Aspire V5 122P

boowho

 

 

Just got this unit and can't boot from a CD to install W7.  It starts to boot from the Win 7 install CD, but skips the normal message about pressing any key to boot from CD.

 

It then goes into the loading of the initial W7 setup files.  After a few seconds, it fails completely with an I/O error.  The CD is not corrupt; I can use it on any other machine I have.

 

I've searched a few posts and from what I can gather,  Microsoft is trying to prevent us poor users from replacing their (junk in my opinion) newest OS; Windows 8.

 

Before I beat my head against the wall for days trying to find a solution (disble secure boot, etc, etc), does anyone know if it CAN be done??

 

I've been able to boot from a USB stick created using Paragon Harddisk manager.  Was also able to do a drive image of the Aspire HD using this tool.

 

Thanks

 

Boowho??

Tommy-Acer

There are a large number of posts regarding changing the operating system from Windows 8 to Windows 7.

 

I'm going to point to a few important knowledge base articles that bear directly on your system and future support options.

 

Accessing the UEFI (BIOS) setup on a Windows 8 system

Changing BIOS mode from UEFI to Legacy

 

Installing a different Operating System

 

Reloading your Acer computer

Windows 8 Recovery options