Loading Windows 7 on current gen Laptop

kumar101 · 16 Sep 2016 at 08:02

I need to get a new Windows Laptop.

My question is if I load a retail copy of Windows 7 Home Premium on new model Laptop with newer chipset with 4th/5th gen i3 will it load or would I need to slipstream SATA, etc drivers first?

Cheers.

TechMinerUK · 16 Sep 2016 at 08:56

kumar101 said:
I need to get a new Windows Laptop.
My question is if I load a retail copy of Windows 7 Home Premium on new model Laptop with newer chipset with 4th/5th gen i3 will it load or would I need to slipstream SATA, etc drivers first?
Cheers.

It should just install (Standard procedure of drivers afterwards for GPU etc) however just to be safe prepare a USB drive of the SATA drivers etc so when you get to the partition stage you can install them them (Load drivers option)

kumar101 · 16 Sep 2016 at 11:28

TechMinerUK said:
It should just install (Standard procedure of drivers afterwards for GPU etc) however just to be safe prepare a USB drive of the SATA drivers etc so when you get to the partition stage you can install them them (Load drivers option)

OK, thanks for this info will give it a go once I've acquired a new Laptop.