Windows 7 won’t boot off external HDD

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       #11

    What usb3 drivers are you using?

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    Start from the beginning.

    1. format the usb stick

    2. use winntsetup to install TO usb . put the drivers and update in the correct place first.

    WinNTSetup v5.3.5.2 - Install Windows from USB - MSFN also install windows TO usb

    Open this folder
    -winntsetup-usb.jpg

    and put the usbstack and update inside it. It should look like this:

    -winntsetup-usb2.jpg


    If you want to use the most recent usbstack,

    XHCI_UASP_WIN7_MUI_SHA2_NEEDED.zip

    you need to also install the sha2 update

    https://catalog.s.download.windowsup...16308ef79c.msu


    -winntsetup-usb3.jpg
    Last edited by SIW2; 18 Jul 2024 at 18:16.
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  2. Posts : 15
    Windows 10 Professional x64, MacOS 14.4.1 x86 (hackintosh), Linux Mint x64
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       #12

    @SIW2 well the iso I use it’s from a friend so I have no idea which usb 3.” drivers it has, I have found an iso from archive.org that has usb 3.0 drivers which also didn’t work, so I’m lost, will you mind sending me the usb 3.0 drivers, if you have them, other drivers like wlan, Ethernet, display, sound are not a problem, I already have found them for windows 7
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  3. Posts : 16,398
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       #13

    They are in the link in my previous post.

    I will put some arrows pointing to it.
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       #14

    @SIW2 so i just started flashing the iso into the hdd, i did what you told me, but will i have to use the batch command again, ill just in case, i did put the drivers in WIN7USB3 but didnt add them on options, idk if i should have, i will make a update if it works or not

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    @SIW2 update: gives me a stupid error, it says “installation drive invalid select a NTFS drive” it’s a ntfs drive, yet still gives me the same error
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  5. Posts : 16,398
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       #15

    post screenshots of what you are doing
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       #16

    @SIW2 here, i made a efi partition on the external hdd for the boot menager.-screenshot-138-.png

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    @SIW2 update again, so i figured out how to install it, i made efi partition and a ntfs primary partition, it installed it, after that i used the script you gave me, it said successful, i tried to boot, BSOD, but this time, NOT 0x7B, instead 0x0000007E, here is a picture-img_9176.jpg
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  7. Posts : 16,398
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       #17

    Did you start with virgin official microsoft installation media ? Install the sha2 update, the driverframework update and the usb3 drivers.

    Then make the adjustment either with the script or with winntsetup.

    You also need to enable csm support in bios. Presumably you have already done that.
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  8. Posts : 15
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       #18

    @SIW2 it’s not a stock windows 7 iso, like I said I found it on archive.org, because it had usb 3.0 drivers, here is the link of it: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 With USB 3.0 + Updates : Atak_Snajpera / Microsoft : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive, i don’t know what is sha2 update or driveframework update, I’m lost, I’m sorry if I’m annoying, but please explain it with more detail
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  9. Posts : 16,398
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       #19

    the driverframework update is included in the zip file with the usb3 updates in post#11

    the sha2 update I linked in post#11

    post#11

    get a fresh official ms iso file and do it properly.
    Last edited by SIW2; 30 Jul 2024 at 20:09.
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  10. Posts : 15
    Windows 10 Professional x64, MacOS 14.4.1 x86 (hackintosh), Linux Mint x64
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       #20

    @SIW2 how do I install them into the iso? With NTLite? Or some other program?
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