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muiacir

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hi guys
i have win8 but also want win7
which one is better?install win 7 in virtual machine like VmWare or create dual boot using win 7(2 Os)
i have edius 6.07 and it does not work in win 8 and i think if i install win7 in vmware it does not work correctly because this edius needs good ram , geraphic and cpu
 

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    eight
I had Win7 and Win8 in a dual-boot config and I experienced nothing but trouble. I now have Win8 installed and use Win7 in a VM and have no issues. I strongly recommend avoiding the dual-boot setup.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Win 10 Pro 64bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built Intel i7-3770k-based system
    CPU
    Intel i7-3770k, Overclocked to 4.6GHz (46x100) with Corsair H110i GT cooler
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 OC Formula 2.30 BIOS
    Memory
    32GB DDR3 2133 Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GTX 980ti SC ACS 6GB DDR5 by EVGA
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD, Corsair SP2500 speakers and subwoofer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 27EA33 [Monitor] (27.2"vis) HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB (system drive)
    WD 6TB Red NAS hard drives x 2 in Storage Spaces (redundancy)
    PSU
    Corsair 750ax fully modular power supply with sleeved cables
    Case
    Corsair Air 540 with 7 x 140mm fans on front, rear and top panels
    Cooling
    Corsair H110i GT liquid cooled CPU with 4 x 140" Corsair SP "push-pull" and 3 x 140mm fans
    Keyboard
    Thermaltake Poseidon Z illuminated keyboard
    Mouse
    Corsair M65 wired
    Internet Speed
    85MBps DSL
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Pro and CCleaner Pro
    Other Info
    Client of Windows Server 2012 R2 10 PC's, laptops and smartphones on the WLAN.

    1GBps Ethernet ports
thanks my friend but some programs like Edius(that are use it so much) is heavy. mu laptop is core i5 and 512 geraphic and 6gig ram and edius work good but does it work good in vmware?does it crash?if i set vm to use 4 gig ram and 4 core does it harmfull for my system?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    eight
Start your VM with 2GB and go up from there. It's easy to make these changes with VMWare.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 10 Pro 64bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built Intel i7-3770k-based system
    CPU
    Intel i7-3770k, Overclocked to 4.6GHz (46x100) with Corsair H110i GT cooler
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 OC Formula 2.30 BIOS
    Memory
    32GB DDR3 2133 Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GTX 980ti SC ACS 6GB DDR5 by EVGA
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD, Corsair SP2500 speakers and subwoofer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 27EA33 [Monitor] (27.2"vis) HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB (system drive)
    WD 6TB Red NAS hard drives x 2 in Storage Spaces (redundancy)
    PSU
    Corsair 750ax fully modular power supply with sleeved cables
    Case
    Corsair Air 540 with 7 x 140mm fans on front, rear and top panels
    Cooling
    Corsair H110i GT liquid cooled CPU with 4 x 140" Corsair SP "push-pull" and 3 x 140mm fans
    Keyboard
    Thermaltake Poseidon Z illuminated keyboard
    Mouse
    Corsair M65 wired
    Internet Speed
    85MBps DSL
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Pro and CCleaner Pro
    Other Info
    Client of Windows Server 2012 R2 10 PC's, laptops and smartphones on the WLAN.

    1GBps Ethernet ports
I also have dual boot os win7 and win8 and there are no problems. I switch between 7 and 8 several times per day and everything works fine.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    CPU
    Athlon II X3 455
    Motherboard
    Asrock 880GMH US3S
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gainward GT440 1GB GDDR5
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq G2220HDA
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Excelstor 40 GB ATA100
    Hitachi 200GB ATA 133
    Seagate Baracuda 2TB SATA2
I have a dual boot setup and have experienced no issues whatsoever. I've found that VM can cause slowdowns and issues with some software.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows Phone 6, Windows CE 5, Windows Vista x32, Windows 7 x32/x64, Windows 8 x64
I'd say it's a setup/installation issue, as I also had a dual boot setup on my tablet and that is just a 1.66 GHz Atom processor, 2 GB RAM, with built-in graphics and I had no issues running Windows 8 on that.

What I did was create a complete disk image of Windows 7 on a new partition on the hard drive and then upgraded. I know that most people suggest a clean install, but I didn't want to go through the pain of loading all of my software and then the updates, so I did an upgrade. Everything worked 100%.

My intention was to delete Windows 7 once I was satisfied that all was well and I was happy with Windows 8 on the tablet, but I instead deleted Windows 8, as it just didn't work for me. I'm still holding out on my desktop, learning all of Windows 8's idiosyncrasies and waiting to see where Windows 8 is heading before making a final decision.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows Phone 6, Windows CE 5, Windows Vista x32, Windows 7 x32/x64, Windows 8 x64
Ray8 said:
I'd say it's a setup/installation issue, as I also had a dual boot setup on my tablet and that is just a 1.66 GHz Atom processor, 2 GB RAM, with built-in graphics and I had no issues running Windows 8 on that.

What I did was create a complete disk image of Windows 7 on a new partition on the hard drive and then upgraded. I know that most people suggest a clean install, but I didn't want to go through the pain of loading all of my software and then the updates, so I did an upgrade. Everything worked 100%.

My intention was to delete Windows 7 once I was satisfied that all was well and I was happy with Windows 8 on the tablet, but I instead deleted Windows 8, as it just didn't work for me. I'm still holding out on my desktop, learning all of Windows 8's idiosyncrasies and waiting to see where Windows 8 is heading before making a final decision.
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so you mean i create dual boot?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    eight
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