Creating bootable usb memory stick, win 7

[danyyy01]

Hi, i've tried to create a bootable usb device with win 7 for two days now with no luck.

 

so. i have win 10 with a UEFI system, i downloaded win 7 64 ISO file and used a program called "Rufus"

I checked the boot priority in bios and enabled a setting called legacy something.

 

When i use the file system "NTFS" on the usb memory stick, my computer wont find the device when i click f11 to bring up the boot menu.

 

However, when i set the format to "FAT32" it actully shows up, but says there is a problem and that i should insert a dvd with my operation system. Something about not readable with EFI.

 

I tried to change the usb slot it was connecting to but that dident change anything.

 

I actully have another usb stick with win10 on it and that one is working with no issues.

 

 

my newly bought device:

 

SanDisk Ultra USB Device 14,5GB

 

/the reason i want to switch to win 7 is becouse the 4gig cap on win 10 and im playing with

gtx 1080, 8g vram and with 32g ram

Edited February 4, 2017 by danyyy01

[iXenite]

The 4GB cap should only affect DX9 titles, not really worth reverting back in my opinion. Most games that old wouldn't even need the 4GB frame buffer anyway, even if they had tons of graphics mods the memory compression Nvidia has with their new cards should have you covered. With that said, here an article that may help you out. Just imagaine it saying "Windows 7" whenever it says Windows 10. If this method doesn't work then just buy a disc version from the internet and an external disc reader if you don't have a disc drive.

 

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/windows/how-dual-boot-windows-7-or-8-with-windows-10-3633084/

Edited February 4, 2017 by DaddyDirection

[danyyy01]

How to dual boot Windows: In brief

1. Create a new partition on your hard drive using the Windows Disk Management Utility.
2. Place the DVD or USB containing the new version of Windows in your PC, then reboot the machine.
3. Install Windows 10, being sure to select the Custom option.
4. Select the newly created partition as the destination for Windows 10. Then click Next to install the operating system.

Well, i cannot do step 2, since my usb with win 7 wont work.

 

 

Most games that old wouldn't even need the 4GB frame buffer anyway, even if they had tons of graphics mods the memory compression Nvidia has with their new cards should have you covered

 

My experience with ENB's so far is that they often fps drop you hard, even with no other graphical modifications.

 

Is my cpu really that bad? :O

 

Intel Core i5 6500

GTX 1080

465GB Samsung SSD

Edited February 4, 2017 by danyyy01

[Surilindur]

Judging by your CPU, one would think it is a Skylake-based system. I built a new one a year ago, and the motherboard had specific instructions on how to install Windows 7 from a USB device (any device: USB stick, USB optical disc drive, etc.). Maybe yours also has specific Windows 7 USB installation instructions somewhere? I still have a SATA optical disc drive for older games that are on on discs, so I installed Windows 7 with my DVD. After I had upgraded to Windows 10 (and therefore registered the machine in some Microsoft system), I made a clean reinstall of Windows 10 from a USB device (and have done a few more reinstalls after that when Windows 10 updates got stuck). So USB installation does work with Skylake, but it might not be as straightforward for WIndows 7.

 

If I were you, I would check the motherboard manual and/or the motherboard info on the manufacturer's website. If I remember correctly, my motherboard (an Asus one) mentioned having to insert the support DVD into a SATA optical disc drive when installing Windows 7 from a USB for some USB drivers to be preloaded from the DVD so that a USB device could be used for the OS installation.

 

Nothing too specific there, but hopefully it helps a bit. :blush:

Edited February 4, 2017 by Contrathetix

[danyyy]

Apparently my motherboard series did not support boot from USB, but they had made a tool called "msi windows 7 smart tool" Which i could use.

 

I had also turned on "Windows 8.1/10 WHQL Support Enabled" in BIOS for some reason, that i had to turn off.

 

So now i can boot with my USB! Thx for the help! :thumbsup:

Edited February 4, 2017 by danyyy

[Surilindur]

No problem, happy to help. :)