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

Boom same thing different flashdrive then I hit enter to continue and I get the next screen. If I then hit enter I get the third screen. If I hit esc I get the fourth screen. Pictures are in order of explanation.

theog said:

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.

He already shrunk it and made a new partition.He just needs to format that new partion with GPT and install win7 onto it.Thus making it a dual boot system.

If you install Win7 on the new partition using GPT but with legacy boot I think you will still retain UEFI support for win 8.Since you are not installting both win 7 and win8 on the same partition right?

What do the mods think?

No because a GPT disk cannot boot without UEFI, it requires an MBR disk to Bypass UEFI to Install WIn7 normally.

On some mobos at least you can install a second HD, set CSM to Dual mode and install to MBR disk normally.

I would probably take this to www.Eightforums.com where they have more experience with UEFI since we still deal mostly in MBR installs here. It's there where I got my flash stick sorted out for a UEFI Dual Boot recently.

However we will stick with you until it's installed one way or another. By now most users who are facing UEFI issues decided to Bypass UEFI to Install WIn7

I just want this to work so I can actually use the laptop. I have spent more time tring to figure this out then I have actually using the computer. It has to be something small im missing, I could upload a video of the entire process to YouTube, other then that I don't know what to do.

StrykerChaos said:

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

Windows Boot Manager is always first boot Option.

Use Boot Override or the One Time Boot Menu.

gregrocker said:

No because a GPT disk cannot boot without UEFI, it requires an MBR disk to Bypass UEFI to Install WIn7 normally.

On some mobos at least you can install a second HD, set CSM to Dual mode and install to MBR disk normally.

I would probably take this to www.Eightforums.com where they have more experience with UEFI since we still deal mostly in MBR installs here. It's there where I got my flash stick sorted out for a UEFI Dual Boot recently.

However we will stick with you until it's installed one way or another. By now most users who are facing UEFI issues decided to Bypass UEFI to Install WIn7

Maybe theog can help us out with this.He is on both forums.

What if its just one drive but different partitions?

StrykerChaos said:

I just want this to work so I can actually use the laptop. I have spent more time tring to figure this out then I have actually using the computer. It has to be something small im missing, I could upload a video of the entire process to YouTube, other then that I don't know what to do.

Are you sure you are using Copy and not Cut in step 11?