Got a new laptop, has win8.1. I am able to go down to win7?

Hey thanks for the research. I just got a HP Envy 17-j184nr. It comes with Windows 8.1. Nice series. But I perfer Windows 7 plus 8/8.1. I am able to go down? I know on another hp computer in my house (among the less expensive, under $400) you can not. I also had a new ssd to go with it. Maybe I could clone my hard drive of Windows 7 instead of 8.1 hdd?

Thank you

Shane

If you still want to install Windows 7 64-bit on your laptop of HP ENVY 17-j184nr, please read the following:

WARNING *.

HP does not recommend installing Windows 7 on a computer comes with Windows 8, and it will support the installation of Windows 7. HP cannot provide the drivers for Windows 7 and the appropriate drivers are not available for the hardware in the computer. In addition, Windows 7 can not take in charge some of the hardware or software designed for the computer.

Make sure you create your media recovery HP or USB Flash Recovery discs before you edit or change anything.

Your computer does not have Microsoft's Downgrade rights and you must buy a copy of Windows 7 with a valid Microsoft COA and product key.

The screenshots below is from a laptop HP 15 t-j100... options and the configuration on your computer screens may differ.

You will need to DISABLE "Secure Boot" and ENABLE "Legacy Support" in the "Configuration of the BIOS start-up secure" on the settings page similar to what is shown below, until you try to install Windows 7.

After you save the changes, the computer will ask you to confirm the changes... Accept the changes by typing the four digit code and press the ENTER"" key.

If you install Windows 7 from a USB and see a message of "load a driver - a required CD/DVD drive device is missing", it's because as 'System Configuration' > 'Config USB3.0 in pre-start' is set to 'Enabled '. This should be set to 'Auto '.

In addition, as the factory hard drive is partitioned as TPG, you must start using the internal CD/DVD UEFI or UEFI-Key/key USB to install Windows on a GPT-partitioned disk. Turn on or restart the computer and press "F9" or "ESC", then "F9" when prompted. Select the source of boot UEFI you use and you press "ENTER".

I suggest using Windows 7 SP1 for the best installation experience. If you need Windows SP1, see 'How to install Windows 7 without the disc' to download and create your own disc of Windows 7 SP1. If the DVD does not start as UEFI, you may need to use a USB Flash drive (can ask "Quick start" DISABLING in BIOS) as the installation media. Please download the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool to create a Windows 7 SP1 USB Flash drive. Please note that some computers may not recognize a valid active UEFI USB Flash drive if it is formatted in NTFS and may require only a FAT32 formatted USB Flash drive. You should be able to make a FAT32 formatted Windows 7 installation USB Flash drive using Rufus, UNetbootin, Universal USB Installeror WiNToBootic. I like Rufus, because it contains options for 'Plan of GPT partition for UEFI computer' and 'FAT32'.

From the top...

Download f6flpy-x 64.zip, extract the files/folders and place it on a USB Flash drive.

(1) turn on the computer and immediately start typing the key "ESC".

(2) when the MENU is displayed, press "F10".

3) navigate the BIOS to the "System Configuration", 'USB 3.0 pré-OS Config' and the value 'Auto '.

4) navigate the BIOS to the "System Configuration", "Startup Options" and "Secure Boot" the value 'Legacy Support' the value "Enabled" and "Disabled"

5) press "F10" and click "YES" to "Exit Saving Changes".

(6) computer should restart and display "Change of operating system startup Mode"... type the four digit code, then press "ENTER".

(7) let Windows 8 boot to the top and put the Windows 7 SP1media in the drive to DVD or a USB port, then logout / stop.

(8) to turn on the computer and immediately start typing the key "ESC".

(9) when the MENU is displayed, press the key "F9" and then select the correct boot UEFI source (CD/DVD drive internal, USB drive, CD/DVD, USB Flash drive, etc.). ... Press any key to start the CD/DVD, if prompted.

(10) select "Language", "time / currency ' and 'Keyboard' settings and then click"Next ".

11) click on 'install now '... Check "Accept terms" and click "next". Click on "Custom (Advanced)".

(12) you may need to provide Intel SATA/RAID drivers at the moment...  Insert the USB Flash drive with drivers Intel SATA\RAID previously extracted.

(13) follow all instructions and meet the need. Enter the Windows 7 key when asked.

Most of the 64 - bit drivers Windows 7 from the HP ENVY 17-j184nr laptop drivers page should work on your computer. Please message the Windows Device Manager (text only) "Hardware ID" of all remaining missing or unknown devices, as shown in the example below.

If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

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