Hello guys! Few months ago I decided to write simple application for those who are having issues trying to install Windows 7 on modern PCs/Laptops (not working mouse/keyboard , blue screens during installation and so on).
This tool was originally posted in January 2017 on polish forum and now I finally decided to make it more accessible outside polish internet. I hope this tool will make your life easier
What does this tool do?
- Integrates updates till 2020
- Integrates necessary drivers for modern PCs/laptops (USB3.0/3.1,NVMe,wi-fi, LAN and so on)
- Integrates installer from Windows 10 (better support for NVMe drives)
- Integrates post-setup script which installs NET Framework 4.8, VC Redistributables and WuaCpuFix ( https://github.com/p-lider/WuaCpuFix )
Important notes:
- This tool won't work with custom images containing both x86 and x64 versions!
- Make sure that you have more than 20 GiB of free space!
- Whole updating process may take even few hours!
- Yes .7z archive is huge because there are two windows 10 installers included (x86 and x64) and bunch of drivers!
- CSM must be enabled in BIOS!
List of drivers in package:
Ryzen 3950xCode:Alcor Micro Smart Card Reader Alcor Micro USB Card Reader Alpine Ridge USB AMD MISC Aquantia LAN Asmedia USB Atheros Bluetooth Atheros Wireless Broadcom LAN Broadcom Wireless Etron Technology USB Fresco Logic USB Genesys Card Reader Intel AHCI Intel Bluetooth Intel Camera Intel Chipset Intel DPTF Intel IO Intel LAN Intel MEI Intel NVMe Intel USB Intel Wireless Micron NVMe NVidia MISC OCZ Toshiba NVMe Plextor NVMe Realtek Audio Realtek Bluetooth Realtek Camera Realtek Card Reader Realtek LAN Realtek Wireless Renesas Electronics USB Rivet Networks LAN Samsung NVMe Tehuti Networks LAN Texas Instruments USB VIA USB
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http://www.mediafire.com/file/rboz5cp9glofjd0/Windows_7_Image_Updater.7z
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Last edited by Atak_Snajpera; 14th Aug 2020 at 06:37.
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I tried running the above application on a system with an i5 CPU, 8GB RAM and an 1TB SATA3 HDD. I used an untouched ISO x64 image and an 8Mps Internet connection. The application run overnight for 12 hours and completed around 75%. No error messages appeared, but I had to abort to leave home for work. The "Whole updating process may take 1-2 hours!" statement above is simply not realistic.
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Yes it is realistic! On my system with SSD it only takes about an hour.
Uncheck Apply to all editions and select specific edition you want to install. This should significantly reduce time. -
Last edited by kyrcy; 13th Oct 2017 at 13:05.
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Updating all editions (Home Basic, Home Premium , Professional , Ultimate) took on my machine exactly 2 hours
https://pastecode.xyz/view/fe8e0cbf
Final ISO
As you can see you will need 8GB pendrive. -
Updating all editions took just over 18 hours to complete with a SATA3 7200RPM HDD.
Last edited by kyrcy; 22nd Oct 2017 at 06:00.
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Hey Atak thank for all the good work on this tool but i have an issue
the tool does not make an iso file for me at whatever location i choose
it runs through all the steps but the file never gets created, i have tried using a folder and iso(2 + different iso's) to do this
Can you please help me what am i doing wrong?
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I am having a bit of trouble with this tool...I have selected my ISO, which is straight from Microsoft, Windows 7 pro 64-bit with SP1, file name "x17-59186.iso". I have tried 4 or 5 different times and it always starts throwing errors and fails to install every single driver. Then it throws error #5, and exits.
I am attaching my log...if you have a moment and have any idea why it is not working, i would love the help. This is exactly what I was looking for to get Windows 7 on my new Coffee Lake system, but sadly it is not working and I don't know why....
Sample from log file:
[2017-12-28 18:52:57] Installing 82 of 83 - C:\Windows 7 Professional\Windows_7_Image_Updater\Windows7\Driv ers\x64\Universal Serial Bus controllers\Intel USB 3.0 Driver\Win7\iusb3hub.inf: Error - An error occurred. The driver package could not be installed.
[2017-12-28 18:52:57] For more information, check for log files in the <windir>\inf folder of the target image.
[2017-12-28 18:52:57] Installing 83 of 83 - C:\Windows 7 Professional\Windows_7_Image_Updater\Windows7\Driv ers\x64\Universal Serial Bus controllers\Intel USB 3.0 Driver\Win7\iusb3xhc.inf: Error - An error occurred. The driver package could not be installed.
[2017-12-28 18:52:57] For more information, check for log files in the <windir>\inf folder of the target image.
[2017-12-28 18:52:57]
[2017-12-28 18:52:57] Error: 5
[2017-12-28 18:52:57]
[2017-12-28 18:52:57] The command completed with errors. For more information, refer to the log file.
[2017-12-28 18:52:57]
[2017-12-28 18:52:57] The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log -
Please first update your host OS (Windows 7 I assume). You are using outdated DISM.
For example check version of this file DmiProvider.dll
It should be at least 6.1.7601.23471
BTW. In few days I will update this tool with added new drivers.
Full list of drivers in next release (green = new drivers)
Code:Alcor Micro Smart Card Reader Alcor Micro USB Card Reader Alpine Ridge USB AMD Chipset Asmedia USB Atheros Bluetooth Atheros Wireless Broadcom Wireless Genesys Card Reader Intel AHCI Intel Camera Intel Chipset Intel DPTF Intel Graphics Intel IO Intel LAN Intel MEI Intel NVMe Intel USB Intel Wireless OCZ Toshiba NVMe Plextor NVMe Realtek Bluetooth Realtek Camera Realtek Card Reader Realtek LAN Realtek Wireless Samsung NVMe
Last edited by Atak_Snajpera; 29th Dec 2017 at 05:45.
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I don't know that much about DSIM, so I searched for i and it was found in this folder: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism.
For DmiProvider.dll, mine is version 6.1.7601.23471, which I believe you said is the minimum that would work? Unless I am looking in the wrong folder? My host PC is Windows 7 Pro x64 with all of the latest downloads from Microsoft update, so I am not sure where to go to update this to a later version? Would trying a different PC work as you seem to think it is a host issue? -
I have 16GB free on my system drive (C
. I can make more if needed.
I ran dism /? at a command prompt and it came up with a different version (6.1.7600.16385)....so it appears i have multiple versions of the dll.
I am currently running a fresh windows 7 install on an older desktop so I will have a fresh install....will try to create images from there for my new coffee lake system.. -
When my tool is working observe free space on C:. I guess that 16GB may not be enough.
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thanks for doing this for Win 7!!!!!!!
'Do I look absolutely divine and regal, and yet at the same time very pretty and rather accessible?' - Queenie -
v2018.01 has been released! (more drivers)
Code:Alcor Micro Smart Card Reader Alcor Micro USB Card Reader AMD GPU Broadcom Wireless Genesys Card Reader Intel Camera Intel Chipset Intel DPTF Intel IO Intel LAN Intel MEI
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What security updates are included? Thx for update!!
'Do I look absolutely divine and regal, and yet at the same time very pretty and rather accessible?' - Queenie -
Question, what are the issues of installing Windows 7 on modern systems? I successfully ran Windows XP on a 2010 computer with no problems. But admittedly, M$ continued supporting XP until 2014 while they dropped support for Windows 7 this year.
So say I do put my OS drive in a new rig. What would happen? And what does your tool do to make any difference? Will we still experience potential problems in the future?
You say you add drivers but if they're not compatible with Windows 7 then how does that work smoothly? -
Question, what are the issues of installing Windows 7 on modern systems
Another problem due to lack of above drivers is this message
Another problem is with NVMe SSDs. Unpatched Windows7 won't recognize that drive!
You say you add drivers but if they're not compatible with Windows 7 then how does that work smoothly?Last edited by Atak_Snajpera; 2nd Jan 2018 at 05:54.
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AMD aren't (officially) supporting Win7 on these CPUs, either.
http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/chipset?os=Windows%207%20-%2064 -
I really hope you keep this tool I development. I am planning a new build soon and this will be a huge help. Thx!!
'Do I look absolutely divine and regal, and yet at the same time very pretty and rather accessible?' - Queenie -
I will be trying soon...any new version coming?
'Do I look absolutely divine and regal, and yet at the same time very pretty and rather accessible?' - Queenie -
Two observations after testing the ISO image I created above: 1) The message to press a key to boot from DVD seems to appear for a second time while start booting and 2) A large number of new updates (700-800MB in size if I remember correctly) are still found after installation that seem too many.
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v2018.02 - Change Log
Code:Added: Support for splitted images (install.swm) Added: Support for compressed images which use LZMS-solid algorithm Added: Automatic splitting of install.wim if file size is bigger than 4095 MiB (FAT32 Compatibility) Added: Automatic recompression using the strongest algorithm supported by selected installer (2009 [Win7] installer supports only LZX while latest [Win10] much more efficient LZMS-solid) Added: Automatic import of any files to selected edition(s) via Import folder (Folder structure after importing is maintained!) Updated: Tools (7z v18.01 , DISM 10.0.16299.15 , oscdimg v2.56, rufus v2.18.12.13 , wimlib 1.12.0)
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