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Windows 7 wont install

MonKENy

MonKENy

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I bought a Gateway DX4870, it came with Windows 8

I tried to install 7 and it screwed up somewhere I now get a
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If I try to boot from disk it freezes at the spot were the colored circles spin. It wont go anywhere from there and I have to reboot.

I think I need to clean the corrupted install but I dont know how and this stupid PC didnt come with a WIN 8 disk

any Ideas?
 
now it gets to the point where the ball join into the flag but it just sits there. It pulses but wont go to the next screen...

I hate this crap. Ive never had this many problems before. I really dont want to keep windows 8, ugh
 
Check the OS/Hard Disk settings in the BIOS. The method they use for Windows 8 does not work with 7.
 
I just want to clear the bad OS now but I dont know how. When I boot the PC it gives me 2 options

windows setup
windows 8

if it goes to windows setup it does the hang

I want to completely remove that. how?
 
ketchup79 said:
Check the OS/Hard Disk settings in the BIOS. The method they use for Windows 8 does not work with 7.
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I have no idea what I did but it "seems" to be working now, that is it moved onto the next step. Lets see if I can get it to finish. God I want to gouge my eyes out. Im so tense

ok that worked.

now How Do i get it to just boot straight into that OS?

It only shows windows 7 as an option now but it still makes me choose
 
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nothing, it just starts at the choose your operating system screen and I have to choose windows 7 even though its the only option
 
OK I'm back at square one. It will not boot again. It won't load the os. It won't let me install Windows. I've tried secure boot off on plus combination of the settings. It either throws an error or hangs at the flag. I'm so tired of this
 
Sounds like your goofed up your main partition. If it were me I would take the drive out and put it in another PC as a secondary drive. Then I would use Computer Management to blow away all the partitions except the recovery. Then put it back in the laptop and try windows 7 again. Another option but it may take longer is to restore it back to original, press alt+F10 at boot, then after that make sure secure boot is off and boot to windows 7.
 
ok Ill get back into it today if I can or tonight if I cant. Ill take screen shots of all the screens
 
got it working, had to change some legacy settings in the bios. what a crap fest.

thanks for the help. Please close this thread
 
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