Is it possible to install Windows 7 on a Windows 8 computer?

Who suggested you format the C drive?

That would only be done if you decide to Bypass UEFI to Install WIn7 to an MBR HD, which as I've already said would also require reinstalling Win8 since you must wipe the HD to do this.

You'd want to make your Recovery disks first, and/or save a Win8 backup image in case you want to restore to factory condition.

I am trying the other flash drive now to see if I get any thing different. Also if the hard drive is GPT then I shouldn't need to do anything to it?

theog said:

StrykerChaos said:

Ill try that now but will I lose data on the drive if I format the C drive and ill figure out how to do that now.

Format what?
Your Windows 8 HDD is in GPT mode already.

Never mind here is my answer.

theog said:

StrykerChaos said:

Forgot one

Are you booting the USB from Boot Override?

No I just change the boot order and reboot the computer and it attempts to boot the flash dive I see the light flash for a few seconds and then I get the missing BCD file

The iso file is 3.9GB and the usb with the iso file is 4.46GB.

Format the new partition that you have created with GPT and Install Win7 on the new partition.

How I reboot into bios

StrykerChaos said:

theog said:

StrykerChaos said:

Forgot one

Are you booting the USB from Boot Override?

No I just change the boot order and reboot the computer and it attempts to boot the flash dive I see the light flash for a few seconds and then I get the missing BCD file

You are booting in Legacy mode.

Then I set the boot device priority and then save changes and reset

kroeger111 said:

Shrink the C drive and then format it to gpt as well and then install win7 on it.

You can not format to GPT.