Installation of Windows 7 on formatted Windows 10 harddrive


  1. Gerrie52
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    Installation of Windows 7 on formatted Windows 10 harddrive


    I received a Laptop with a formatted hard drive and want to install Windows 7 on the drive. The Laptop had Windows 10 on the drive. I cannot get Windows 7 to install on this laptop.
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  3. Paul Black
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    Hi Gerrie52,

    Welcome to SevenForums!

    Gerrie52 said:
    I received a Laptop with a formatted hard drive and want to install Windows 7 on the drive. The Laptop had Windows 10 on the drive. I cannot get Windows 7 to install on this laptop.
    [1] Did the laptop originally have Win 10 installed, or was it upgraded to Win 10?
    [2] How are you trying to install Win 7 [from a DVD/USB/ISO]?
    [3] How old is the laptop?
    [4] Does it have a HDD or SSD?
    [5] Has it got USB3 ports?
    [6] Does the laptop work at the moment?

    The best and easiest way to create an updated installation media => Update your Win 7 installation media..

    I hope this helps!
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  4. SIW2
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    You would need to tell us the make and model of the machine.
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  6. samuria
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    And why it wont install ie errors
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  7. Megahertz07
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    Please wive us ALL hardware specs of the laptop. It will help us to help you.

    Modern laptops has a hardware (USB, SATA, MVMe) that requires some drivers that isn't on the Win 7 installation disk.
    To install Win 7 on this new hardware you need to add those drivers to the Win 7 installation disk.
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  8. SIW2
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    wive?

    I think Gerrie52 has lost interest since he/she hasn't replied.
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  10. Gerrie52
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    1. Yes
    2. From Dvd
    3. 5 years
    4. HDD
    5. Yes
    6. It start up. When I try to install Win 7 it says 'not compatible with current Win 10 installation but Hdd is clean formatted.
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  11. Megahertz07
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    To install win 7, you MUST boot from the DVD installation disk as UEFI if your BIOS is UEFI compatible,
    Then go to install - Advanced - delete ALL partitions - proceed.
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