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[caperjack]

Would this help for the Win7 case: UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with - Windows 7 Forums

The Windows 7 DVD will not boot to install, as all New PC's have Secure Boot.

as I said in my other post .it didn't stop my win7 dvd from booting ,but I may have something to do with it being done on a 5 year old Dell maybe not , im not sure if secure boot is in the bios or other chip on new motherboard

 

[theog]

I have Windows 8 on older Dell

I may have something to do with it being done on a 5 year old Dell maybe not

With no uEFI BIOS & no Secure Boot.

 

[andreah1]

Since I'm not even CLOSE to being techie, I'll stick with the easy way...just 2 win8's on one machine. I'll give it a whirl this weekend. Can't remember why or what I was doing this for but when I started up my new computer I just kept hitting f12 and was able to go into bios...I remember it saying UEFI somewhere...so that's all I would have to do to boot into the second drive, right? Just hit f12?

 

[theog]

Since I'm not even CLOSE to being techie, I'll stick with the easy way...just 2 win8's on one machine. I'll give it a whirl this weekend. Can't remember why or what I was doing this for but when I started up my new computer I just kept hitting f12 and was able to go into bios...I remember it saying UEFI somewhere...so that's all I would have to do to boot into the second drive, right? Just hit f12?

No, let Repair run first.
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2843-automatic-repair-run-windows-8-a.html

 

[theog]

This is a holy mess. I think I'll go Android.

NO, go Windows 9.

 

[andreah1]

Argh, now that's starting to make me feel like I shouldn't bother now, I'm so afraid of screwing with the #1 HD. Seems too complicated for this brain.

 

[Saltgrass]

Your Bios may have an option called CSM. For a Windows 8 Secure Boot it needs to be disabled. If you have the option to enable it and make sure the settings are correct, you should be able to boot into Windows 7, assuming your configuration works otherwise.

On my ASUS Z77 board, if I have secure boot enabled, and boot into Windows 7, it sends me back to the bios and tells me a change has been made for compatibility. The change is to enable the CSM, and after that Windows 7 boots fine.

I however, do not have a new Windows 8 OEM system to test. And there will be problems with things like Graphics cards not being able to pass the Secure Boot test.

 

[ARC1020]

as I said in my other post .it didn't stop my win7 dvd from booting ,but I may have something to do with it being done on a 5 year old Dell maybe not , im not sure if secure boot is in the bios or other chip on new motherboard

Yeah, I have a mobile rack and just slot a 2nd drive into it, swap the drives over in BIOS and boot.

What 'theog' is saying is the problems start on new machines with UEFI and Secure Boot, as it won't let you do that. To be honest UEFI sounds like a bit of a pain.

I assume that businesses who to use full disc encryption will only be able to use Bitlocker as well?

 

[theog]

Your Bios may have an option called CSM. For a Windows 8 Secure Boot it needs to be disabled. If you have the option to enable it and make sure the settings are correct, you should be able to boot into Windows 7, assuming your configuration works otherwise.

On my ASUS Z77 board, if I have secure boot enabled, and boot into Windows 7, it sends me back to the bios and tells me a change has been made for compatibility. The change is to enable the CSM, and after that Windows 7 boots fine.

I however, do not have a new Windows 8 OEM system to test. And there will be problems with things like Graphics cards not being able to pass the Secure Boot test.

as I said in my other post .it didn't stop my win7 dvd from booting ,but I may have something to do with it being done on a 5 year old Dell maybe not , im not sure if secure boot is in the bios or other chip on new motherboard

Yeah, I have a mobile rack and just slot a 2nd drive into it, swap the drives over in BIOS and boot.

What 'theog' is saying is the problems start on new machines with UEFI and Secure Boot, as it won't let you do that. To be honest UEFI sounds like a bit of a pain.

I assume that businesses who to use full disc encryption will only be able to use Bitlocker as well?

all needs to done right, you may end up with a BRICK.

i have sucessfully downgrade to windows 7 on a sony vaio but i have a big problem because im idiot
please help me to find a solution
i cant edit bios settings or boot from other device
i install windows 7 MBR not GPT and i set on bios uefi off
i dont care if uefi is on or off just need to have access on my bios
i havent backup of windows 8 preinstalled os so i cant do anythink :/
please help me!

btw not available bios update from sony for my model

 

[andreah1]

That's why I think I'm not going to bother, darn it, really liked having the other hard drive with it's own OS on it but life goes on...I'll leave it in my other computer and just bring it up from the cellar if it's ever really needed. Sorry I opened a can of worms here!

 

[theog]

Sorry I opened a can of worms here!

NO, just fun for us.

You are welcome.