Installing Windows 7 in Windows 8 PC


  1. Posts : 38
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       #1

    Installing Windows 7 in Windows 8 PC


    Can anyone help with me install Win7 in my Packard Bell iMedia iMdS2885 Desktop



    I have changed the boot menu, when I try to boot from the Win7 DVD I can hear the disk spinning, I choose to boot from the DVD drive, but it freezes.

    As it starts to load from the DVD it just freezes, I've tried this with 4 different Win7 installation DVDs, these have worked fine on other PCs.

    I'm trying to take this PC to Win7, though it came with Win8 and was upgraded to Win10.

    I have tried loading from DVD many times, and after clean install - but it always freezes.

    Anyone know how to deal with this and load the Win7 disk so I can install it?



    Thank you
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  2. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #2

    I faintly remember that you have to set the BIOS to legacy mode. And then there was a second setting that I do not remember. Maybe someone else can chip in.

    And if nothing works, you can always run it in a virtual machine.

    Virtual OS Tutorial - Install, Setup and Operate
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  3. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #3

    Hi,
    First thing you would need to do is disable fast startup inside win-10
    Fast Startup - Turn On or Off in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums
    Then Winkey+x or right click the start button/ Power/ shutdown.

    Depending on the bios options
    OS Type would need to be anything but uefi only.
    Unless you want to go through that
    UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with

    Otherwise Secure boot would need to be disabled.
    Although if you see CSM it would still need to be enabled.
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  4. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #4

    Bad DVD drive ???
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