realflow100
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Attempting to install windows 7 64-pro but came upon a massive snag
I found out I had to flash to an older bios but I have no CD to burn so im on my moms old computer
the problem is I have wiped the original hard drive of the computer before knowing about having to do the bios flash so nope nada zip no recovery back to windows 8 to do the bios flash (face desk) What I have set up as an idea as how to get back to windows 8 again is this
i have reconfigured the hard drive with Bootice with the proper GPT and ESP partitions but I have no idea where to go from there. I have an ISO ready to copy onto the hard drive but i do not know how to copy it onto the hard drive since i dont have "the" computer to install it with
I am thinking of just copying the setup files to the C: drive of the GTP hard drive then plugging it in and hoping windows 8 will setup itself. then after thats set up and installed i can flash the bios from within windows 8 then restarting and changing the bios option thats unlocked for enabling the mode (i forgot but its on a forum thread with the same computer model as mine in this installation and setup forum with the way to do it) and then doing a backwards upgrade to windows 7 through custom install. (it can be done belive it or not you can backwards upgrade from 8 to 7 without windows 8 trying to stop you ive done that before but on a normal MBR boot record hard disk..
Sorry for long post but I just dont know where to really start on this. What i could do is wait until tomorrow go to the store and buy a recordable DVD disk and burn windows 8 iso onto it and just resetup windows 8 with that instead of figuring out how to do it with bootice and a winusb setup program does anyone have an idea on how to make windows 8 boot from an iso thats copied onto a GPT hard disk? im not sure how it would be possible and dont want to waste time. its been hours and its late at night trying to fix this problem.
I found out I had to flash to an older bios but I have no CD to burn so im on my moms old computer
the problem is I have wiped the original hard drive of the computer before knowing about having to do the bios flash so nope nada zip no recovery back to windows 8 to do the bios flash (face desk) What I have set up as an idea as how to get back to windows 8 again is this
i have reconfigured the hard drive with Bootice with the proper GPT and ESP partitions but I have no idea where to go from there. I have an ISO ready to copy onto the hard drive but i do not know how to copy it onto the hard drive since i dont have "the" computer to install it with
I am thinking of just copying the setup files to the C: drive of the GTP hard drive then plugging it in and hoping windows 8 will setup itself. then after thats set up and installed i can flash the bios from within windows 8 then restarting and changing the bios option thats unlocked for enabling the mode (i forgot but its on a forum thread with the same computer model as mine in this installation and setup forum with the way to do it) and then doing a backwards upgrade to windows 7 through custom install. (it can be done belive it or not you can backwards upgrade from 8 to 7 without windows 8 trying to stop you ive done that before but on a normal MBR boot record hard disk..
Sorry for long post but I just dont know where to really start on this. What i could do is wait until tomorrow go to the store and buy a recordable DVD disk and burn windows 8 iso onto it and just resetup windows 8 with that instead of figuring out how to do it with bootice and a winusb setup program does anyone have an idea on how to make windows 8 boot from an iso thats copied onto a GPT hard disk? im not sure how it would be possible and dont want to waste time. its been hours and its late at night trying to fix this problem.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 7 x64 Ultimate Clean install
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Acer Aspire XC-603G
- CPU
- Intel Celeron Quad Core 2.00Ghz Burst Frq 2.41Ghz
- Motherboard
- Unknown at the moment
- Memory
- 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel HD Graphics
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition Audio Device
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP Display
- Screen Resolution
- 1280 by 1024 at 60Hertz
- Hard Drives
- 500GB HDD
- PSU
- Stock/unknown
- Case
- Stock/unknown
- Cooling
- Stock
- Keyboard
- Logitech Wireless
- Mouse
- Acer USB Mouse
- Internet Speed
- 2.5MB/s down 252kb/s up
- Browser
- Internet Explorer/Chrome
- Antivirus
- Unknown//NA