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Setup Windows 7 or Windows 8 side by side on a single drive.

Setup Windows 7 or Windows 8 side by side on a single drive.

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vavalbel
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04-22-2016, 12:52 PM
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You have one disk with two partitions and want to run Windows 7 on one while using Windows 8 on the other. If you install Windows 8 on one partition and Windows 7 on the other, the boot process will prompt you to choose which OS to start with, avoiding bootloaders for a quicker launch. You can access the boot menu and select the desired partition if needed. To ensure your BIOS treats the first partition as a separate drive, adjust the settings accordingly.
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vavalbel
04-22-2016, 12:52 PM #1

You have one disk with two partitions and want to run Windows 7 on one while using Windows 8 on the other. If you install Windows 8 on one partition and Windows 7 on the other, the boot process will prompt you to choose which OS to start with, avoiding bootloaders for a quicker launch. You can access the boot menu and select the desired partition if needed. To ensure your BIOS treats the first partition as a separate drive, adjust the settings accordingly.