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[Psycho Smurf]

Sup peeps,

So im running windows 10 which blows and I'm trying to reinstall windows 7 from a disc. Each time I boot I get an error saying that the boot device failed, I have tried both a USB and disc and this happens every time. I just need some advice on this I would really appreciate it.

 

[Ho3n3r]

Had no idea Google was down.

 

[Psycho Smurf]

Had no idea Google was down.

Thanks for your valuable input sir, since I have already Googled you smart ass. ..

 

[Ho3n3r]

Thanks for your valuable input sir, since I have already Googled you smart ass. ..

No worries, always here to help.

 

[Psycho Smurf]

No worries, always here to help.

Was just looking for help but asking is a crime in SA I forgot.

 

[AlphaJohn]

Could be that board is set to UEFI instead of legacy

If yes use rufus to partition as gpt instead of mbr, else boot "bios" and change to legacy

 

[Psycho Smurf]

Could be that board is set to UEFI instead of legacy

If yes use rufus to partition as gpt instead of mbr, else boot "bios" and change to legacy

I will try gpt thank you Sir. I'm no fundi hence why I'm asking for help. I have seen they say you must activate legacy but them a prompt warns that win 10 might not boot so I didn't want to take a chance as I don't know if this will worsen it.

 

[Psycho Smurf]

Can I do this even with my month being expired? I had no prior issues so don't think it's a hardware problem, it's only since I upgraded to win 10 that i started having issues.

 

[pinball wizard]

What does it do if you try boot from a linux live cd?

 

[Rickster]

Could be that board is set to UEFI instead of legacy

If yes use rufus to partition as gpt instead of mbr, else boot "bios" and change to legacy

GPT is for >2TB boot disks right?

 

[Psycho Smurf]

What does it do if you try boot from a linux live cd?

I have not tried that sir.

 

[AlphaJohn]

GPT is for >2TB boot disks right?

Nope thats when you have secure boot set to on

 

[pinball wizard]

Oh, and @OP, thanks for this confidence inspiring thread, I am busy upgrading to win10 on this work laptop as I type this...

 

[Vegeta]

Windows 10 improves on 7 in so many ways don't understand why someone would want to go back. How can you even know that 7 is better, you don't even know how to install 7

Not knocking you but you sound like a novice who has evaluated a whole operating system and has decided that the much older version is better. If it's pure preference I would understand, but you specifically stated that Windows 10 as you put it "blows"

 

[Johnatan56]

Oh, and @OP, thanks for this confidence inspiring thread, I am busy upgrading to win10 on this work laptop as I type this...

Windows 10 works fine for me, I'd recommend Start10 on top of it though, it is a lot faster/better at searching. Don't know why but the original windows 10 start menu takes forever to search.

 

[AlphaJohn]

Windows 10 works fine for me, I'd recommend Start10 on top of it though, it is a lot faster/better at searching. Don't know why but the original windows 10 start menu takes forever to search.

Or use clssic shell and get Windows 7 looks with Windows 10 performance and security enhancements.

The only people I would advice against 10 is ISIS and friends