[SOLVED] Windows 7 successfully installed on M.2 NVMe SSD but OS won't load ?

[the terminator]

Hello! So I have a i7-6700k with a Z170XP-SLI motherboard, these components fully support windows 7, so decided to install Windows 7 on my M.2 NVMe SSD. I was successfully able to install Windows 7 using rufus (GPT and UEFI) on a usb and also using the msi smart tool to insert necessary drivers for the install, mother board settings during install are, other OS, CSM off.

Now for some reason Windows 7 wont boot up, it gets stuck on the Starting Windows logo then goes into Windows error recovery, anybody knows what's going on ?

 

[faalin]

What necessary drivers did you slipstream into the install? Sounds like one of the drivers is bad and causing the error when windows is loading up.

 

[zinkles]

Enable CSM and give it another go.

 

[the terminator]

Im not sure what drivers were used, I used the msi smart tool, it gives the option to install the drivers, I tried enabling CSM but issue persist

 

[SkyNetRising]

I was successfully able to install Windows 7 using rufus (GPT and UEFI) on a usb

You installed windows 7 on NVME drive connected via USB (USB NVME adapter)?

 

[the terminator]

No, nvme drive is an m.2 ssd, I installed windows from a USB pendrive

 

[SkyNetRising]

No, nvme drive is an m.2 ssd, I installed windows from a USB pendrive

Does your windows 7 install have
windows 7 Service pack 1 integrated and
windows 7 convenience rollup update integrated?

 

[the terminator]

Guys I have great news, after hours of trying to work this out and with your help I was able to make it work. What I did was I used the GIGABYTE windows 7 usb tool instead of the MSI, I mean after all my motherboard is a GIGABYTE not an MSI, so it prepared all necessary drivers and windows updates needed for this to work, cudos to GIGABYTE for keeping their product support up to date, Now Im able to run the legendary windows 7 with all manufacturers drivers its beautiful