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• How to run windows 7 on the laptop already installed windows 8 from the same hard drive

  Hello

  I use a computer dell laptop with windows 8 OS. I want to install Windows 7 as another operating system on the same laptop. I got the image file on the hard disk in a different partition. I have not found any flash drive or dvd close to home. So, is it possible to make from the same laptop?
  Thank you
  Teja

  You will need to put the contents of the ISO image of Windows 7 on a DVD/Flash drive file and start, but after that you can install it on the same hard drive.  You could take little space and divide your hard drive into multiple partitions and install on one of them, or you can create a virtual hard disk (VHD) file and install on that.

  I wrote about the VHD method on my site back when Windows 8 came out first, but it works backwards too.

  Dual boot Windows 8 without partitioning | CmdrKeene blog

  Skeene.net/Dual-boot-Windows-8-without-partitioning

• Cannot install Windows 8 on the replacement hard drive

  I got the replacement from Dell hard drive which he said would come with Windows 8 and pre-installed drivers. Well, I installed the hard drive and he said no. OS can be found. I didn't have a chance to make my own backup discs, but Dell sent a CD Windows 8 recovery media with the laptop and now with the replacement hard drive.

  When you try to install Windows 8 on the new hard drive, I get to the part where it tells me to choose a partition to install Windows 8 on and none of them will not let me. There are 5 to choose from and I don't know what to do to get past this. The largest partition either 5A about 934 GB of space left out of 1 TB, but as I said I can't choose it or one of the other ones for the installation.

  You just have to click on next, in any case, despite the message?  Otherwise:

  Start on the DVD of Windows 8, instead of install now, click repair your computer, Advanced Options, invites ... when it opens, type the following:

  DiskPart
  Select disk 0
  clean

  Then, try to install.

  The above will remove all the data partition and disk, allowing you to do a clean install on an empty drive (these scores are not required, and Windows will create its own partitions (two) he needs to install and run).

• Can I install Windows 7 on an external hard drive and then put it back in the computer as a hard drive internal?

  Here's the situation, I reinstall Windows 7 on my laptop when it all of a sudden to stop. Now he cannot start Windows and only shows the Startup Repair tool. IM thinking if I can get my hard drive and put it in a hard drive enclosure and install windows in it as a hard drive external. And after installation, I will put the normal back on my laptop as a hard drive. Will this work?

  Furthermore, I can't boot any disk installation because the built-in DVD player does not work, also I can not change startup option because I can't access the BIOS, there the password and I do not know. Please someone help! :( Thank you!

  As a general rule, Microsoft allows not 'officially' most versions of Windows (9 x--> 7) to boot from an external hard drive.  However, there could be an exception to this rule.  eSATA pregnant use signals to 'SATA' HDD on an "external" port

• Install Windows 7 on the new hard drive with USB operating system recovery?

  I have an Alienware 2015 15 which does not come with a CD player. I install a new hard drive (SSD 2280 m2), so the question is how to install WIndows 7.

  While Microsoft offers an OS IOS for WIndows 8 download that you can put on a USB (with dell, I think that it automatically pulls the product key of BONE off the coast of the motherboard?) this IOS download is not available for Windows 7.

  So the question is the recovery USB OS offered by dell will allow me to do a fresh install of Windows 7 on a new hard drive in the laptop even USB from recovery of the BONES came with. My last resort is to buy a new copy of windows 7 and a USB external CD/DVD drive.

  TLDR: OS Recovery USB offered by dell will install Windows 7 on a new hard drive.

  The factory restore USB will work on another drive. I did this procedure with the media created from the latest version of Dell backup and restore on my Inspiron 13 7347 and demonstrated the creation of media and installation on a new SSD:

  http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/Dell-backup-and-recovery/

  Since you are using use Alienware Alienware Respawn. Alienware respawn is very similar to Dell backup and restore.

• How to install Windows 7 on the new hard drive?

  I changed the old hard drive (500 GB) with a new hard dirve (1 Tera) and now I have two problems:-

  1. how to install Windows 7 on a new hard drive?

  2. my laptop came preinstalled Windows 7 Pro, but all the DVD kit (disk reclaimer Application & discs) + Revocer operating system, which has been provided (by Lenovo) for the laptop is in the Windows 8 Pro. So, how to install Windows 7 Pro, my laptop while all the DVD sets are in Windows 8 Pro?

  either way, this is my laptop spec (for reference); -

  

  * Note *.
  I intend to install Windows 7 Pro on my new hard drive using another DVD of Windows 7 (not DVD provided by Lenovo), but how do all Leveno program located in the disk 'Application & recuperator readers' (by example; - Lenovo system health and Diagnostics, Lenovo Power Control, Lenovo Fingerprint Reader) to install this hard drive? (as I told you before, all the DVD kit is at or only for Windows 8 Pro)

  I hope someone will help me answer my question,
  Thank you

  I found the solution.

  Response to question 1; using a recovery & backup software to clone my current operating system, and then transfer them to my new hard drive.

  Response to question 2; Download all drivers and software (all the application that located on the DVD of the kit I have) on the official website of Lenovo.

  or another solution, send to a computer service shop and let the experts (workers) install it for me (the most simple and sure way).

• Dell Inspiron 3520 - hard drive failure - how to install Windows 8 on the new hard drive

  I bought Dell Inspiron 3520. My hard drive has stopped working completely. It was stated as dead hard drive by diagonstic center.

  I have now bought a new hard drive but have lost data and windows 8 preload on the original hard drive. Dell did not provide any recovery disk for Windows 8 pre-loaded on portable hard drive. How can I then install windows 8 / 10 on my new hard drive?

  The .iso image file official 10565 has only:

  • Overview of the House of insiders
  • Overview of the Insider Pro

  Unfortunately, there are 5 editions of Windows 10 and so 3 are missing. If your key is not automatically entered and accepted, it's probably a simple language edition or edition N.

  When Microsoft release 10586 - TH2 - 1511 Version they will probably have an .iso that contains all 5 editions in 1 .iso or alternatively 5 .isos distinct (I hope as the first case that it will make Windows installation much easier).

• Accidentally installed Windows 7 on the secondary hard drive

  I had Windows XP Professional for awhile and decided to upgrade to Windows 7. So when I went to install Windows 7, I accidentally installed the wrong hard disk (hard drive instead of my first high school). Is there a way to completely erase the two hard drives and install Windows 7 on my primary?
  Thank you
  Newbie Tech

  Install EasyBCD in Windows 7 and see if has the ability to 'Add' another OS (located on the Windows XP partition in your case).

  EasyBCD (free for non-commercial use):
  http://NeoSmart.NET/DL.php?id=1
  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2012/announcing-EasyBCD-2-2-Windows-8-dual-booting-and-more/

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• Portege M400 - cannot install Windows XP on the new HARD drive

  Hello here is my problem,

  I bought an older Portegre M400 E, without a HARD drive. So I buy a new Samsung 400 GB. I looked in the Bios (ACPI BIOS Version 3.40) and it is ok. He shows me the HARD drive with built in Assign LD - 0 status ONLINE, 400 GB size so it seems to be nice. Changed the matrix Raid, described in the manual, in condition to create 1Raid-0
  So, I want to boot from the Windows XP CD, not recovering my own.

  Windows open to the top and after a short period, the installation ends with the message that it is not any HARD drive. This I try sometimes :-( Hope someone can help me.
  Do not forget that I didn't have any HARD disk with the dates of the laptop.

  Thank you Carsten
  (Sorry my English is not so good Im from the Germany)

  Wilkommen!

  > Changed the matrix Raid, described in the manual, in condition to create 1Raid-0

  I don't know much about your model, but I think that something wrong with the raid in the Bios settings. What other options are available in the Bios for the State of the hard drive? I found the RAID driver on the Toshiba driver page. It is possible, that you can integrate in with a program called nlite Windows installation disc or install Windows as in compatibility mode, and install the Raid driver. then

• How to install Windows XP on the new hard drive after an old crashed?

  HI: my name is greg, my brother recently bought a used computer to replace the one he had, which crashed. Itrdidnt have a hard drive in it, so he put an in, he had then loaded the windows xp for the computer crashed, but after that, it could not authenticate the computer only it Noah has can you help me thank you so much Greg

  How to activate XP:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/307890

  You can move the windows on a new computer

  If it's a full license or upgrade retail - Yes. You can move it to another computer as long as it is installed on a single computer at a time (and if it's a Windows 7 Upgrade version the new computer must have its own license of qualification). The previous Windows installation on your old computer must be formatted or deleted. You will have to perhaps call Microsoft and explain what happened to complete activation. Turning it on the second computer will automatically be in effect 'disable' the license for the first computer.

  If it's an OEM license - don't. OEM licenses, including Windows preinstalled on a computer before purchase and Windows purchased separately, are related to the first computer, they are installed on and cannot be transferred to another computer. To install Windows on another computer, you will need to buy another copy.

• Install Windows 7 on the second hard drive

  Hello

  I'm new to this bear so please with me. I have a new machine that is running Windows 8.1 and I have 3 hard drives in the machine. What I'm trying to do is to install Windows 7 as a second OS on a disk that is not being used, but whenever I get to 'Install now' page of Windows 7 I have no mouse or keyboard control. Nada.Zip. What am I doing wrong please? Trying to find anything other than the partition online, I have that I can make head or tail nothing. I need not "Partition" anything. It's a car clean and new, and I know how to do it to point to the right of the road. This machine is a build (my first) and I use an i5 4690K on a card mother Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Please keep it simple I know very little of this Tech stuff. Just enough to get!

  Thanks in advance,

  First you need to remove the hard drive win - 8.1 so that other drive has it's own boot loader installed on his record rather than share with the victory-8 drive,

  Then go into the bios of your motherboard and disable secure boot. Advanced / Start and scroll to the bottom for secure boot

  If you see a list Type OS to other OS.

  Usually access is typed on the delete key when switching voltage or F2 to enter setup.

  Once the secure boot is disabled Insert win 7 dvd or flash drive.

  Save the changes and then press the F8 key to start menu

  Select the dvd or flash drive.

  Try to install now.

  Once installed win 7 you can stop and reinstall the hard drive win-8 and use F8 to select who has never install you want to start too.

• Install windows 7 on the new hard drive getting the error cannot continiue

  I bought a new drive hard seagate from my existing was only 250 gig, so this is a new clean install, I installed the drive hard drive start the computer with the dick of installed Starter, he began to load then I get this error message saying;
  "Update failed due to a stop press unexpected ok to restart the computer." Installation will continue after the computer restarts. »
  However, when you press ok, the machine starts, but continues to display this error message and so am now stuck in a loop. What can I do to stop this, because I am totally confused. I have a second hard drive in the machine, but when it is started, he found the new HDD 1000 GB.

  I am running Windows 7 (64 bit),

  Processor AMD Phenom 11 X 4 3.4 ghz AM3 Quad

  MSI 790XT-G45 AM3 / AM2 + / AM2 AMD 790 X ATX card mother AMD

  Any help would be appreciated

  First chech that the BIOS is configured to use the CD/DVD drive as frist boot device.

  Then remove the old drive and only connect the new drive.

  Start the PC and insert the CD that you created and boot from the CD.  If there is a "Long full" test, which is that you need to perform. Also check the SMART data (look for bad sectors).

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• Try to install Windows 7 on the new hard drive - 500-298w Pavilion

  System hangs on the language selection screen after the loading of files and Windows startup screen. No keyboard or mouse input. Tried to move the keyboard usb on the front and back of the usb ports. Hard drive is recognized as a storage device in the BIOS

  Things I've tried in BIOS

  -in Storage Options: I tried IDE and AHCI

  -UEFI Boot Sources: disabled

  -Legacy Boot Sources - CD/DVD is installed on the first position

  Secure Boot cfg: leg Sup-> Enabled, secure startup-> disabled

  Tried with quick start-up tech and virtualization enabled and disabled

  I have to do something with key Mgmt?

  Should I start a self-test DP? 270 minutes... Ouch

  Anything in the options to be changed.

  .. .confused

  Still have the original with Windows 8.1

  Hello

  Do not forget to connect the keyboard and mouse USB 2 ports (not USB 3).

  If you are using a non-US keyboard and/or a version non-English version of Windows, then press the ESC key at startup to the top and then select the appropriate language.

• How can I install Windows 7 onto the new drive while keeping Windows XP on the old drive?

  Wow for on 1 computer install 2 operating systems with 2 hd

  I have 2 hard drives; We have Windows XP and the new one is empty (empty) installed on a computer.  I would like to install Windows 7 on the new hard drive.  How can I install Windows 7 onto the new drive while keeping Windows XP on the old drive?

  Thank you

  Hello

  Sound pretty simple you just need to start from the disc and choose the 2nd hard drive during the installation of windows 7
  your xp will remain such what. every time that you start the system it will ask you to choose which operating system you need
  Start with.
  thanx.

• If my HARD drive crashes and I have to replace, can I reinstall Windows 7 on the same computer?

  Packed HARD drive

  If my HARD drive crashes and I have to replace, can I reinstall Windows 7 on the same computer? How the product key is affected? He still believes that I am still on the old HDD?

  If my HARD drive crashes and I have to replace, can I reinstall Windows 7 on the same computer? How the product key is affected? He still believes that I am still on the old HDD?

  Yes.

  Not at all.

  N °

  If you have Windows 7 with an OEM license agreement (it came pre-installed on the computer is the most likely scenario for this, but you can buy OEM copies so) or you have a license to retail (upgrade or full version) - the way your question is worded is very specific - you * can * install Windows 7 costs/clean on this same system as much as you wish.  A new hard drive won't stop you activation - well that at some point, you need to activate by phone, as opposed to over the Internet.

  Now - if the motherboard is replaced and it's licensed OEM and replacement was not that of the OEM that probably set up your computer...  Then you have a problem.

  Unless you happen to have a license of Windows 7 retail sales, so it is not related to the computer (motherboard).