Problem Downgrade from Win8 x64 to Win7Pro x64 - HP Sleekbook 14 b051TU

Dear all,
I'm experiencing some problems while trying to downgrade this HP Sleekbook 14 b051TU machine from 32 bit to 64bit. It keeps showing me error message off unable to load the driver for the storage device.
What I've done:
1. I have downloaded the necessary drivers from hp website for Win7-64bit
2. I have turned off Secure Boot
3. I have enabled Legacy Support
I am able to browse the driver and load it but even after loading the driver, it still says that there's missing driver and I cannot see any disk that I can install on.
Your help is very much appreciated.
Many thanks.

Hello fishermanzan,
This article explains why HP doesn't recommend downgrading a Windows 8 machine.
Good luck!
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