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click "install this driver software anyway"
If the driver is not signed for that os, it asks your permission to install. It is normal.
Any suggestion: Windows 7 OS transfer from SATA SSD to NVMe SSD
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New #12
I did, then got yellow mark when done.
the PC OS install no issue when 1. Windows 7 on SATA SSD. 2. Windows 11 on NVMe SSD. but see problems when Windows 7 on NVMe SSD.
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New #13
What method did you use to get win7 onto the nvme disk?
If you have the nvme updates in your win7 on the sata ssd, you could use Wincopy to copy the os partition from the sata ssd to another partition on the nvme disk and see if that does it.
WinNTSetup_v531a.rar
click the little blue icon at top right and select "local windows installations"
click the os you want to copy to highlight it in blue
then select "Copy Windows Installation"
click the litttle dropdown arrow on "Boot drive" and select the esp partition on the target disk ( in your case the esp partition on the nvme disk )
click the arrow on "Target drive" and select your new partition on the nvme disk
make sure MODE Compact:NONE
then just click the button "Copy Windows Installation"
Last edited by SIW2; 29 Apr 2023 at 20:36.
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New #14
Thanks,
I am getting Win 7 SATA SSD back to try your method.
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It doesn't format the target , it copies, adjusts the osvolumevalue and creates a boot menu entry.
So you need to have a formatted target partition already.Last edited by SIW2; 30 Apr 2023 at 07:10.
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With struggles and endeavors, I re-thought of my strategy. decided to clean-install rather than transfer.
it's surprisingly easy and quick (on NVMe SSD)
1. install media offered by HP Cloud Recovery (SIW2's link HP Cloud Recovery)
2. run Simplix (update of hotfixes, a step longest time)
3. install drivers
4. apps
Windows 7 is up on NVMe SSD now. Its boot and start much faster than run on HDD. Sometimes even crashing. I was kidding, Microsoft adds long waiting on Windows 10/11 start while spinning circle of dots. Microsoft must be slowing down the start to avoid its crashing on NVMe SSD.
Thanks SIW2 and Megahertz07 for your help,
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Good to know you did it. There is nothing like a clean install.
Did you install as Legacy- MBR or UEFI-GPT?
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Previously, too many failures. hence I didn't try MBR this time.
UEFI-GPT
HP setup its own features. hence no idea what's wrong in my last failure. for example, USB 3/3.1 looked fine after Windows 7 up and Simplix updated. however when I was testing to use HP driver. it did, after HP USB 3/3.1 driver install, PC re-started once more. I was thinking this un-necessary.
USB2 was same. re-taking HP driver in my test. so was audio driver, 1st done by Microsoft, next by HP. no idea which one is the real to fix a problem.
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I cannot make a clone/image of this finished Windows 7 install. No tool working on it.
Macrium Reflect free version (V8), no USB 3/3.1 support. boot no problem. however, when under windows environment, USB keyboard/mouse are stopping working. I tested several times.
Then I added HP G1/G3 USB 3/3.1 driver, re-made Macrium Reflect. but still failed on HP G1/G3.
with a PS/2 mouse, I got HP G1 to run Macrium Reflect. ok to image/clone.
but HP G3 no PS/2 port. IMO, only solution is to add HP G3 USB 3/3.1 driver into Macrium Reflect free version.
Any suggestion how to do it correctly? my last test (adding driver to USB folder) was NOT working.
Should I add USB 3/3.1 driver into boot.wim of Macrium Reflect? According to Update your Win 7 installation media by SIW2, he actually added Windows 7 drivers into .wim of boot/install two files.
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