So I'm getting a new laptop soon that is compatible with Windows 7. I was hoping to install Windows 7 Professional. I can't get a copy of it myself so my idea was to use WinLoader to activate it. I've just got some questions though. Do I just get a regular old Win7Pro .iso, burn it onto a USB, install on new laptop, then use WinLoader?
In general, yes Make sure you install in LegacyBIOS/MBR mode, to be able to use DAZ' Windows Loader. When it is an UEFI laptop, then enable either LegacyBIOS or CSM. When you installed in UEFI/GPT mode, you will have to use a KMS solution like KMS_VL_ALL.
Sweet. I was really confused about it and wanted to make sure there wasn't some hacked ISO I had to get for it to work.
Ok nevermind I have no idea what all that means. I don't know what LegacyBIOS/MBR mode and I'm not sure if ThinkPad P50 is an UEFI system or not. Also I found 2 isos. One is Virtual Library I think and the other is just regular old Win7 Pro with SP1. Which should I get?
Virtual Library doesn't sound like a windows 7 install iso to me What language and architecture do you need?
Anyway, how do I boot from LegacyBIOS/MBR mode? Is that just regular old text-based BIOS? Also, how do I find out if the laptop is UEFI?
Yes, old (=legacy) BIOS. But in this context it means: Code: LegacyBIOS uses MBR partitioning UEFI uses GPT partitioning Look in the bios for (U)EFI