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fixed using a new USB and the windows 7 usb/dvd burn program. Just for future reference if anyone else in the near future has problems.

 

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So I installed windows 8 on my new computer, but it installed the 32 bit rather than 64 bit. I must now install windows 7 64 bit in order to then upgrade to windows 8 64 bit (i'm getting it through my school which is why I am going through all this trouble).

 

I have win 7 64 bit on a USB, but when I go into bios and boot from my USB w/ win 7 on it... my keyboard and mouse disconnect and I cant interact with the windows 7 setup that is mocking me on my screen.  Any idea what I should do?

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So I installed windows 8 on my new computer, but it installed the 32 bit rather than 64 bit. I must now install windows 7 64 bit in order to then upgrade to windows 8 64 bit (i'm getting it through my school which is why I am going through all this trouble).

 

I have win 7 64 bit on a USB, but when I go into bios and boot from my USB w/ win 7 on it... my keyboard and mouse disconnect and I cant interact with the windows 7 setup that is mocking me on my screen.  Any idea what I should do?

What kind of usb 2.0 or 3.0?

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Maybe a bios setting is preventing the keyboard and mouse from working before it boots to windows(happened to me before).

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What kind of usb 2.0 or 3.0?

Both, I've used different combinations with booting from a USB 3.0 and mouse/keyboard on 2.0, Vice versa, and then both on 3.0 or 2.0

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Maybe a bios setting is preventing the keyboard and mouse from working before it boots to windows(happened to me before).

I'll check that.

 

Edit: don't really see anything that would effect the usb's in boot

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Wired or wireless? (and remember to set "USB Legacy Boot" in Bios)

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Wired or wireless? (and remember to set "USB Legacy Boot" in Bios)

Trying with both, and yes it is enabled. Might try a different USB for my boot drive

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So I installed windows 8 on my new computer, but it installed the 32 bit rather than 64 bit. I must now install windows 7 64 bit in order to then upgrade to windows 8 64 bit (i'm getting it through my school which is why I am going through all this trouble).

 

I have win 7 64 bit on a USB, but when I go into bios and boot from my USB w/ win 7 on it... my keyboard and mouse disconnect and I cant interact with the windows 7 setup that is mocking me on my screen.  Any idea what I should do?

 

Try connecting the mouse and keyboard to your front USB ports. Like the ones that are on the case, if you haven't done so already.

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2 drives appear when i have my usb plugged in, is that helpful?

drives 3 & 4 are both appearing as my USB drive. Only overriding the 4th one will load the win 7 setup, the 3rd one brings me back to bios window.

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BTW, why do you need to install windows 7 before windows 8? If it let's you, just install windows 8 and change 1 entry in the registry...

 

You usually don't need to have any windows installation present for windows 8 installation, just for the activation. (And while booted into windows 8, you can change a registry entry which allows you to activate. it basically is a check point if you had another windows installed before)

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BTW, why do you need to install windows 7 before windows 8? If it let's you, just install windows 8 and change 1 entry in the registry...

 

You usually don't need to have any windows installation present for windows 8 installation, just for the activation. (And while booted into windows 8, you can change a registry entry which allows you to activate. it basically is a check point if you had another windows installed before)

Thats what I was thinking last night, but I'm downloading these for free from my university andt he way they have it set up for windows 8 is weird.

 

Its update only, so windows has to be pre installed. And the windows 8 installer they have me download automatically detects whether the operating system is 32 or 64 bit, then the windows 8 update will install that version. I can't choose to upgrade to 64 bit. Thats why I'm going from windows 7 64 bit (because I actually can choose to have that version over 32 bit).

 

I'm trying a new usb though, so hopefully this will work

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fixed using a new USB and the windows 7 usb/dvd burn program. Just for future reference if anyone else in the near future has problems.

 

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Thats what I was thinking last night, but I'm downloading these for free from my university andt he way they have it set up for windows 8 is weird.

 

Its update only, so windows has to be pre installed. And the windows 8 installer they have me download automatically detects whether the operating system is 32 or 64 bit, then the windows 8 update will install that version. I can't choose to upgrade to 64 bit. Thats why I'm going from windows 7 64 bit (because I actually can choose to have that version over 32 bit).

 

I'm trying a new usb though, so hopefully this will work

 

Yes, but you should be able to choose if no windows is installed. Do they come with a serial key?

 

My Windows 8 Pro Upgrade version is able to install on a fresh harddrive, i just need to fix the registry after the installation to make the activation work.

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by the way in relation to your mobo there is a new bios fw out. you should update it as well.

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