Solved Windows 8 and Windows 7

WritZ

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I am dual booting win8 and win7 in my pc.
I use Win7 much more than win8.
Currently my default operating system is Win7.
and I want to change my default operating to Win8.
Will It be All Right?
I mean there are some problems in installing some software but I love win8's everything...
So please feedback...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Release Preview and Windows 7 Ultimate [Both 32-Bit]
    Memory
    1280 MB [1.25 GB]
    Graphics Card(s)
    Non-Dedicated [On-Board 64 MB]
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HCL
    Screen Resolution
    1024x768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate
    Keyboard
    HCL
    Mouse
    iBall Blue Eye[Black]
    Internet Speed
    256 kbps

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
I think you did ot get my qs...
I am actually thinking about using Win8 as main OS over Windows7 but most of the apps dont install[for instance, KIS 2012 dont install, .NET 3.5.1 Dont install, My drivers dont install]..
So iam asking if i should change or not...mean, Will it be SAFE??
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Release Preview and Windows 7 Ultimate [Both 32-Bit]
    Memory
    1280 MB [1.25 GB]
    Graphics Card(s)
    Non-Dedicated [On-Board 64 MB]
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HCL
    Screen Resolution
    1024x768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate
    Keyboard
    HCL
    Mouse
    iBall Blue Eye[Black]
    Internet Speed
    256 kbps
I think you did ot get my qs...
I am actually thinking about using Win8 as main OS over Windows7 but most of the apps dont install[for instance, KIS 2012 dont install, .NET 3.5.1 Dont install, My drivers dont install]..
So iam asking if i should change or not...mean, Will it be SAFE??

It's good that KIS is not installing because if it did, it would likely crash the machine a lot. Windows 8 already has an antivirus built into it, that you need not worry or think about.

As for the .Net, if you search this forum, you can find the command to run to make things happen well.

To install drivers, use the device manager.

Yes, changing which operating system is default is actually simple and safe to do, as Brink has shown.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8250 x86 + 7 SP1 x86 + Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86
    CPU
    P4 3.4 GHz HT
    Motherboard
    MSI-7211
    Memory
    OCZ 2 GB DDR @ 400 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS AGP HD 3850 Turbo Ice-Q
    Sound Card
    MOTU Traveler firewire interface
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer x223w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Black 1 TB Sata II, WD 400 GB Sata I, WD 120 GB Sata I
    PSU
    300W generic
    Case
    Cybertron
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keyboard 200, Dell RT7D20
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    2 MByte/sec Down, 250 KByte/sec Up
i already had changed the operating system before i created the thread here...but as i found the antivirus not to work, i was confused if it was safe to browse the internet in Win8...But now I know that it contains an Inbuilt AV, So I can start using Win8 as my Default most used OS:thumbsup:

BTW Thanks!!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Release Preview and Windows 7 Ultimate [Both 32-Bit]
    Memory
    1280 MB [1.25 GB]
    Graphics Card(s)
    Non-Dedicated [On-Board 64 MB]
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HCL
    Screen Resolution
    1024x768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate
    Keyboard
    HCL
    Mouse
    iBall Blue Eye[Black]
    Internet Speed
    256 kbps
I want to install Ubuntu 12.04 also in my PC.
Will the Startup work correctly.
I mean that the Windows 8 BootMGR has a graphical UI and when we select windows 7 the pc restarts...so will windows 7 load when grub is installed.. and if it loads If Windows8 work again??
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Release Preview and Windows 7 Ultimate [Both 32-Bit]
    Memory
    1280 MB [1.25 GB]
    Graphics Card(s)
    Non-Dedicated [On-Board 64 MB]
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HCL
    Screen Resolution
    1024x768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate
    Keyboard
    HCL
    Mouse
    iBall Blue Eye[Black]
    Internet Speed
    256 kbps
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