Windows 7 impossible to install on new laptop

TheShadowCat

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So I recently got myself a new Asus GL502VS. It came with Windows 10 preinstalled. However, as a fierce supporter of Windows 7, I tried to install many times, adding usb 3.0 drivers and what else. Never managed to make it work, always ended up on a "A CD/DVD device driver is missing" or made it past the installation but stuck on a 0x0000007B blue screen. So I went on the asus website to see the drivers and as I thought there's only "Windows 10" or "Other". And so I was wondering, is my laptop really incompatible with Windows 7, no way to install it? Thanks for the help!
 
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Looks like the only officially supported drivers are Windows 10 at the moment, and I doubt they will provide backwards support in the future.

It will probably be quite a lot of trial and error to try and find USB 3.0 drivers that work on your laptop. The 0x0000007B BSOD is driver failure, so you're basically getting the same message: the driver you're trying to use isn't correct. I've done a search for Win7 support for the GL502S but nothing has come up, so unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a readily available guide to follow.

I'd be surprised if there wasn't ANY USB 3.0 drivers that wouldn't work, but I suppose there is always a slight chance there isn't driver that will work for you. Best advice I can give is to keep...

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Looks like the only officially supported drivers are Windows 10 at the moment, and I doubt they will provide backwards support in the future.

It will probably be quite a lot of trial and error to try and find USB 3.0 drivers that work on your laptop. The 0x0000007B BSOD is driver failure, so you're basically getting the same message: the driver you're trying to use isn't correct. I've done a search for Win7 support for the GL502S but nothing has come up, so unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a readily available guide to follow.

I'd be surprised if there wasn't ANY USB 3.0 drivers that wouldn't work, but I suppose there is always a slight chance there isn't driver that will work for you. Best advice I can give is to keep trying with different drivers until you hopefully find one that works.

Best of luck, and if you find a winner please post it on Tom's so others will know about it in the future!
 
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TheShadowCat

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Thanks for the fast answer, I'll keep on trying until I come up with a working fix, will make sure to update this post if I do, thanks again!