Hi, I have had several problems trying to install Windows 7 in UEFI mode.
First, I disabled Secure Boot in Bios. I have 3 Bios modes: Legacy, UEFI and UEFI with CSM.
I have a DVD with the Windows 7 installation.
I have not been able to boot it in UEFI mode (the screen freezes when Windows logo is loading), just in UEFI with CSM, so I proceeded and tried to install windows 7 in this mode.
To be sure i was on the right way, at the installation welcome screen i tried the cmd C:\ notepad Windows\Panther\setupac.log trick to see in which mode did i boot but it returned me a message saying that the file could not be opened, so I used the dir command at c:\windows and the panther folder didnt existed, but the setupac.log did exist, however when i tried to notepad it, it didnt return me a line with a boot enviroment words.
So, I went ahead with the installation... when getting the screen to chosse the disk and partitions, i deleted all the existing partitions and selected the total unallocated space and clicked next, at this point, i have a question, is it right? or i have to make the gpt partitions i know uefi mode needs, manually? or windows makes it?.
well, wondering windows makes the gpt partitons i finished installation and tried to check what kind of windows 7 i just installed, for that, i tried with the setupac.log trick and it showed EFI mode in the boot enviroment section, but EFI is exactly the same to UEFI? i know it is similar, but does this makes sure is a uefi installation? also i tried to see the partitions format in disk management windows, and the 100mb says is efi, so thats another clue i have seen to be sure is a uefi mode, but i still have my doubts because i tried to see the bios mode in the windows that appears when i open cmd and execute msinfo32, and the BIOS mode section doesnt exist! Finally, when trying to change the BIOS mode to UEFI (just UEFI, not UEFI with CSM), the previously installed W7 wont boot!!! it shows an error!!!, so it makes me think another time, that the w7 installion is not in uefi.
So what do you think does the installation mode is? Do I have to do something else to do it properly?
First, I disabled Secure Boot in Bios. I have 3 Bios modes: Legacy, UEFI and UEFI with CSM.
I have a DVD with the Windows 7 installation.
I have not been able to boot it in UEFI mode (the screen freezes when Windows logo is loading), just in UEFI with CSM, so I proceeded and tried to install windows 7 in this mode.
To be sure i was on the right way, at the installation welcome screen i tried the cmd C:\ notepad Windows\Panther\setupac.log trick to see in which mode did i boot but it returned me a message saying that the file could not be opened, so I used the dir command at c:\windows and the panther folder didnt existed, but the setupac.log did exist, however when i tried to notepad it, it didnt return me a line with a boot enviroment words.
So, I went ahead with the installation... when getting the screen to chosse the disk and partitions, i deleted all the existing partitions and selected the total unallocated space and clicked next, at this point, i have a question, is it right? or i have to make the gpt partitions i know uefi mode needs, manually? or windows makes it?.
well, wondering windows makes the gpt partitons i finished installation and tried to check what kind of windows 7 i just installed, for that, i tried with the setupac.log trick and it showed EFI mode in the boot enviroment section, but EFI is exactly the same to UEFI? i know it is similar, but does this makes sure is a uefi installation? also i tried to see the partitions format in disk management windows, and the 100mb says is efi, so thats another clue i have seen to be sure is a uefi mode, but i still have my doubts because i tried to see the bios mode in the windows that appears when i open cmd and execute msinfo32, and the BIOS mode section doesnt exist! Finally, when trying to change the BIOS mode to UEFI (just UEFI, not UEFI with CSM), the previously installed W7 wont boot!!! it shows an error!!!, so it makes me think another time, that the w7 installion is not in uefi.
So what do you think does the installation mode is? Do I have to do something else to do it properly?
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