Installing Windows 7

BriniaSona

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I just bought a Qosmio X70-A and am wondering if I can get windows 7 on it.

Either by reformatting the whole hard drive or by downgrading from 8
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba X70-A
    CPU
    i7 4th Gen, 2.4Ghz
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    2GB NVIDIA 770M
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    225SSD/1TB
    Mouse
    RAT 7
    Browser
    Mozilla
    Antivirus
    Avast
Welcome to EightForums

Is this a OEM manufacturer's PC with Pre-installed Windows 8?

1) Downgrade to Windows 7.
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/13326-downgrade-windows-8-windows-7-a.html
Warning you must have the UEFI/BIOS firmware setting in Step Three set.

Make sure you read the NOTE at Step three.

2) If Using a USB Pen drive on a PC with a UEFI BIOS.
USB Pen drive need to be formatted to FAT32 as in
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/15458-uefi-bootable-usb-flash-drive-create-windows.html
Take note of Step 11 for Windows 7.
Also you will need to use a USB 2.0 port, as there are no USB 3.0 drivers in Windows 7.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
Is it as complicated as it seems and does installing windows 7 still require 8 to be on the pc?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba X70-A
    CPU
    i7 4th Gen, 2.4Ghz
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    2GB NVIDIA 770M
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    225SSD/1TB
    Mouse
    RAT 7
    Browser
    Mozilla
    Antivirus
    Avast
Why do you want Windows 7? If you install Classic Shell (free) or Stardock's Start8 ($4.99) or other similar software, you can get the Start button back and boot to the Desktop so it looks and feels like Window 7 with the improvements of Windows 8.

For instance, this is what my Win 8 desktop looks like:

W8Desktop.jpg

I also fully disabled UAC and all the hot corners so I never see any of the Metro stuff I dislike.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
    CPU
    Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Integrated HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP h2207
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050@59Hz
    Hard Drives
    250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD;
    2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2;
    1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
    PSU
    500W
    Keyboard
    Wired USB
    Mouse
    Wired USB
    Internet Speed
    3GB Up, 30GB Down
    Browser
    SeaMonkey
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender; MBAM Pro
    Other Info
    UEFI/GPT
    PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
That looks neat, does it get rid of the side search bar thing that pops up when i move my mouse to the right. Also, I'll have to install it once this PC Reset finished , been 1:12 minutes and only 2 percent on a high end gaming laptop.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba X70-A
    CPU
    i7 4th Gen, 2.4Ghz
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    2GB NVIDIA 770M
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    225SSD/1TB
    Mouse
    RAT 7
    Browser
    Mozilla
    Antivirus
    Avast
Yes, you can set it up so none of the hot spots are active. The only way to get to the Metro desktop is Shift click or Ctrl click on the Start button.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
    CPU
    Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Integrated HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP h2207
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050@59Hz
    Hard Drives
    250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD;
    2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2;
    1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
    PSU
    500W
    Keyboard
    Wired USB
    Mouse
    Wired USB
    Internet Speed
    3GB Up, 30GB Down
    Browser
    SeaMonkey
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender; MBAM Pro
    Other Info
    UEFI/GPT
    PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
1:45 minutes and only at 3% Reset. this might take a while.

on windows 7 I had my desktop, temporary files, cache, write, and other SSD taxing stuff sent over to my HDD, is there a way to do this in windows 8?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba X70-A
    CPU
    i7 4th Gen, 2.4Ghz
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    2GB NVIDIA 770M
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    225SSD/1TB
    Mouse
    RAT 7
    Browser
    Mozilla
    Antivirus
    Avast
Sure but why bother? You are not going to hurt the SSD by using it. I run everything off my 128GB SSD to take advantage of it's speed. The only thing I put on spinners is data that I don't use very often, like pictures, music, videos.

I do have the pagefile on a separate partition though.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
    CPU
    Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Integrated HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP h2207
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050@59Hz
    Hard Drives
    250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD;
    2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2;
    1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
    PSU
    500W
    Keyboard
    Wired USB
    Mouse
    Wired USB
    Internet Speed
    3GB Up, 30GB Down
    Browser
    SeaMonkey
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender; MBAM Pro
    Other Info
    UEFI/GPT
    PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
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