downgrade from windows 8 to windows 7??

[sncomputer]

i bought hp envy 4 and it came wth windows 8 install....
i really dont like this window but cant downgrade ..
there is no opticle drive so i went to install by usb but it dosnt boot from usb.. change the setting in bios and partition usn but still it dosnt show.
please help me solve this

 

[lucasbytegenius]

Did you use this tool to put the Windows 7 ISO on the USB drive? http://download.cnet.com/Windows-7-USB-DVD-Download-Tool/3000-18513_4-10972600.html

Alternatively, try this guide: http://www.computerforum.com/189015-how-install-os-off-flash-drive.html

 

[sncomputer]

Did you use this tool to put the Windows 7 ISO on the USB drive? http://download.cnet.com/Windows-7-USB-DVD-Download-Tool/3000-18513_4-10972600.html

Alternatively, try this guide: http://www.computerforum.com/189015-how-install-os-off-flash-drive.html

WiNToBootic
wintoflash i try that it copies right but when i run the installation hdd is not found .only usb drive is found ...
what should i do?

 

[lucasbytegenius]

WiNToBootic
wintoflash i try that it copies right but when i run the installation hdd is not found .only usb drive is found ...
what should i do?

So when you boot from the USB drive you ran the utility on it can't find the HDD?

 

[sncomputer]

So when you boot from the USB drive you ran the utility on it can't find the HDD?

yes there is no hdd found on it other then usb drive

 

[lucasbytegenius]

So when you reach Windows 7 Setup (not Windows 7 to USB) when booting from the USB drive, the HDD is not in the list?

 

[sncomputer]

So when you reach Windows 7 Setup (not Windows 7 to USB) when booting from the USB drive, the HDD is not in the list?

yes whrn i reach windows setup i choose which windows to install then accwpt the agreement and then my hdd is not on the list

 

[lucasbytegenius]

I see. Yet you're able to boot from that HDD into Windows 8 just fine?

 

[sncomputer]

ya if i dont boot from usb then yes i can go on windows 8 and use it

 

[lucasbytegenius]

Try disabling Secure Boot following this guide. Your BIOS will most likely look different than the screenshots but the idea is the same. http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/17058-secure-boot-enable-disable-uefi.html

 

[sncomputer]

Try disabling Secure Boot following this guide. Your BIOS will most likely look different than the screenshots but the idea is the same. http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/17058-secure-boot-enable-disable-uefi.html

when i go to advance option i dont see uefi setting on windows 8.
and in bios i have two option for boot.
legacy order
and someting else order

 

[salvage-this]

The hybrid boot is blocking your HDD from being read. Windows 8 doesn't shutdown like Windows 7 does.

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/152937-what-is-hybrid-boot-in-windows-8-and-how-does-it-work/

here is how to disable it

http://www.hecticgeek.com/2012/12/disable-hybrid-boot-windows-8/

Before you kill the OS I would make a backup disk of Windows 8. In case something goes wrong I would rather have Windows 8 than nothing.

 

[sncomputer]

The hybrid boot is blocking your HDD from being read. Windows 8 doesn't shutdown like Windows 7 does.

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/152937-what-is-hybrid-boot-in-windows-8-and-how-does-it-work/

here is how to disable it

http://www.hecticgeek.com/2012/12/disable-hybrid-boot-windows-8/

Before you kill the OS I would make a backup disk of Windows 8. In case something goes wrong I would rather have Windows 8 than nothing.

i just change the setting let me see what happens

 

[sncomputer]

it still dosnt show the hdd..

 

[salvage-this]

Can you shrink the Windows 8 partition in disk management and see if the free space comes up?

 

[sncomputer]

Can you shrink the Windows 8 partition in disk management and see if the free space comes up?

it already have 3 other volue from the main hdd.oem,he tools and recovery.
but hdd recovery dosnt work at all

right now i dont see windows 8 in star up menu
only thing i see windows installation .

same usb i connected to my other laptop which has windows 7 ,it loads the files and shows hdd .idk whats the problem

 

[salvage-this]

let's move back a bit then. You boot the DVD, hit install accept the licence then nothing. Are you trying upgrade or custom install?

 

[sncomputer]

let's move back a bit then. You boot the DVD, hit install accept the licence then nothing. Are you trying upgrade or custom install?

i am booting form usb. i am custom installing the window

 

[salvage-this]

so this is the screen you get to? There are no hard drives there?

 

[sncomputer]

so this is the screen you get to? There are no hard drives there?

Yes that's right . I only see my external drive WD my book. but cant install on that