. Hence, my inquiry on Bleeping Reckoner. I am trying to replicate what I did in 2007 when I got a new laptop running Vista. I hated Vista so much that I formatted the physical drive and loaded XP, purchased for that purpose, as a virgin installation. That laptop has functioned without issues for the terminal 12 years.

First cheque with the hardware manufacturers Www site to see if they have Windows vii drivers or else the residuum of the idea is not worth pursuing (although sometimes Vista drivers work).

Before undertaking these kinds of operations it would behoove y'all to have a program for how you are going to undo things should something go haywire along the way.

Should you wish to proceed, utilise one of the many gratuitous softwares (like Macrium Reflect) to make an image of your Windows 10 (and test the viability of recovery) of your system as it is now - just in case it fails miserably or if yous want to "disengage" this operation.

With this Windows 7 ISO do you besides have a new/unused Windows 7 Product Key (yous would have to buy that to be legal) in order to activate this Windows 7 - your Windows ten activation will not work to authenticate and make genuine your Windows 7.

And then if you get Windows 7 running and activated and when the support ends for it or y'all become tired of it y'all will always have your Windows 10 paradigm to put things dorsum to the day you started.

joseibarra, Cheers for the answer, and run into my reply to pcpunk above.: 1. For the manufacturer(due south), do you lot mean Dell? The graphics, audio, etc. are all on the motherboard.; two: This is a practiced proposition and this thread is indicative of my intention to carefully program the operation. iii: One of the options I take considered is to create a dual-kicking situation, leaving the 10 when installing the 7 and deleting the 10 sectionalization just when the 7 install has been thoroughly vetted. 4: New copy of 7 (come across to a higher place).; I don't intend to ever drift to Windows 10, no thing how difficult Microsoft tries to get in to avoid renting their upgrades. I waited years before upgrading to MS Office ten Pro, even though MS did their best to force people to upgrade. If I become too mad at MS I might only port all my computers to Linux. I started out 27 years ago on Unix and accept always liked it meliorate than Windows because Unix/Linux gives the user full command over the Os. By the manner, my ex married woman grew upward in Helsinki and was good friends with the woman who became Linus Torvald's mother. Our girl is likewise in the computer field and has, I believe, been in touch on with him

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Posted 27 March 2022 - 06:26 PM

I'm not familiar with buying Windows 7 licenses from that site or whatever other. And don't take whatsoever feel installing windows seven to newer machines. Some CPU'due south need a work around every bit I understand, but never done it. And, wouldn't spend that money on a dying OS, unless I had coin to blow and would pay for the extended support. Still y'all would have needed to buy the Pro or Enterprise version as I understand it, to obtain farther back up.

https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln304217/microsoft-windows-operating-organization-back up-for-intel-kaby-lake-and-afterwards-processors?lang=en

I have nothing more to add, sorry.

If I don't answer right away it's because I'm waiting for Windows 10 to Update.

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Posted 27 March 2022 - 10:17 PM

For Dells the best fashion to look for drivers is by the Service Tag number - non the brand and model.

Using the Service Tag you can zero in on the exact configuration as it was shipped from the factory.

Looking at the Dell Support site with the Dell Vostro 5881 I don't see Windows vii (or Vista) drivers offered:

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You may see something unlike if you utilize the Service Tag.

So if Dell doesn't list Windows seven drivers for that unit of measurement you may have a difficult time getting Windows 7 to behave.

You might be able to get drivers from other sources (looks like within are Intel, Qualcomm, Realtek, etc. parts).

You tin as well seek guidance in the Dell community where their experts hang out - perchance somebody there knows exactly how to do it.

Since you lot have an image of the Windows 10 arrangement earlier you started if the Windows 7 installation doesn't go smoothly you can always outset over again, right?

The mediocre teacher tells. The good instructor explains. The superior teacher demonstrates.

Suggestions that brainstorm with the word "try" are oftentimes wild goose chases. Endeavor not. Do or do not. There is no try.

Does a suggestion that says "it'south worth a try" and "let us know how information technology goes" instill confidence?

Reinstalling Windows should not count every bit a "solution".

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Posted 28 March 2022 - 04:14 PM

For Dells the best way to look for drivers is by the Service Tag number - not the make and model.

Using the Service Tag you lot can zero in on the exact configuration equally it was shipped from the factory.

Looking at the Dell Support site with the Dell Vostro 5881 I don't see Windows 7 (or Vista) drivers offered:

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You may see something different if you lot utilise the Service Tag.

So if Dell doesn't list Windows seven drivers for that unit of measurement you may have a difficult time getting Windows vii to acquit.

Y'all might be able to get drivers from other sources (looks like inside are Intel, Qualcomm, Realtek, etc. parts).

You can besides seek guidance in the Dell customs where their experts hang out - maybe somebody at that place knows exactly how to exercise it.

Since y'all have an image of the Windows 10 system earlier you started if the Windows 7 installation doesn't get smoothly y'all can e'er showtime over over again, correct?

Hi joseibarra, Thanks for the reply. At that place is one alternative I might endeavor, to employ Classic Shell to change the pare to brand Windows 10 look like and human action similar Windows 7. That addition is now existence developed past github, but I am not sure their application will be updated for modification in Windows x. Do you know anything about the advantages or disadvantages of going that route?

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Posted 28 March 2022 - 04:52 PM

In my stance the Carte is non the problem with 10, it's the update and upgrade policy.

If I don't answer right away it's because I'm waiting for Windows 10 to Update.

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Posted 28 March 2022 - 05:05 PM

I don't know much about Windows 10 or skins.

For me I e'er permit somebody I'm working for buy my hardware/software and then I tin work on their jobs (mostly WWW sites).

Mr. Stingy hasn't forked over the bucks however for my Windows 10 organization yet - only I said I would pay half for a cool new setup one of these days :hysterical:

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates.

Suggestions that begin with the word "try" are oftentimes wild goose chases. Attempt non. Do or practice not. There is no attempt.

Does a proffer that says "information technology's worth a endeavor" and "let us know how information technology goes" instill confidence?

Reinstalling Windows should not count as a "solution".

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Posted 28 March 2022 - 06:47 PM

If you lot're going to utilise a crush over the Windows 10 UI to brand information technology expect and feel a lot more than like Windows 7 I'd get with Stardock's Start10 before Archetype Shell.

It'due south very inexpensive ($five) and still an actively developed commercial product. Classic Shell is even so working just fine, but there does non appear to exist whatsoever real commitment from anyone to continue it going and it could stop operation at any time.

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Posted 28 March 2022 - 06:47 PM

From the spider web: Classic Crush - Commencement carte and other Windows enhancements

Dec 3rd, 2022 - Archetype Beat out is no longer actively adult

After 8 years I have decided to stop developing Classic Shell. The source code for the latest version is released on SourceForge. More details here.

My stance.....All-time not to endeavour using Classic Beat out.

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If nosotros are to have another contest in the near time to come of our national beingness, I predict that the dividing line will non be Mason and Dixon's, only between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition, and ignorance on the other. Ulysses Southward. Grant...Republican president who correctly predicted the cause of Trump's attempted coup.