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View Poll Results: How did you setup your Win 8 install?

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  • On a seperate test machine

    28 15.05%

  • As a Virtual Machine (VM) guest OS

    30 16.13%

  • Dual boot

    82 44.09%

  • As your main OS on your primary machine

    43 23.12%

  • On a tablet device

    3 1.61%
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  1. 09-14-2011 #1
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    How did you setup your Win 8 install?


    I set mine up on a separate AMD machine. Currently Win 8 Dev Preview x86 #8102. May switch to x64 w/developer tools later on.
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  2. 09-14-2011 #2
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    Josey Wales

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    I set mine up on a fresh harddrive with a spanking new Windows 7 installed, so all new everything.
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  3. 09-14-2011 #3
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    Might add your option to the poll.
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  4. 09-14-2011 #4
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    z3r010

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    Standish, Lancashire, England
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    I did a fresh install on my tablet and an upgrade on one of my laptops - both went without a hitch.
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  5. 09-14-2011 #5
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    Kodi

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    Sydney Australia
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    Windows 8 Consumer Preview 64bit
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    64 bit on a Separate computer.
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  6. 09-14-2011 #6
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    vrosa

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    Belo Horizonte City
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    Windows 7 SP1 x64, Windows 8 CP x64, Windows 8 Server CP
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    Dual boot
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  7. 09-14-2011 #7
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    Golden

    Getting there...


    Join Date : Jan 2011
    Flagstaff Hill, South Australia
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1, Linux Mint 12 KDE x64, Debian 6, Ubuntu 11.04 x64, Windows 8 CP x86
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    Virtual Box.
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  8. 09-14-2011 #8
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    Brink

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    64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate & Windows 8 Consumer Preview
    USA us texas


    Currently only on a few virtual machines in VirtualBox, but I plan on dual booting it with Windows 7 on my main desktop.
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  9. 09-14-2011 #9
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    Windows 7 SP1 x64, Windows 8 CP x64, Windows 8 Server CP
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    Go for it
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  10. 09-14-2011 #10
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    Windows 7 Pro / Ultimate & Windows Eight CP


    I installed as a dual boot using 2 separate drives, first unplugging the Windows 7 SSD drive then installing Windows 8 on the other formatted spinner drive. After Windows 8 installation I reattached the Windows 7 drive.

    Only drawback is I do not have a boot order menu but have to use Bios boot order menu options (F8) on my Asus mobo to boot into either Windows 7 or Windows 8.

    As others have alluded to the installer will let you choose a separate partition on the same drive but not a separate drive.
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