Windows 8 downgrade help!

[pioneeraaron]

Guys!!

Im really stuck here. I have received a laptop given by my client to downgrade windows 8 to windows 7. Everything seems to be haywire. I tried a bootable win 7 dvd and a bootable USB stick but none seem to be working! It's a HP 15-d008TU. I have already downloaded the drivers for win7 64bit from HP site.

I just have one day left. Any step by step help would be gladly appreciated

 

[i7Baby]

HP make them so only the OS they came with works. Tell him to buy a new laptop with W7 on it (if he can)

 

[LucoTF]

Guys!!

Im really stuck here. I have received a laptop given by my client to downgrade windows 8 to windows 7. Everything seems to be haywire. I tried a bootable win 7 dvd and a bootable USB stick but none seem to be working! It's a HP 15-d008TU. I have already downloaded the drivers for win7 64bit from HP site.

I just have one day left. Any step by step help would be gladly appreciated

What software did you use to make the bootable usb?

 

[drkatz42]

Guys!!

Im really stuck here. I have received a laptop given by my client to downgrade windows 8 to windows 7. Everything seems to be haywire. I tried a bootable win 7 dvd and a bootable USB stick but none seem to be working! It's a HP 15-d008TU. I have already downloaded the drivers for win7 64bit from HP site.

I just have one day left. Any step by step help would be gladly appreciated

You didnt list what steps youve tried?

Go into the Bios and change the boot order to the CD or USB device as first. You may need to disable secure boot in the Bios.

 

[arunphilip]

I tried a bootable win 7 dvd and a bootable USB stick but none seem to be working!

Could you clarify what's not working? Are the DVD/USB not booting? Or do they boot, but fail to install?

If the former, then per others' suggestions, change the boot order in the BIOS.

 

[pioneeraaron]

@drkatz42 , arunphilip , lucotf

I did disable secure boot.

Both the dvd and the usb key are not working! i regularly use the same dvd and the usb to format other machines.

I even changed the boot order, but nuthing seems to be working.

I created the bootable usb key refering to an online guide and indeed was a success cuz i use it daily and its 100% working.

After inserting the bootable dvd it just doesnt boot, and gets stuck at the blank screen, on ejecting the disk it starts to boot to win 8! strange 🙁 plz help

 

[Someone Somewhere]

You may need to turn on CSM or Legacy Mode.

 

[pioneeraaron]

How do i do that?? could you help me out??

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Should be in the BIOS near Secure Boot.

 

[pioneeraaron]

This is what i have :

Boot Options :
Post Hot Key Delay <0>
CD-ROM BOOT <ENABLED>
INTERNAL NETWORK ADAPTER BOOT <DISABLED>
NETWORK BOOT PROTOCOL <IPV4 UEFI>
SECURE BOOT <DISABLED>
PLATFORM KEY <NOT ENROLLED>
PENDING <NONE>
CLEAR ALL SECURE BOOT KEYS
LOAD HP FACTORY DEFAULT KEYS


UEFI BOOT ORDER :

INTERNAL CD/DVD ROM DRIVE
USB DISKETTE ON KEY/USB HARD DISK
USB CD/DVD ROM DRIVE
! NETWORK ADAPTER
OS BOOT MANAGER


i dont see anywhere CSM ?? 🙁

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Weird... I just checked an Envy 17-j029, and it's got a Legacy Support option immediately above the Secure boot option.

You should be able to install Win7 in UEFI mode, though. See here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/186875-uefi-unified-extensible-firmware-interface-install-windows-7-a.html

 

[pioneeraaron]

*UPDATE*

Updated the BIOS. Downloaded the update from the HP site. Now im able to see the Legacy boot option.

Also while updating the BIOS it showed as "Flashing Boot Lock" 😛

 

[drkatz42]

*UPDATE*

Updated the BIOS. Downloaded the update from the HP site. Now im able to see the Legacy boot option.

Also while updating the BIOS it showed as "Flashing Boot Lock" 😛

Let us know if you get Win 7 installed

 

[pioneeraaron]

Wohoooooo!!

I could finally install WIN 7 !!

Steps i followed since i couldnt see Legacy Boot option :

1.Updated to latest BIOS (downloaded from HP site)

2.Enabled Legacy boot from BIOS.

3.Booted through USB Stick

4.Successfully Installed win 7 + drivers

Everythings working perferctly i.e Wireless, ethernet , Graphics , Chipset etc. No problems found yet.

Thank you all for the help