Windows 7 help

[Techie94]

Hello everyone!

 

I have a computer that I run windows 10 on and I recently bought an SSD to have windows 7 on for the software and games I want to run on it. I created a bootable windows 7 USB that works and boots into the installation. The issue I am having is that I cannot get my mice and keyboard to work to setup the installation. I am using a corsair MK.2 keyboard and a corsair Harpoon wireless mouse (which I connected to the USB cable for the installation). My motherboard is an Aorus X570 Elite WiFi. I disabled 'legacy USB' in the BIOS as that was one remedy I found online, however this did not fix the issue. I could really use some more advice on ways to fix this, thank you all in advance.

[Electronics Wizardy]

So that system isn't compatable with windows 7, so it either get anouther system, or run a vm if you need windows 7.

 

If you want usb to work, you need to put the drivers into the installer iso.

[Tilted Teemo T_T]

Try plugging the keyboard and mouse in any USB 2.0 slots that are available, if this doesnt work try resetting the BIOS setting to default and try to boot into the Windows 7 install media.

 

[Ashleyyyy]

that machine is too new for Windows 7. Windows 7 is very outdated at this point and i strongly advise against using it. 

[Techie94]

I still plan on using windows 10 as my primary OS. However, I have run into issues with trying to run some older games on it. I was just wondering if there was an easier way to have both operating systems on two different hard drives that I could switch between the two when I wanted to play the older games. So is the hardware too new for Windows 7 to even recognize that it would make no sense to try this method?

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, Frat Star said:

I still plan on using windows 10 as my primary OS. However, I have run into issues with trying to run some older games on it. I was just wondering if there was an easier way to have both operating systems on two different hard drives that I could switch between the two when I wanted to play the older games. So is the hardware too new for Windows 7 to even recognize that it would make no sense to try this method?

Yea, hardare is too new. Id just get a old system for windows 7 use, its gonna be a pain getting it running on there.

 

Have you tried a vm for those game?

[Techie94]

9 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Yea, hardare is too new. Id just get a old system for windows 7 use, its gonna be a pain getting it running on there.

 

Have you tried a vm for those game?

What is a good VM software you would recommend?

[Electronics Wizardy]

3 minutes ago, Frat Star said:

What is a good VM software you would recommend?

virtual box and hyper-v are the best and free on windows.

[Techie94]

8 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

virtual box and hyper-v are the best and free on windows.

Thank you for the suggestion, I will give it a try!

[Ashleyyyy]

1 hour ago, Frat Star said:

I still plan on using windows 10 as my primary OS. However, I have run into issues with trying to run some older games on it. I was just wondering if there was an easier way to have both operating systems on two different hard drives that I could switch between the two when I wanted to play the older games. So is the hardware too new for Windows 7 to even recognize that it would make no sense to try this method?

what games specifically? if they have problems running on 10 i'd wager that they are older than 2010, so if you are talking about old games you could go on ebay and buy some old parts and build a rig from around 2010 to play those games on. that would work better than forcing Windows 7 on this hardware. 

[homeap5]

Use PS2 keyboard and/or mouse for installing win7.

You may also check some bios features - sometimes producers gives special options for win7 installers.