Installation guide for Windows 7 on an Asus laptop.
Installation guide for Windows 7 on an Asus laptop.
Hello, I purchased an affordable Asus laptop for my father (model 15 M509DA-EJ479) and planned to use Windows 7 with a free license upgrade to Windows 10. The machine features a Ryzen 3 3250U processor and NVMe storage. I managed to locate at least a USB stick in the BIOS, though there’s an older 2020 version so no legacy support remains. Initially, I attempted Rufus to generate a bootable USB drive, but it only accepted NTFS formats. Then I used the Windows command line tool to copy Windows files manually. The USB appeared in the system, but selecting it didn’t proceed further. Later, I tried the Gigabyte USB Creator utility, importing the USB and NVMe drivers into the Windows installation, yet the process still stalled at the boot device selection screen. I understand that Windows 7 is typically removed after installation, so I’m open to suggestions for alternative approaches.
For Windows 7 I’ve only managed to get by with the official Microsoft tool for creating a bootable USB. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download...nload-tool Rufus works well, Linux has never caused problems but Windows 7 kept me stuck until I discovered the Microsoft solution. Others have reported success using "win32diskimager" in BIOS Legacy and fat32, though I’ve had inconsistent results depending on the drive (I know some USB3.0 Sandisk drives can be tricky). https://win32diskimager.download/
Based on my knowledge, you can simply install Windows 10 and activate it using the Windows 7 activation key. I did this on my Dell Vostro laptop recently, and it worked without any problems. For the BIOS on legacy systems, an NTFS-formatted drive typically provides a high success rate. Regarding the Windows 7 issue, you can try fixing it by using DiskPart in Windows to create a bootable USB. Open Command Prompt as Administrator, type 'diskpart', select the disk, then run commands like 'list disk' and 'clean'. After that, create partitions and format with NTFS or another file system. You can copy the necessary files for Windows 7 from the ISO into a folder before inserting the drive.
Thanks for the advice, DiskPart is indeed the "Windows Disk Utility" you were referring to. Unfortunately, there’s no legacy boot option available, so the best solution would be creating a Windows 10 installation drive.
In DiskPart it's a distinct process. It relies entirely on the command line.