windows 8 to windows 7 conversion
windows 8 to windows 7 conversion
I recently bought a laptop with Windows 8 installed. I have read that Win8 is a big change from Win7. Win8 has a lot of features for touch screen devices. My new laptop is not a touch screen, and I like the layout of Win7. I messed a little bit with the new Win8, and didn't like it. I wanted to put Win7 on the new laptop. I thought this would be easy. No. Not with Microsoft. Here is what I found that worked on my laptop.
**This is a bit technical.
You will need to have a copy of a bootable Windows 7 DVD.
First web page with steps to do(copy and paste this web site address):
https://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/TSB2C03F80002R01.htm
1.changing UEFI to CSM boot
2.disabling secure boot
Second web page with steps to do:
http://tinyurl.com/7w6xaxa
This is what it does: In order to successfully install Windows 7, you need to remove the existing GPT partitions during Setup and create new ones. which will be MBR-based.
Two different methods. Try both if first one doesn't work.
Method #1:
1. Boot up to installation DVD/CD.
2. Click install but don't follow through.
3. Press SHIFT-F10 to bring up console.
4. Type "diskpart"
5. Once inside diskpart type:
-> list disk (find the one you want to convert)
-> select disk 0 (select the one you want from the list)
-> convert mbr (should take a second or two)
-> quit
6. Continue with install
Method #2:
1. Boot up to installation DVD/CD.
2. Click install but don't follow through.
3. Press SHIFT-F10 to bring up console.
4. Type "diskpart"
5. Once inside diskpart type:
-> list disk (find the one you want to convert)
-> select disk 0 (select the one you want from the list)
-> clean (wait an hour or so until its done)
-> quit
6. Continue with install
I have also read that reinstalling the drivers (software that helps the hardware talk to other hardware and software) are not easy to find.
There are insufficient drivers at the site above for 64-bit Windows 7. But you are in luck. The European site for the equivalent part-number family (PSPLTE) has them. They are here.
The order of installation matters. Install the Intel chipset software followed by the Intel display driver. Then install the nVidia display driver and the other Intel software prior to other drivers. Install the Value Added Package before other Toshiba utilities.
A web site very helpful in locating the exact drivers you need if you are getting the yellow triangle exclamation icon next to your device.
https://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/HTD0302U00000R01.htm
instructions
http://www.pcidatabase.com/
database of driver info..rocking!
Hopefully this works for you.
MRC
I recently bought a laptop with Windows 8 installed. I have read that Win8 is a big change from Win7. Win8 has a lot of features for touch screen devices. My new laptop is not a touch screen, and I like the layout of Win7. I messed a little bit with the new Win8, and didn't like it. I wanted to put Win7 on the new laptop. I thought this would be easy. No. Not with Microsoft. Here is what I found that worked on my laptop.
**This is a bit technical.
You will need to have a copy of a bootable Windows 7 DVD.
First web page with steps to do(copy and paste this web site address):
https://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/TSB2C03F80002R01.htm
1.changing UEFI to CSM boot
2.disabling secure boot
Second web page with steps to do:
http://tinyurl.com/7w6xaxa
This is what it does: In order to successfully install Windows 7, you need to remove the existing GPT partitions during Setup and create new ones. which will be MBR-based.
Two different methods. Try both if first one doesn't work.
Method #1:
1. Boot up to installation DVD/CD.
2. Click install but don't follow through.
3. Press SHIFT-F10 to bring up console.
4. Type "diskpart"
5. Once inside diskpart type:
-> list disk (find the one you want to convert)
-> select disk 0 (select the one you want from the list)
-> convert mbr (should take a second or two)
-> quit
6. Continue with install
Method #2:
1. Boot up to installation DVD/CD.
2. Click install but don't follow through.
3. Press SHIFT-F10 to bring up console.
4. Type "diskpart"
5. Once inside diskpart type:
-> list disk (find the one you want to convert)
-> select disk 0 (select the one you want from the list)
-> clean (wait an hour or so until its done)
-> quit
6. Continue with install
I have also read that reinstalling the drivers (software that helps the hardware talk to other hardware and software) are not easy to find.
There are insufficient drivers at the site above for 64-bit Windows 7. But you are in luck. The European site for the equivalent part-number family (PSPLTE) has them. They are here.
The order of installation matters. Install the Intel chipset software followed by the Intel display driver. Then install the nVidia display driver and the other Intel software prior to other drivers. Install the Value Added Package before other Toshiba utilities.
A web site very helpful in locating the exact drivers you need if you are getting the yellow triangle exclamation icon next to your device.
https://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/HTD0302U00000R01.htm
instructions
http://www.pcidatabase.com/
database of driver info..rocking!
Hopefully this works for you.
MRC
