Installing windows 8 on an SSD Dell laptop

Question

Hello. I was gifted a new Dell Vostro laptop and I tried to install Windows 9 on it but after the installation reboots the laptop, there is an error - 0xc0000001.

At one of the screens it showed an "internal memory error". I ran the troubleshooting option from the bootable USB stick but it didn't help. I installed Windows 10 on the same machine but I have problems with installing Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 (for the Windows 7 installation USB stick, the system can't find the correct driver - probably because of the SSD). Windows 8.1 seems to be installed but it says: "Your PC ran into a problem and needs to reboot," something of that sort.

What can I do? I have programs which don't run on Windows 10 (particularly one portable video editing program) and I would be grateful if you tell me how to install Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. If there is a driver to include in the Windows 7 installation media, please, let me know where I can download it from. And for the Windows 8 (I would like to have the three systems on the same laptop, for different purposes), how can i get it to run? I have installed it several times and I get the same issue.

Before choosing a Dell laptop I considered buying an Asus. So please, don't disappoint me.

ejn63 · Accepted Answer

Windows 7 and 8 support ended with the 6th generation Intel CPUs -- anything newer is Windows 10 only. Whatever application you're running that won't work under Windows 10 needs to be updated or replaced with one that will - or you will be forever stuck with 2017 and older hardware.

ejn63 · Answer

Just about any system built after 2018 will run only Windows 10. It's impossible to advise you without knowing the exact model you have (vostro 5501, etc.).

Windows 9 does not exist -- and a Vostro is not an XPS, either.

Maria Georgieva · Answer

Really? Oh, sorry to hear this. I thought that including some drivers with my installation USB stick will do the job. In the BIOS I have two SSD drivers enabled but they don't seem to help me much, and the virtual machine thing is not the best option when encoding videos. I mean, do you have some knowledge of the models or are you a part of the Dell tech stuff? Do you say this conclusively? As I have been trying to set it up for two days. If you are sure and there is no way to do so, at least I will know not to try anymore.

ejn63 · Answer

This system will not run Windows 7 or Windows 8.  If you need a system to run those OSes, look for a 2017 or earlier, used notebook.

Maria Georgieva · Answer

Hello, ejn63. Thank you for replying to me.

The model is:

DELL VOSTRO 3500 N3003VN3500EMEA01

Sorry about the Windows 9 thing, this was a typing error.

If i manage to install either Windows 8 or Windows 7 (best option for the old program), I will be very glad, as the virtual machine I installed on my Windows 10 partition takes too much of my memory.

Tatolino · Answer

nooo that's not what 6th generation stands for! i5 is the model of processor, indicating a middle-high level cpu. Your precise model is i5 1135g7, and it's an 11th generation, as you can see from the name.

Maria Georgieva · Answer

The laptop has Intel Core i5, so it's below i6, it's fifth generation. Intel Core I5-1135G7 (8M Cache, 4C, Up To 4.2 Ghz)

Maria Georgieva · Answer

thank you for clarifying, you are right. So it's far beyond what is supported for Windows 8. I understand.

XPS

Installing windows 8 on an SSD Dell laptop

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