On the Surface Pro, so probably that also supports GOP.) And because Win7 requires legacy VGA, and it is somehow impossible to get legacy VGA support on the Surface Pro, it is just flat out impossible to load Win7 on it either as a dual boot or as a So are you saying that the Surface ONLY supports Graphics Output Protocol (GOP), and so only OSs that can use GOP (such as Win 8 or later) can be used on it? (Well, I've read that people have successfully loaded Linux
If you do get a chance I'd love to see the results of a native Win7 install on a Surface Pro.
My guess is that with someĮxtra effort all of the necessary drivers can be found for Win7 (in fact, most of the Win8 drivers work in Win7 for other computers that come released with Win8). And now that I understand your point about the touch screen (i.e., the drivers work, but there are some you still need), that's good information to have as well. Some people have never used a computer with more than 2GB of ram and have no need for more.
And THAT'S only a problemįor certain applications.
But if Witchdoctor12 has a 4gb ram version, then that's the biggest limitation for VM because it leaves just 2gb per OS. So that might cause the fan to be on more, and may in the extreme case cause some heat limitations. It is true that the Surface Pro has less ventilation than some other computers, Vegan Fanatic: It seems reasonable that computers with a given set of specs will perform almost identically regardless of the size and shape of the metal and plastic container. They exist and can be installed if Win7 can be. I've got someĭrivers are always a nuisance, but that doesn't phase me. So what's needed is a person who really knows how these works actually doing this Win7 圆4 install on a SP (or other Class 3 UEFI device) and showing how it works (and preferably explaining why the KB comment was only partially correct). Other UEFI do support legacy BIOS and the INT10H protocol needed, but reportedly not the one used by Surface Pros. The knowledge base comment about it being a Class 3 UEFI device is supposed to imply that (in distinction from class 1Īnd class 2 UEFI devices) the SP and SP2 do not support legacy BIOSs.which is needed to run Windows 7 圆4. The problem is that the assumption that the SP2 has nominally the same UEFI BIOS as other computers may not be true.
Anybody out there have a link to instructions on how to do this successfully? Drivers shouldn't be an issue, it's only the install that's questionable. Okay, so that will void the warranty, but I'd rather haveĪ great and usable computer with no warranty than a brick of digital feces under warranty. I've seen hints that there is a way to install Windows 7 on a UEFI device, and that the secure boot can be turned off, and those together should mean that it is possible to get Win7 on the SP2. " and some of us hopeful dreamers are still in doubt that this is the final word.
Requires Windows 8 or later operating systems to run. We've seen the official knowledge base item stating: " The Surface Pro is a Class 3 UEFI device that does not support legacy BIOS Interrupt 10 (INT 10H) video transitioning and it So, getting this excellent piece of hardware to run the currently best (though still disappointing) OS I personally am not even interested in the touchscreen (it's the digitizer pen I want), and much less so in the crappy RT experience. As everybody knows, Windows 8 and 8.1 are horrible, unintuitive, ugly, and otherwise horrible operating As soon as the folks at the Microsoft store figure out how to process credit cards (they've been failing for 6 weeks), I'll be getting the SP 256GB.