Ordered new laptop with Win 8 but plan to install Win 7 - partitions?

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    theog said:
    Your partitioning will be smaller than 500 & 250.
    Could work out the size better with a screenshot of Disk management.
    Well, I was working it out in gigabytes rather than gibibytes (which Windows shows everything in).

    I don't have the laptop yet so I can't take a screenshot
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    jayrap said:
    theog said:
    Your partitioning will be smaller than 500 & 250.
    Could work out the size better with a screenshot of Disk management.
    Well, I was working it out in gigabytes rather than gibibytes (which Windows shows everything in).

    I don't have the laptop yet so I can't take a screenshot
    Take a look here:
    Hard Drive Size Capacities Calculator

    500 = 465.66.
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       #23

    theog said:
    jayrap said:
    theog said:
    Your partitioning will be smaller than 500 & 250.
    Could work out the size better with a screenshot of Disk management.
    Well, I was working it out in gigabytes rather than gibibytes (which Windows shows everything in).

    I don't have the laptop yet so I can't take a screenshot
    Take a look here:
    Hard Drive Size Capacities Calculator

    500 = 465.66.
    This is what I used: MB to MiB and GB to GiB conversions « Mythical Noppatech

    Same thing? Maybe I got GB and GiB mixed round though?

    So partitions of 465.6 GB (or GiB not sure) for Windows 7 and 232.8 GB (or GiB not sure) for the pre-installed Windows 8

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  4.    #24

    theog said:
    gregrocker said:
    I'm only recommended Bypass UEFI to Install WIn7 for those who are seriously stuck trying to install to UEFI, a growing backlog. These need more intensive UEFI-experienced help.
    No backlog with legal installs.
    How would UEFI deem a install not legal when most of these haven't even had a chance to insert their Product Key or activate, and are using the latest official Win7 installer.
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    gregrocker said:
    theog said:
    gregrocker said:
    I'm only recommended Bypass UEFI to Install WIn7 for those who are seriously stuck trying to install to UEFI, a growing backlog. These need more intensive UEFI-experienced help.
    No backlog with legal installs.
    How would UEFI deem a install not legal when most of these haven't even had a chance to insert their Product Key or activate, and are using the latest official Win7 installer.
    Using a OEM manufacturer's disc & Torrent downloads with no uEFI support.
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  6.    #26

    The backlog I'm referring to is a half dozen cases right now where UEFI install is failing after trying UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with - Windows 7 Forums, using the official installer with a good Product Key.

    There are even a few cases using Downgrade Windows 8 to Windows 7 or Bypass UEFI to Install WIn7 which still fail.

    This is unusual as we've always got it installed here before.

    The biggest problem is every UEFI is mobo-specific rather than install-fix-specific.
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    After reading that link again, I'm confused again. Partitions: system, MSR and Primary - I'm confused as to what will go where and the sizes of these partitions.
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    Not seen any.
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  9. Posts : 92
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       #29

    theog said:
    Not seen any.
    UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with


    6. You will notice that the disk has now been formatted as GPT with 3 partitions. Select the "Primary" partition 3, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)
    NOTE: You might receive a "Windows can't be installed on drive 0" warning, but as long as you can click on the Next button, you're fine.

    Note
    The 3 partitions are:
    Partition 1 - System - The EFI System partition that contains the NTLDR, HAL, Boot.txt, and other files that are needed to boot the system, such as drivers.
    Partition 2 - MSR - The Microsoft Reserved (MSR) partition that reserves space on each disk drive for subsequent use by operating system software.
    Partition 3 - Primary - Where Windows is to be installed to.

    It is imperative that these 3 partitions remain in the exact order as they are




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  10.    #30

    theog said:
    Not seen any.
    2 weeks now: GPT Hard drive issues with installing Windows 7 Ultimate..
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