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32-bit version cannot be installed in an EFI-based computer.


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zhafy

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As the title says,i have this problem when i was trying to run the 32-bit windows 7 setup.The message shown when i tried to install is like what the title says.And i even tried to install it by changing the boot order in my..its not BIOS right?Googled it,something called UIFE?.Soo..after got into the setup after changing the order,i clicked on the empty partition i am trying to install into.I got something like,cannot install OS since ita a GPT partition.Can anyone help me?My lappy is the ASUS N56VZ comes with windows 7 home premium.
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Hi zhafy ... :wave: ..:welcome:


go here to the guide for Installing Windows to an EFI-Based Computer
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Hi zhafy ... :wave: ..:welcome:


go here to the guide for Installing Windows to an EFI-Based Computer



Hello moderator!!^^ Hmm...i did find this article by googling it.But can you explain it a simpler terms?Ahhhha!I am kind of new this EFI thing.
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if you click on the blue here in my post where it says go here...it will take you to a step by step guide
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if you click on the blue here in my post where it says go here...it will take you to a step by step guide



I know.But the explanation seems to be complicated for me=( or can you tell me another alternative.I heard i have to delete and format all partitions and left with nothing except that one big empty partition where then i can install everything.Please clarify and add extra info abiut this.Thank you^^
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.But the explanation seems to be complicated for me

get a friend to help...
or you can do a full format on the hard drive...the easiest way is to connect the drive to a different computer then use disk management to format the drive to NTFS
that will get rid of a special partition in the partition table called "EFI SYSTEM PARTITION" in which files required to be launched by the firmware is stored.
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