Installing Windows 8 Dual-Boot questions and problems {AGAIN)

BalticTrinty

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Hello, EightForums!

First, I don't want to be boring for people. If you have time answer. I don't want and don't like to risk EVER.
Then I love to bother other people to avoid risks and other bad things (I love my computer <3) :)

Second, I installed Windows 8 , last week. And after 1 day I have problem. When I turn on computer , after Post , normaly I have Windows 7 Old Boot Manager and I have to select which OS I want to run.

But...... In that day I got power failure for less then 5 sec. I lost my date , my time and etc. I changed time in Win 7 then in Win 8 and I restarted computer in BIOS to see time there.

When I restared computed I got Windows 7 Old Boot Manager then after 5 sec Windows 8 New boot Manager then I selected Win 8 in both. And my computer totally restarted and It runs Windows 7 ! And I go to Disk Manager and I deleted Windows 8!

Now I want to back it.

Here you are questions for fun :) :
1. Can I install Windows 8 again ?
2. Can that installation affect my Windows 7 or Windows 8 new or both ?
3. Can I install that new RP like I did with ISO or I must burn it (I'm lazy to do it :eek:) ?
4. How much space I need for Windows 8 RP (for normal use with some software , drivers, and Visual Studio) ?

And ,
When I want to install Win 8 first time , I shirked D:\ for 100GB and I had 100GB unallocated. I run Win 8 setup and I didnt saw this. I restared computer several times but nothing. I created Simple Volume and It was logical and there was free space. I run Win 8 setup and I saw that partition and I installed it on this partiton. Why I can't install it on unallocated space ? I will attach image from Disk Manager.

That's all for now.
Sorry again , and thanks in advance.
{Baltic}Trinty :)

Note for Disk Management : Disk 0 is my physical disk and Disk 1 is my VHD where is my other things (I use VHD for better organization. There is files that I use one in 1 year). And it's current preview of this.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 8 Dual-Boot (Ubuntu, Fedora, Windows XP,Windows 7 Home Premium on VM)
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom (Self Build) - Build 2011
    CPU
    Intel Pentium G620 Sandy Bridge @ 2.60GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8H61-M LX2 - Sandy Bridge chipset
    Memory
    Transcend Information - 2x2048 DDR3 - Dual Channels
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5670 - 2797 MB - Driver v8.850.0.0 /20.04.2011
    Sound Card
    VIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 2220LM - 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG HD503HI ATA Device - 500GB.
    PSU
    Don't know for now !
    Case
    Case MSI
    Cooling
    Stock
    Keyboard
    MS Industrial 2.4GHz Wirelees Keyboard
    Mouse
    MS Industrial 2.4GHz Wirelees Optical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Download speed : 6,5Mbps / Upload speed : 1Mpbs
    Other Info
    BIOS version : 08.00.10 / 02.05.2010. DirectX 11. Logitech G13 Advanced Gaming Keyboard. Maximum temperature on current build (Prime95 Blend - 3h) : 63°C.
Unallocated space is space that is not partitioned or formatted. You need to create a partition in that space before you can install windows to it. I'm dual booting windows 7 and windows 8. Each is installed to 100 GB partitions. I also have a 250 GB Data partition that has all my Documents, Pictures, etc on it. It is accessed by both operating systems. I have noticed that if I set windows 7 as the default OS I get the old Windows 7 Boot Manager Screen and if I set windows 8 as the default OS I get the windows 8 Boot Manager Screen. it sounds like you deleted the Windows 8 partition in disk management. The windows 8 boot manager will still be on the System Reserved partition. I would think that you could re-install windows 8 and then fix any extra entries in the boot manager afterwards. Even if you had two Windows 8 entries they will likely still point to the same partition. msconfig has options for removing extra boot entries.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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