@wkeller You can check how XP2ESD dynamically patch Windows 7 ACPI and copy / paste it to your tool This patch is 100% safe.
so question, so I got a z590 msi motherboard, if I switch to CSM it boots into windows 7 installer just fine, if I don't it sits at the windows loading animated logo screen and never moves on. Should I disable CSM and use the combined windows 10/7 image/iso? or enable CSM and just use windows 7 that way? (anything bad other than the recovery having issues on 7 if you use UEFI? like ACPI issues?) I plan on installing windows 11 on the side of this (windows 7 and 11 dual boot) so I think windows 11 will have a fit (but you can get around it) if I have csm enabled. Thanks.
It is clearly written that CSM should be enabled if possible. Disabling CSM and then using workarounds for it, is complete nonsense. Workarounds are needed if you do not have CSM option at all, so you cannot enable samething you don't have.
No worries, just was wondering how much I would be breaking by doing so. I will just enable CSM and use it that way. I got this motherboard because it had great legacy ACPI support and CSM support, so I might as well use those features. Thanks.
Hi @wkeller I wanted to ask about kb5022338 it has been replaced by kb5022872 (as microsoft update Catalog info) but Integrate7 script v5.10 and v5.11 is still downloaded and installed it but it is no longer present in windows 7 installed update list later when I have finished installing Windows 7?
Thank you so much, I like Integrate 7 because it's easy to understand and many other benefits it gave me after I failed because I realized I lacked background knowledge and time when trying to work with some other methods before.
Hello. Thanks for the scripts, it helped me installing Windows 7 in an old pc. Yesterday I tried to install Windows 7 in my UEFI Class 3 laptop (by following the "Instruction for UEFI class 3 systems (with no CSM)" guide). I made 4 attemps without luck; 1. The first attemp I tried just with the script and the W7 image as well as the W10 1903 ISO, it resultes in a loop at the second reboot after installation... (no freeze, just the logo animation) 2. Second attemp with AMD graphic drivers i found for my laptop (found in driveridentifier.com). Same result as the first attemp. 3. The third and fourth attemp was quite different. I tried getting the drivers from a newer version from the same site and placed all folder with drivers I found from that executable and placed in add_these_drivers_to_Windows\x64. It results in an Windows error in the second reboot with code 0xc0000017 in file /windows/system32/winload.efi. In all attemps the installation is succesful, then on the first reboot it's just the "registry settings update" and then the second reboot it's the "Starting Windows" boot loop or windows error... What else can I try? Is there an actual way to install Windows 7 in UEFI 3 (no CSM) or it just a myth..? Thanks!
Logo animation is just a freeze or even BSoD under the hood. Some people succeeded others did not. It depends on hardware, experience and maybe some luck. Read known issues here
Thanks! I will give another try with other drivers to see if it works... Btw, not sure if it's been already answered but what's the difference between the original Windows 7 SP1 ISO and the official 2018 version? Which one would you recommend? (in case I want to install a version that doesn't modify some stuff like the script does.. as it removes some things I want to have in Windows)
Original Windows 7 SP1 is clean and recommended, because it is the version that I based upon. 2018 version is partially and poorly updated, and not recommended if you do not want to experience unpredictable issues.
Really appreciated! And one last question How should I modify the script only to install updates and not to modify the system behaviour? (as shown in here I browsed the script and for example, I don't want to loose the Indexing service in Windows 7, and i don't find an option on "CustomPatches"...
You can do it with set ApplyCustPatches=0, but it is not recommended. Patches as as important as updates in Windows 7 modernization process. You will potentially have more issues with unpatched OS than with patched one, because of some outdated protocols and services (like Compatibility Assistant). Software compatibility will be worse (not better) and telemetry and spies will be active and working, in unpatched version. It is easy to do. Just remove this section and search indexing will be fully functional. Code: REM Remove Search Indexer Reg delete "HKLM\TK_SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\WSearch" /f >nul 2>&1 Reg delete "HKLM\TK_SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\WSearch" /f >nul 2>&1 Reg delete "HKLM\TK_SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\WSearchIdxPi" /f >nul 2>&1 Reg delete "HKLM\TK_SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\WSearchIdxPi" /f >nul 2>&1 reg add "HKLM\TK_NTUSER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" /v "DisableSearchBoxSuggestions" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f >nul reg add "HKLM\TK_NTUSER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\InfoBarsDisabled" /v "ServerMSSNotInstalled" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f >nul
wkeller, Could you please add IF statements to all the other custom patches and add them in the Custom Patches sub-sections?
@wkeller, Thank you for all the work you have done on this. I have followed the instructions for installation on a UEFI class 3 systems (with no CSM) and I created a bootable flash drive. The installation starts but fails after I select I do not have a product key with the message: Windows cannot find the Microsoft Licence Terms ……etc any ideas?