by "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
Published 06/11/2017 at 21:01
by "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
Published 06/11/2017 at 21:01
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ThinkPad Yoga Type C020 has Windows 10 installed and won’t boot from the optical drive. I think Windows has control of my BIOS settings and won’t let go. I enter BIOS Setup and turn off Secure Boot and tell it to boot Legacy instead of UEFI but by the time it gets past POST or whatever, the BIOS settings revert back to where they were and it won’t boot from the DVD. I’ve also tried restarting from within Windows Restore Settings and telling the machine to boot to the USB drive, but no joy there, either.
I really hate Windows 10 and I want to go back to Windows 7.
Any suggestions?
"My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
06/11/2017 at 21:10, STARS: 0
Have you tried the one time boot menu by pressing F12 while powering on?
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
06/11/2017 at 21:22, STARS: 0
Sí; mucho.
"Nibby" (nibby68)
06/11/2017 at 21:24, STARS: 0
make a USB stick with a 7 installer that might be easier to boot off from (and a lot faster to install)
"My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
06/11/2017 at 21:25, STARS: 0
Sounds like the optical drive could be an issue, maybe try a bootable USB? I would also suggest a bios update but that is not for the faint of heart.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
06/11/2017 at 21:28, STARS: 0
What does making a USB stick with a 7 installer look like?
"Nibby" (nibby68)
06/11/2017 at 21:29, STARS: 0
You have a Windows 7 ISO? Grab one, preferably one with slipstreamed updates if you can. And use a nice utility called rufus that will do all the work for you... just make sure you have a 4GB or more spare flash drive
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
06/11/2017 at 21:29, STARS: 0
I’ve tried two different O drives. I think I still have some warranty with Lenovo; I’ll give them a call later this week when school is out.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
06/11/2017 at 21:40, STARS: 0
I do not have a Windows 7 ISO, but I do have an installable copy of a Windows 7 DVD (Dell). Slipstream I’ve heard of, but have no idea what it is. What does Rufus do for me?
"Nibby" (nibby68)
06/11/2017 at 21:43, STARS: 0
Rufus will make the bootable USB for you, just point it to a Windows 7 ISO and your flash drive nad then it will do everything for you. You can get a 7 ISO here
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
06/11/2017 at 22:10, STARS: 0
Thank you for the tip, Sir.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
06/11/2017 at 22:45, STARS: 0
Will rufus make the ISO? I couldn’t get past the product key entry on the Windows website. My machine began with 7, which I installed, then I allowed it to upgrade to 10, which let Windows hijack the BIOS and may have rendered my Windows 7 product key obsolete.
I’ll get on the phone with Lenovo tomorrow and see if they will give me any help. I’m still under some warranty with them, I believe.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
06/11/2017 at 22:48, STARS: 0
The issue is that Microsoft doesn’t accept OEM windows keys to get a new ISO. I have an old laptop I would love to put Windows 7 back onto (currently running Ubuntu) but I can’t use the Asus key on the Microsoft site.
"Nibby" (nibby68)
06/11/2017 at 22:56, STARS: 0
No, you have to acquire the ISO yourself
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
06/11/2017 at 22:56, STARS: 0
Makes sense. My machine has a product key stored in the BIOS that I hope will activate Windows once I get it reinstalled. I mean, it’s legit and lenovo sent me new discs...
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
06/11/2017 at 22:58, STARS: 0
Could I create an ISO from the Dell Windows 7 DVD?
"Nibby" (nibby68)
06/11/2017 at 23:02, STARS: 0
Yeah you can do that
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
06/11/2017 at 23:04, STARS: 0
What utility do you use to create ISOs? There are some out there, but when I’m looking at Cnet, I always feel like I risk picking up some
strange
.
"Nibby" (nibby68)
06/11/2017 at 23:06, STARS: 0
fuck cnet, their site is terrible and has been for years. Look for poweriso it’s free and nice
"Nibby" (nibby68)
06/11/2017 at 23:06, STARS: 0
fuck cnet, their site is terrible and has been for years. Look for poweriso it’s free and nice
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
06/11/2017 at 23:11, STARS: 0
Thank you.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
06/12/2017 at 09:07, STARS: 0
I’m using ImgBurn and Rufus on a Win7x64 computer. My disdain for Windows 10 is deep. It took over the BIOS on my Yoga and I can’t get it back. I realize that their motivation for this is to help protect against malware, but hey: may I please have my computer back?