Installing Windows 8 while keeping Windows installer on th

darkhorn

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I have a netbook with windows 7 installer. While the netbook(PC) is booting I can press a button and tell the netbook to install fresh new windows 7. Without losing this installer how can I install windows 8?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Starter
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Casper
    CPU
    1.6GHz
    Motherboard
    I don't know, probably from Republic of China
    Memory
    1GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    I don't remember
    Browser
    Firefox for web development, Google Chrome for surfing
    Antivirus
    Microsoft's one
Upgrading Windows 7 to Windows 8 should not have any affect on the Windows 7 recovery partition unless you specifically delete the recovery partition during the install.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
    CPU
    Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Integrated HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP h2207
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050@59Hz
    Hard Drives
    250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD;
    2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2;
    1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
    PSU
    500W
    Keyboard
    Wired USB
    Mouse
    Wired USB
    Internet Speed
    3GB Up, 30GB Down
    Browser
    SeaMonkey
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender; MBAM Pro
    Other Info
    UEFI/GPT
    PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
I don't think that is what he is asking.

Seems he wants to keep the win 7 recovery partition intact - in case he decides to go back to it, or in case of disaster.


ZT

Upgrading Windows 7 to Windows 8 should not have any affect on the Windows 7 recovery partition unless you specifically delete the recovery partition during the install.

Exactly, if you are careful not to delete it while installing 8, it will still be there. You probabaly won't be able to access it via f key afterwards.

Depending how the oem have set it up, you can it as a regular boot menu entry, or mark the recov partition and boot it up.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    7/8/ubuntu/Linux Deepin
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
information   Information
We always assume you have made your Recovery Disks using the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Media Creator app the first day you had your new PC.
& made the Startup Repair CD.
startup repair disc-create



Did you make the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Disks?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
information   Information
We always assume you have made your Recovery Disks using the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Media Creator app the first day you had your new PC.
& made the Startup Repair CD.
startup repair disc-create



Did you make the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Disks?

No, I didn't. I don't have Disk Player. The very first time I have installed Windows 7 from that special partition (when I first bought the computer) it asked what language do I want to install and have choose English. The next time, it didn't ask me for language, in fact I was unable to install a fresh one. Because I was only able to access the Windows 7 installer via repair mode. Then it sends all the previous files under Windows.old and theen installs Windows 7 Starter next to it. And it installs it Turkish without asking me what language do I want. There is partition named WINRE (System, Active, First Section, 14GB) that I was unable to access it from the F8 or BIOS. The C where current Windows runs is Boot, Disk Catch Files, Locked Information, First Section.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Starter
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Casper
    CPU
    1.6GHz
    Motherboard
    I don't know, probably from Republic of China
    Memory
    1GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    I don't remember
    Browser
    Firefox for web development, Google Chrome for surfing
    Antivirus
    Microsoft's one
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