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Windows 7 installation will not recognize USB 2.0
I need to install windows 7 32bit on a HP elitedesk 705 G3 desktop. This desktop currently has windows 10 installed that works just fine. The software that I will need will only work with windows 7 32bit.
The mouse and keyboard will not work when I get to the first installation screen when booting from the windows 7 install disc (the screen where you select the language).
I have tried EVERY USB port, both 2.0 and 3.0.
I have restarted countless times after reconnecting to different USB ports
BIOS Version is P06 Ver.02.06 06/20/2017
Some BIOS settings I have played with,
- Disabling fast boot
- Enabling legacy support
- Disabling secure boot
- Disabling UFCI boot and only allowing it to boot from the legacy DVD drive
- different mouses and keyboards
The only thing i havent been able to try is using a PS2 mouse or keyboard. I will try this later when I have one but there has to be another way.
Can I burn the windows 7 installation disc to a usb drive and add drivers?
UPDATE: Apparently the computer I've been using does not support Windows 7....
After trying just about everything, including the ps2 mouse I figured something was up and I contacted HP. I confirmed the HP elitedesk 705 G3 has 2 different models where 1 of them supports downgrading to a previous version of Windows and 1 does not. I have the one that does not support downgrading...
If anyone knows of any way to work around this it would be much appreciated
Last edited by Walks; 10 Sep 2018 at 18:07.