Yes but is not working...
Can't install Windows 7
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Yes but is not working...
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probably a bit stuffed then.
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Is there anything useful on the BSOD you can show us? Perhaps take a photo? Have you checked the drive for errors using chkdsk? Are you telling Windows setup to format the drive each time you install?
Copying Windows files: Passed ok
Exapnding Windows files: Passed ok
Installing Featuers: Passed ok
Installing Updates: Passed ok
Completing Installation: Failed blue screen
BSOD - 0x0000007E
As you can see it fails after restart and when is finishing installation. Only version with usb drivers will let me to install but fails at the end. I think I'm using wrong drivers but not sure... I have spend all day trying to fix it.
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Are you able to take a photo of the BSOD itself?
When the laptop restarts have you tried taking the USB pen drive out? Is the BIOS up-to-date? It might be worth running a Memtest to see if there's anything wrong with the RAM: http://www.memtest.org/#downiso
When the laptop restarts have you tried taking the USB pen drive out? Is the BIOS up-to-date? It might be worth running a Memtest to see if there's anything wrong with the RAM: http://www.memtest.org/#downiso
I have had no issues installing windows 7 from a USB 2 stick using a USB 3 port. (using a Gigabyte board socket 1366)
what are you installing windows on to? a SSD\HDD\M2?
Have you ever used Windows 10? can use their USb creation tool and make a bootable USB stick with W10 on and see if that installs as this will activate once online if nothing has changed
what are you installing windows on to? a SSD\HDD\M2?
Have you ever used Windows 10? can use their USb creation tool and make a bootable USB stick with W10 on and see if that installs as this will activate once online if nothing has changed
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Windows 10 has native USB 3 support though.
I can't recall installing W7 on a USB 2 stick on a USB 3 port. You'd think it wouldn't detect it. I'll try now.
I can't recall installing W7 on a USB 2 stick on a USB 3 port. You'd think it wouldn't detect it. I'll try now.
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Have you followed this in the BIOS, as this may disable a setting causing the blue screen (i know it says it is for Win10)?
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I had the same problem with my Gigabyte motherboard, was a right pain.
I'm on my phone atm, but if you check the Gigabyte site there should be a tool available for download for motherboards where this is a problem iirc. It takes the Win7 ISO and adds the stuff that's needed to make USB 3 work when installing from USB.
You'll need another PC to use the program and copy Windows from/to the USB drive.
Check the utilities section for Gigabyte GA 170 GAMING 7, I think that's the one I have. Hopefully Gigabyte use the same USB drivers as MSI
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Edit: here's the link from Gigabyte http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList/Utility/mb_utility_windowsimagetool.zip the board uses Intel USB 3/3.1
Ignore the MSI part, someone else mentioned it not OP
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I'm on my phone atm, but if you check the Gigabyte site there should be a tool available for download for motherboards where this is a problem iirc. It takes the Win7 ISO and adds the stuff that's needed to make USB 3 work when installing from USB.
You'll need another PC to use the program and copy Windows from/to the USB drive.
Check the utilities section for Gigabyte GA 170 GAMING 7, I think that's the one I have. Hopefully Gigabyte use the same USB drivers as MSI
.Edit: here's the link from Gigabyte http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList/Utility/mb_utility_windowsimagetool.zip the board uses Intel USB 3/3.1
Ignore the MSI part, someone else mentioned it not OP
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Just to let you guys know I did fix it but its not perfect. Windows cant be activate with original key, wifi is cutting off now and then, USB ports are not working properly. So yeaa... wast of my time, sorry guys but I did explain it to my mate, he will use it for a bit and buy a new one.
Yeah I've had this issue too. Microsoft is just an absolutely relentless spyware organisation now. They want to stop the use of ALL legacy versions because it's not spyware/virus ridden.
I even managed to get Windows 8 installed on a Windows 10 laptop but they've managed to block all drivers from getting installed. About 20 devices in device manager with no drivers, even after manually downloading the drivers windows would only pretend to install them. Sorry but you don't stand a chance with Windows 7.
But when I installed windows 10 it was ALL automatic lol. All 20 devices had their drivers automatically installed.
I even managed to get Windows 8 installed on a Windows 10 laptop but they've managed to block all drivers from getting installed. About 20 devices in device manager with no drivers, even after manually downloading the drivers windows would only pretend to install them. Sorry but you don't stand a chance with Windows 7.
But when I installed windows 10 it was ALL automatic lol. All 20 devices had their drivers automatically installed.
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I went from W10 to W7 and did a clean install yesterday, Windows 7 pro activated and everything installed. I Did create my own ISO though with all the updates applied so once online it found some more but no where near the 200 odd that have came out since SP1. (used a USB 3 SanDisk stick on a USB 2 port)
Only thing I had to get was the GPU drivers and this was a machine that originally came with Vista, everything else auto installed with no issues.
Only thing I had to get was the GPU drivers and this was a machine that originally came with Vista, everything else auto installed with no issues.
How is Windows 7 released in 2009 not having USB 3.0 drivers built in for a laptop released in 2014 Microsoft's fault exactly?