Solved Can I go Back to Windows 7 After Booting From USB?

theamazingblob

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Sorry if this is a stupid question, I just want to be sure. When I boot Windows 8 Release Preview from a flash drive, will that replace Windows 7 on my hard drive, or can I go back to Windows 7 after I boot from the flash drive? Thanks for the help!
 

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It depends what you mean.

Are you booting a flash drive that contains win8 installation media, or are you booting a flash that contains an already installed version of win8 (the so called windows to go ).

If it is the latter - then it should not have any bad effects on your current win7 installation.
 

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It depends what you mean.

Are you booting a flash drive that contains win8 installation media, or are you booting a flash that contains an already installed version of win8 (the so called windows to go ).

If it is the latter - then it should not have any bad effects on your current win7 installation.
I downloaded the .iso file from Windows 8 Release Preview ISO formats and copied it to my flash drive using the Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool
 

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if you boot in the .iso it will overwrite your c drive OS installation and leave you a windowsold folder. Mount the .iso as a virtual cd and use setup.exe in the Sources folder, this allows for a custom installation to the partition of your choice, this way you have a dual boot choice of running Windows 7 or Windows 8.
 

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You are Welcome and welcome to the forum. :cool:
 

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    17074 Pro
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